People in the News

A technologist who has worked with Fortune 500 companies and federal agencies is taking on public radio. Dave Williams is the first Chief Technology Officer at PMI, charged with building the systems stations will need when satellite distribution sunsets.

From the pulpit to the mission field to the donor table, Vance Frusher's career has centered on building relationships for Christian organizations. Now he is bringing that experience to KHCB Media Group, where he takes on fundraising and supporter engagement as Senior Director of Development.

Engaged journalism is getting an executive seat at Rocky Mountain Public Media. A new VP will tie KUNC News and Rocky Mountain PBS News to community listening, aiming for a unified strategy that still honors each newsroom's own voice and the stories others overlook.

Gabe Glidden and Angie Morales will host afternoon drive on Hubbard Media That Connects' KS95 (KSTP) in Minneapolis-St. Paul beginning December 28. They were most recently hosts of the Gabe & Angie Morning Show on Hubbard's BIG 98.7 in Fargo.

Nikki Preston is making the long trip back from SoCal to her Western New York roots. She joins Audacy Buffalo's Kiss 98.5 (WKSE) for mornings alongside Nicholas Picholas and Wease. The Rochester native started her media career as a host on 94.1 The Zone.

Mike DeAmicis spent his Salem Media years selling nationally. Now he is going local as Director of Sales at Beasley Media Group in Las Vegas, announcing the move on social media as the latest stop in a career that includes Entercom, Urban One, and Live Nation.

Pillar Media has added Julia Dietrich as its new Digital Strategist on the STAR Digital Strategies team, where she will manage digital marketing campaigns and website development for the group’s clients out of its New Jersey offices.

Coleman Insights names Bethany Barsoian Customer Success Manager for Validate, its radio ad attribution platform.

Mike Stern is trading a consultant's seat at Jacobs Media for a programmer's chair in Missouri. Zimmer Communications has chosen Stern to lead programming across its radio stations in Columbia, Jefferson City, and Springfield starting Monday, November 16.

Audacy New York's Chris Oliviero will lead the New York State Broadcasters Association board through 2027, succeeding Chris Musial, alongside a reshaped executive committee and four incoming directors elected at the group's annual Fall Meeting in New York City.