iHeart Creates Chief Insights Officer Role For Fertick
Data has a new seat at the table at iHeartMedia. Lainie Fertick, who started as an intern in 2004, becomes the company's first-ever Chief Insights Officer and joins its StratCom leadership team, a promotion that puts insights work across the entire company in her hands.
Hall Of Fame, CBAs Spotlight Radio’s Best in the Constitution State
Decades of Connecticut radio history were on stage Wednesday night. Three radio figures joined the Connecticut Broadcasters Association's Hall of Fame, and the annual awards celebrated the stations and talent shaping markets large and small.
New York’s WCBS-FM Fills Mornings With Two Z100 Alums
Morning drive at 101.1 WCBS-FM has its next voices. Two weeks after Race Taylor left the chair, Audacy's New York Classic Hits station is pairing a multi-market host with a former Boston morning-show talent for The Morning Show with Trey and Loren Raye.
Adams Trades Beach Time For Full-Time Alaska Role
Part-time voice work is turning into a full-time job in Alaska for McConnell Adams, who is officially joining Last Frontier Mediactive on November 1. Adams has voice-tracked Movin' 105.7 (KMVN) in Anchorage for almost a decade.
John Hakim Moves From Saga Charleston Sales Chief To GM
John Hakim is taking over as General Manager of Saga Communications' Charleston operation, moving up from Director of Sales after five years in that job. He fills the seat Paul O'Malley vacated in July when he rose to a corporate revenue role.
Illinois Radio Host Rick Green Dies At 74
Rochelle, Illinois, listeners spent more than four decades hearing Rick Green read local commercials and host the weekly Trading Post. Rochelle Broadcasting Company's SuperHits 93.5 (WRHL-AM) and 102.3 The Coyote (WYOT) are mourning the radio personality, who died at 74.
WPSU Gets A New GM As WHYY Takes Over From Penn State
Philadelphia public media provider WHYY has picked Fred Vigeant, a Harrisburg programming executive, as General Manager of the central Pennsylvania television and radio outlet, which keeps its name and call letters after leaving Penn State.
NPR’s Kelly Leaving ‘All Things Considered’
After a quarter-century inside NPR's newsroom, Mary Louise Kelly is stepping down as host of All Things Considered. Kelly made the announcement on social media, but will continue to contribute stories after a brief break. She is also leaving the podcast Sources & Methods.
Vermont Public, WEQX Among VAB’s 2026 Radio Honorees
Vermont Public's account of an ICE raid in South Burlington has won Broadcaster of the Year from the Vermont Association of Broadcasters. The honor headlines a November 14 gala where multiple radio and broadcast figures also enter the VAB Hall of Fame.
Bless Up: ‘Super’ Martinez Named GM Of Miami Christian Outlet
After a career spent programming commercial Spanish-language radio, Jose "Super" Martinez is putting his faith at the center of the job. Great Commission Network has chosen the former iHeartLatino programmer General Manager of Miami's Bless 88.3 (WGNK).
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