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Paul Schadt

Longtime Charlotte Radio Host Paul Schadt to Retire in 2025

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Charlotte radio personality Paul Schadt, co-host of The Paul Schadt & Sarah Lee Morning Show, will retire in February 2025. Schadt’s career spans an impressive 44 years in the area, including 27 years with 96.9 The Kat.
Juan Navarro

Entravision Names Juan Navarro Chief Revenue Officer

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Juan Navarro has been named Chief Revenue Officer of Entravision Communications, stepping up from his previous role as Executive Vice President of Local Sales. The promotion comes with the company's dismissal of former CRO Karl Meyer.
Alaska Public Media Hires

Alaska Public Media Expands Radio Shows with New Hosts

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Alaska Public Media has announced the addition of new hosts to three of its weekly local radio programs, bringing extensive experience in healthcare, outdoor recreation, and Alaskan life. APM operates KSKA in Anchorage and three translators.
Brendan Monaghan

Libsyn Announces Brendan Monaghan as Chief Executive Officer

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Podcasting platform Libsyn has named Brendan Monaghan as its new Chief Executive Officer. Monaghan is best known for co-founding Megaphone, which was purchased by Spotify for $235 million in 2020. He replaces Interim CEO John W. Gibbons.
Danny Bortnick

Hubbard Radio Picks Former iHeart SVP for Palm Beach DOS

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Danny Bortnick has been appointed Director of Sales for Hubbard Radio’s West Palm Beach/Boca Raton radio market. Bortnick previously served as Region SVP of Sales for iHeartMedia Washington, DC, and will now oversee the cluster's broadcast and digital sales.
Bryan Scott

Bryan Scott Raised to Brand Manager at WDEZ Wausau

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Midwest Communications has promoted morning show personality Bryan Scott to Brand Manager for Great Country WDEZ in Wausau, WI. Scott, who has been with the station since 2011, will continue co-hosting The WDEZ Morning Show with his new responsibilities.
Andrea Mitchell

NBC’s Andrea Mitchell Honored with 2024 Gracies Icon Award

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The Alliance for Women in Media has announced that NBC News Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent and Chief Washington Correspondent Andrea Mitchell will receive the prestigious Gracies Icon Award at the 2024 Gracies Leadership Awards.
Brett Elmore

Alabama AM Owner Who Made News For Stolen Tower Dead at 41

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WJLX Owner Brett Elmore has passed away at the age of 41. The station confirmed his passing on Tuesday on social media. Elmore made global headlines earlier this year after reporting the station's 200-foot tower was stolen without a trace.
Wanda Smith

Atlanta Radio Icon Wanda Smith Dead at 59

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Longtime Atlanta radio personality Wanda Smith has passed away at the age of 59. Smith first joined V-103 in 1998, working with hosts Frank Ski and later Ryan Cameron, helping to make the show Atlanta’s highest-rating morning radio show for many years.
J.J. Jeffrey

Air Talent Turned Radio Station Co-Owner J.J. Jeffrey Dies

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After the sale of Fuller-Jeffrey Group in 1999, J.J Jeffrey — known for stints in Boston, Philadelphia and Chicago — continued to serve as an owner of radio stations through Atlantic Coast Radio. Now, the industry is pausing to remember Jeffrey, who has died at the age of 84.

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