1-30-2015
San Antonio Magazine has named former San Antonio Spur and co-host of ESPN San Antonio's The Hardline, Antonio Daniels, its Radio Personality of the Year. The Hardline airs weekdays from 2-4PM on 1250AM/94.5 FM.
Program Director Greg Martin said, "Antonio has been an incredible addition to the ESPN San Antonio lineup and people are taking notice. Antonio is a natural storyteller and brings a unique perspective from his experience that not every sports talk host can".
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Many local and general sales managers will tell you that sales management is the hardest job in radio today. They have more people to manage, more things to sell, and less support staff than ever before. They have to stay on top of everything and are frequently so busy with "reporting up" that the line of reps outside their door leaves little time for brainstorming. And in Spanish-language radio, if sales managers are not Hispanic, they need to learn the nuances of Hispanic culture -- and fast!
Jack Hobbs is EVP/corporate sales for Aire Radio Networks. Hobbs was hired by SIN (soon to be Univision) in 1985 by Rene Enselmo and Raul Torano; he started as a regional sales representative and rose through the ranks as network sports, national spot, and network account executive in the New York office. In 1990, he took over the Dallas sales office and saw the first wave of major Hispanic agency business from Dallas, Austin, Houston, and San Antonio. He left Univision Television for Hispanic Broadcasting Corp. in 1999, building the HBC Radio Network from 37 stations to 72, with programs including Julie Stav, the Latin GRAMMY Awards, Billboard Latin Music Awards, Dra. Isabel, the NFL, and Major League Baseball, as well as the RadioCadena Network, which complemented FM music delivery, with a news/talk and sports network. In March 2013 Hobbs joined Spanish Broadcasting System in an EVP post, and he launched Aire Radio Networks on January 1, 2014.
Rebecca Lambert is the senior account executive for Bustos Media Holdings in Seattle. She has been involved in the growth and change of the Seattle Hispanic market since 2003, starting as an advertising representative at Salem's KKMO, then the lone 24-hour Spanish-language station in the market. She moved on to launch rival KMIA-AM, as well as the only regional Mexican FM station in Seattle, KDDS. Lambert has created and managed major events including a partnership with the Washington State Fair's Fiestas Patrias, a celebration that draws thousands of attendees each September. She was instrumental in launching the Washington Hispanic Media Association and has worked from local and national sales to leadership in the Northwest.
Rich Ripley is vice president of integrated marketing solutions for Entravision Sacramento (KHHM/KNTY/KRCX/KXSE). He has held this position since March 2014. Earlier, Ripley spent nearly eight years as a GSM and business development manager for Entercom Sacramento. He has 20 years of media sales experience in Sacramento radio, both on the Hispanic radio and general market, specializing in business development through multi-media marketing solutions and training and development of radio sales professionals. Ripley's return to Spanish-language media can be described as "full circle," as his early radio career blossomed as an AE for Embarcadero Media. Ripley is a certified radio marketing consultant through the RAB's training program.
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Scott Masteller is a veteran Sports radio programmer and talent coach with more than 23 years experience in the industry. He started in sports media in 1991 as a baseball play-by-play broadcaster for the minor leagues in Wichita, KS. His entry into Sports radio was with WLAP/Lexington, KY, on-air in afternoons, doing play-by-play, and as program director. He moved on to other markets, including Salt Lake City in 1996 and Portland, OR, in 1997; in both cities he was PD and afternoon personality. He became PD of ESPN-FM in Dallas in 2001, launching the station in the market. Masteller joined ESPN as senior director/content in 2006. He was later named senior director of affiliate and syndicated content, a position he held until November 2014, with a focus on affiliated and syndicated content, talent coaching, and PD development.
Heather Cohen is executive vice president of the Weiss Agency, a broadcast talent agency that represents and develops the careers of many of the industry's most successful local and syndicated personalities. Cohen joined the Weiss Agency from GreenStone Media, where she was VP of programming. She arrived at GreenStone from New York's legendary WOR, where she was APD and responsible for the station's local and national on-air content, programs, and production. She also served as executive producer for WOR's award-winning Joan Hamburg Show.
Brian Long is PD of XTRA 1360/Fox Sports & KOGO, San Diego. His career in spoken word formats began in his hometown of Kansas City, at the heritage KMBZ. In 1998, Long headed to California for stints in Palm Springs, Bakersfield, and Los Angeles. During his time at ESPN in L.A., he was part of the programming management team and also hosted a variety of on-air programs. In 2007, 2008, and 2009 L.A. Daily News recognized him as one of its Top Ten Sports Radio Personalities. In late 2010, Long became program director at ESPN in Seattle, and he was later promoted to senior director of programming for Bonneville Seattle. He took his current post in early 2014.
Ryan Maguire, program director of CBS Radio's KDKA-FM (93.7 The Fan)/Pittsburgh, is a broadcast professional, talent coach, and brand marketing manager with over two decades of experience in the Sports Talk radio format. The stations he's managed have all shown a quick improvement in both ratings and revenue, as well as improved digital metrics. Maguire has received numerous honors for his work in station management: Radio Ink magazine named him one of the Best Program Directors in America in 2011, and the station he programmed was nominated for a Marconi Award in 2014. Maguire has also gained experience in front of the microphone as well, having served as a sports reporter, anchor, talk show host, and play-by-play announcer.