AWM Names Talbott Among 2026 Gracies Leadership Honorees
Julie Talbott is adding another honor to her career. The Premiere Networks President will be recognized at the 2026 Gracies Leadership Awards, joining five other media leaders at a November 16 luncheon hosted by the Alliance for Women in Media in New York City.
Josh Brown Launches Cedar Valley Media Marketing Firm
Radio sales executive and Radio Ink columnist Josh Brown has launched a new Georgia-based marketing venture aimed at helping radio stations market their own brands the same way they've spent decades helping other businesses to market theirs.
Media Research Pioneer Bill Harvey Dies at Age 84
Bill Harvey, the media research innovator who invented Arbitron's Area of Dominant Influence and later founded RMTLabs, spent more than 35 years shaping how the industry measures audiences and ad effectiveness, and died Sunday at 84 after a short illness.
After Cody, ‘Pure American Country’ Passes Mic to Zack Bennett
Zack Bennett is moving into the seat Bill Cody held for a decade at Pure American Country. Pure American Networks has made him permanent host of the nationally syndicated program, months after he stepped in as interim host following Cody's death in June.
Justice for Jonesboro: Saga’s Fox Country Finds New PD
Jonesboro Media Group has filled its Program Director chair at 104.9 The Fox (KDXY) with a well-traveled radio programmer from the Midwest. Jon "J.D. Justice" Belsaas, joined the Saga Communications country station as afternoon personality and PD.
K-LOVE Names Oracle Alum Sethmajhi As New CTO
A former Oracle executive is taking her enterprise technology background into Christian radio. K-LOVE, Inc. has named Debashree "Dee" Sethmajhi Chief Technology Officer, joining to oversee broadcast infrastructure, engineering, and digital product.
Cumulus Promotes Erie’s Sheffield To PD Of 97 Rock Buffalo
Cumulus Media has bumped Mike Sheffield up from Programming Ops Manager in Erie to Program Director of Buffalo's 97 Rock (WGRF) and Erie's Z102.3 (WQHZ) while he keeps his existing duties across the Erie cluster's Country, AC, and HD2 formats.
Tony Tilford Gets a WAKY Management Gig In Louisville
Randy Michaels is filling out his Louisville leadership team with someone from his Jacor days. Former iHeartMedia programming executive Tony Tilford has been named Operations Manager of classic hits WAKY, overseeing day-to-day programming.
NAB Leadership Foundation Announces 2027 BLT Class
Fifteen executives from across the radio and television industry have been selected for the NAB Leadership Foundation's 2027 Broadcast Leadership Training class, a 10-month program aimed at preparing senior managers for station ownership and C-suite roles.
Still Jamming: Wolferts Earn Texas Radio Hall of Fame Honor
More than 50 years after starting a jingle company out of a Dallas apartment, the Texas Radio Hall of Fame has selected JAM Creative Productions founders Jonathan and Mary Lyn Wolfert for its George Baches Award for shaping how radio stations sound.
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