People in the News

Val Nicholas has been named Senior VP, Creative Director for SummitMedia. Previously, Nicholas held senior positions at NBC News, MSNBC and ABC Entertainment.

Two new regional reporters have joined the Colorado Public News team in Grand Junction and Colorado Springs. They represent the first time CPR has embedded reporters in communities outside the metro area.

Lance Tidwell is resigning as Operations Manager at Townsquare's Fort Collins, CO, cluster. With Tidwell's departure, the company is looking for a new OM for its four stations in that market. 

The duo have reached a broadcast milestone of 50 affiliates with recent additions Now 96.3 in St. Louis, Mix 105.1 in Albuquerque, Energy 95.3 in Bakersfield and Hot 104.9 in Tallahassee.

Spanish Broadcasting System Chairman and CEO Raúl Alarcón has been named by Billboard as one of the 2018 “Latin Music Power Players.” Billboard's list recognizes the most authoritative voices in the Latin music industry across labels, management, media companies, streaming services, and multi-sector organizations.

Dallas station 102.9 Now announced Friday that Carter has been named afternoon drive host and Assistant Program Director, effective December 3. He will broadcast weekday afternoons from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Dave Edwards, GM of WUWM, Milwaukee’s NPR, has announced that he’ll retire on May 30, 2019. Edwards’ career with the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee public radio station began in 1979 when he joined WUWM to create a professional news department.

Seton Hall University's WSOU-FM has long been recognized as a key part of radio's "farm system." Now comes the news that the student-run station's news director, Bob Towey, was honored this past weekend with two awards from the College Media Association.

BMI has announced that longtime political strategist Michael Collins is joining the company as Vice President, Government Relations, effective November 5. Collins will be based in Washington, DC, and report to BMI President & CEO Mike O’Neill.

American Public Media Group has named Chandra Kavati as its VP of Content Distribution and Partnerships. Since 2012, Kavati has served as the Managing Director of Development Strategy and Operations for Minnesota Public Radio and APM.