Fates & Fortunes

May 9, 2008 | Link This | Email this | Comments (0)

Atlanta Interfaith Broadcasting has news. They launched AID News in early April, focusing on positive stories from the non-profit and faith-based communities worldwide. Sitting in the anchor chair is DELORIS KEITH, who comes over from WXIA in Atlanta, where she was reporting. She’s sat in the anchor chair before – at WSFA in Montgomery, Alabama and WLTX in Columbia, South Carolina. The Alabama State U grad works with COLLIE BURNETT, President and CEO of AIB. Congrats!  You can say this is good news on several levels!

Up New York way comes word that LYNNE HOPPE is joining ...Read More
Industries: Business and Deals, Local TV, Programming

May 8, 2008 | Link This | Email this | Comments (0)

IT folks are sometimes the Rodney Dangerfield’s of the entertainment, broadcast, cable, TV business. But they keep us all going. Admit it…you panic when your computer doesn’t work. Liberty Sports Group has named BRIAN McHALE as the Chief Technology Officer. Brian will handle all the IT needs of the regional sports networks in Denver, Seattle and Pittsburgh. He’s an old hand at keeping it all together, having worked in IT management slots at Starz and Discovery Communications. Great to hear, Brian!

Keeping with the sports theme, FOX Sports Communications...Read More
Industries: Business and Deals, Programming

May 6, 2008 | Link This | Email this | Comments (0)

That’s MARK MCGEARY there in the pix. Doesn’t he look a little like VAL KILMER? Yeah, I think so too. Mark has just been named General Sales Manager of WHO-TV, Local TV’s NBC affiliate in Des Moines, Iowa. The Humboldt State grad will be moving north from his current post at sister station KFSM in Fort Smith, Arkansas, where he handled Local Sales. The 18-year veteran of TV has also been a GSM at KHBS/KHOG in Ft. Smith, WYFF in Greenville, SC and Seltel. Congrats to the California native!

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Industries: Business and Deals, Local TV

May 5, 2008 | Link This | Email this | Comments (0)

Cinco de Mayo…shall we celebrate? Sure should. A nice margarita, some nachos – what are you waiting for?

 Out Hollywood way, MONA LANDRY has marketing news to share about herself and about Samuels Advertising. Click here for the skinny. And you’ll also find news about the new Creative Services Director of Scripp’s KJRH in Tulsa, too. Meet SAMAMTHA KNOWLTON.

Speaking of Hollywood (and I so love doing so) let’s congratulate MA...Read More
Industries: Advertising, Business and Deals, Local TV, Programming

April 30, 2008 | Link This | Email this | Comments (0)

It’s a sales day through and through today.

April 9 was the first day CY PRINCE was hard at work as the new General Sales Manager at Cox Media Hampton Roads. Yep, that gorgeous coastal Virginia market. And Cy will get to keep up with all those pretty areas, like Virginia Beach, Norfolk, and Williamsburg.  The Syracuse grad has also worked as VP and GM of Comcast Spotlight in Miami and has worked with Fox Station Sales in The Big Apple as well as Viacom/Paramount Stations Group in Atlanta, Columbus and the aforementioned Miami. He came over from Cquer, LLC where he was a Managing Partner. Good t...Read More
Industries: Business and Deals, Programming