Chaz & AJ Hold Benefit For Injured Police Officer

2-19-14

Chaz & AJ, who host mornings on Connoisseur's Rock WPLR/New Haven and Classic Rock WFOX, are holding a benefit for Brett Morgan, a New Britain police officer who was run over and dragged by a stolen car last month. The "Stand Up for Brett" comedy benefit is set for Friday, February 21 at Trinity on Main in New Britain.

Morgan was seriously injured in the January 19 incident and, after several surgeries, has been released from the hospital to continue his therapy and rehabilitation.

The comedians set to perform Friday include Dave Reilly (seen on MTV and Fox), and Gary Petinella, with Joey Mitchell hosting. Fairfield Police Chief Gary MacNamara will also make an appearance. Tickets are $15 and are available online at http://www.wplr.com/ and http://www.959thefox.com/ until 5 p.m. Thursday, and after that can be purchased at the door. All proceeds will go to the Brett Morgan Benefit Fund to help Morgan and his family with medical expenses.

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Michael O'Neill Named Chief Executive Officer at BMI

9-6-13

BMI has named Michael O?Neill new CEO, effective September 16. O?Neill succeeds BMI?s current President and CEO Del Bryant who announced he was retiring after nearly 42 years with the company. O?Neill will assume the title of President upon Bryant?s retirement in June 2014 and also become a member of the Board.

O?Neill has served BMI for nearly 20 years, most recently as Senior Vice President Repertoire & Licensing, where he oversaw all aspects of BMI's writer, composer and publisher relations, domestic licensing and revenue generation including radio, television, cable, satellite and the General Licensing division, and managed royalty distributions and administrative services groups. 

BMI Board of Directors Chair Susan Davenport Austin said, ?Michael has a thorough understanding of the needs of our songwriters, our publishers and of our licensees who utilize the BMI repertoire. I have no doubt that he is the right person to take the helm at BMI as BMI enters its 75th year.?
Bryant added, "Whether listening to a cut or cutting a deal, Mike brings an A+ game comprised of affability, experience, innovation, and the desire to do what's right for all our constituents. I have always believed in him so it was no surprise that a world-wide search confirmed his talents. I am so happy for him, his family, and for BMI. I look forward to working with him in this new capacity over the next year on behalf of the company I love."

O?Neill has served BMI for nearly 20 years, most recently as Senior Vice President Repertoire & Licensing, where he oversaw all aspects of BMI's writer, composer and publisher relations, domestic licensing and revenue generation including radio, television, cable, satellite and the General Licensing division, and managed royalty distributions and administrative services groups. 

O'Neill said, ?I am honored that the BMI Board of Directors chose me to follow in the footsteps of two truly iconic CEOs who have led BMI for the past 28 years ? Frances Preston and Del Bryant. I am also thrilled that I will have the ability to rely on Del?s counsel over the coming year as he is an exceptional executive, leader, role model and friend.?

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Cumulus Names Batson Chief Revenue Officer

11-26-2012

JT Batson becomes Cumulus' first Chief Revenue Officer. He will oversee sales for Cumulus?s broadcast, digital, commerce, event, and publishing activities ? including all radio stations, Cumulus Media Network, and SweetJack. Batson was Chief Strategy Officer at advertising systems provider Mediaocean. He also led revenue and global development at the online advertising technology company Rubicon Project and ran international marketing for Mozilla?s Firefox browser.

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NAB Hires New Chief Technology Officer

The National Association of Broadcasters has hired Kevin Gage to the newly created position of CTO. The NAB hired an outside firm to conduct the search. It took 4 months to find Gage. He has 20 years of experience developing digital platforms in television and music. NAB President and CEO Gordon Smith says Gage's experience bringing game-changing technologies to market will serve broadcasters well.

Gage will lead NAB's technology efforts, including oversight of the current staff that represents NAB on a variety of standard-setting organizations, and which serves as the liaison to the engineering and technology community.

Gage's career includes stints at Warner Bros. Studios, where he helped develop the DVD Specification and production facilities at the film studio. While at Warner Bros., Gage helped launch The WB Network, and was a founding member of the Advanced Television Enhancement Forum, a cross-industry initiative that developed standards for interactive TV. Gage later became head technologist at Warner Music Group, where he oversaw creation of new digital platforms and standards for products that included iTunes. While at NBC Universal, Gage was responsible for developing online TV strategies.

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