WVON Hires Robin Robinson

5-12-15

WVON/Chicago has hired former television news anchor Robin Robinson as the host of Robin's Nest, a three-hour talk show that will be heard live on Monday nights and as a fill-in for other shows. The new show replaces the weekly talk show hosted by the Grammy Award-winning Che "Rhymefest" Smith. This marks Robinson's second part-time radio job in just under a month. In mid-April, she began at WBBM-AM/Newsradio 780 & 105.9, working as a fill-in news anchor.

Chicagoland Radio and Media reports this isn't Robinson's first time working in Chicago radio. In 1993, she served as guest host for Tom Joyner's morning show on WGCI-FM. That led to her hosting her own weekend show on WGCI-FM from 1994-1996. She has also been a frequent guest on stations up and down the local radio dial over the last three decades.

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Summit Hires Former Birmingham Mayor Chief of Staff

4-3-15

Former City of Birmingham Chief of Staff Erskine Faush is the new Senior VP at SummitMedia and President of SummitMedia Entertainment. Faush served five years as Chief of Staff for Birmingham Mayor William Bell. SummitMedia CEP Carl Parmer said, ?We are very pleased and excited Chuck has joined SummitMedia. His outstanding performance in the public sector as well as a lifetime of media experience uniquely enables him to bring strong leadership to our team. Our stations not only strive to entertain our audiences, but also to inform and engage the communities in which we serve. Chuck has the experience, passion and energy to expand our outreach and develop new entertainment offerings.?

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CBS Radio Hires New Press Rep

11-3-14

Kristina Quintos joins CBS Radio from J. Walter Thompson. Quintos was an intern at CBS Entertainment before graduating from New York University with a degree in media, culture, and communications. Her first day on the job was Monday. Former press contact Allison Mandara left CBS Radio in July after seven years in the position.

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Westwood Hires Foley as VP, Business Development

10-1-14

Prior to joining Westwood One, Jack Foley was a Business Development Manager for the Radio Disney Group. He also served as VP/Director of Sales for Entercom's Boston cluster, including WEEI, WAAF, WRKO, and WMKK.  Past roles include Regional VP/Sales at Clear Channel where he was responsible for revenue for 44 radio stations in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and Maine. In this new role, Foley will develop revenue streams and create growth opportunities for the company, its agency clients, and its  partners across multiple platforms.

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NRG Hires Martin to Lead its Digital Strategy

9-5-14

Tim Martin has been named NRG's Corporate Web Designer and Digital Content Manager. Martin spent the past seven years as Director of Online Content for Clear Channel Radio in Milwaukee, NRG COO Chuck DuCoty said, ?Due to the diversity of formats and listener appeal, the role is an important one to demonstrate NRG?s commitment to digital platform asset development on all NRG Media stations throughout Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin.? NRG now has 50 stations.

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Adams Radio Group Hires Mike Scott

8-25-14

Scott takes over morning drive for Adams Radio of Fort Wayne at Soft Rock 103.9. Scott brings over thirty years of major-market programming, operations, talent coaching and on-air experience from Detroit and Cincinnati. He most recently served as PD/Afternoon host for Cumulus-Cincinnati's WNNF NASH FM 94-1. Prior to Cincinnati, Mike spent twelve years as Assistant Operations Manager/Assistant Program Director-Music Director and midday talent for powerhouse country station WYCD (CBS) in Detroit. Adams recently acquired Soft Rock 103.9 along with WBTU, WJFX, WXKE, WGL AM, WLYV AM and translators 103.3 and 96.9.

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Pandora Hires Music Industry Executive

7-22-14

Pandora has hired Lars Murray as Vice President of Industry Relations. Murray comes to Pandora with more than twenty years of experience in the music industry, most recently as VP of Digital Media at Columbia Records where he led a digital marketing operation focused on helping artists leverage digital platforms to grow their audiences. Murray will lead Pandora's collaboration with the music industry. Pandora says the company is looking at leveraging its scale and technology to create opportunity and value for artists, labels and the entire music ecosystem.

Murray said, "I'm tremendously excited to dive in and help unleash the power of Internet radio in new ways. Pandora is ushering in a new era for music, with unmatched scale and personalization that can empower the industry in a way that has never before been possible. I am thrilled to be part of what continues to be a dramatic transformation of how great music and artists find their audience."

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WGN Hires Blogger

2-24-13

Julie DiCaro will perform multiple roles for WGN-AM, WGN.FM, and WGWG-LP/The Game 87.7, according to the Chicagoland Media blog DiCaro will take over social media for the stations, she'll be writing sports blogs for the websites and have an on-air role on The Game 87.7. A former attorney, DiCaro left her lawyer life two years ago to pursue writing about sports.

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WIND Chicago Hires The Mann

12-2-13

Michael Mann is the new GSM at AM 560 The Answer (WIND) in Chicago. Mann began his sales career at WBBM-AM in the Windy City. Since 2009, he has been the GSM at WLS-AM. GM Jeff Reisman said, ?Michael is a proven, respected, and talented leader who has an outstanding track record of nurturing sales talent, driving growth, plus a keen understanding of both local and ad agency business. I am confident that under his leadership, AM 560?s sales department will rise to new levels.?

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Clear Channel Hires Former Magazine VP

10-28-13

Clear Channel D.C. says Cliff Chiet will join the cluster as Chief Integrated Marketing Director. Chiet spent nearly 18 years as a VP of Sales and Publisher at Post Newsweek Media, a division of The Washington Post Company.  He'll now use that experience to leverage the Clear Channel D.C. brands for clients, which are: WASH-FM, BIG100.3, WMZQ, HOT 99.5, DC101, iHeartRadio, and Total Traffic Network.

Chiet said, "I consider it an honor to join Clear Channel and to have the best integrated marketing toolkit available to help local businesses grow. I'm looking forward to creating custom media mixes that leverage all of Clear Channel?s local and national assets using the power of radio, digital, and outdoor."

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JVC Hires Patricia Jarmek For Regional Sales

9-16-13

Jarmek becomes Regional Sales Director for JVC's New York and Florida clusters. She has over 20 years broadcast experience, most recently as GSM for Clear Channel NY. Jarmek spent over 16 years with Disney's ABC Radio Group and says, ?I love this business and I am absolutely thrilled to be working with JVC and getting in on the ground floor of this young and growing company. This is live and local the way radio is suppose to be.?

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CBS St. Louis Hires Sam Morton As D.O.S.

9-16-13

CBS Radio has three stations in St. Louis: Newstalker KMOW-AM, AC KEZK-FM, and Hot AC KYKY-FM. Morton will also take over as GSM for KMOX-AM. He previously served as GSM for CBS RADIO Dallas? KRLD-FM (Sports), KJKK-FM (Adult Hits), and KLUV-FM (Classic Hits). Morton starts in St. Louis on October 14.

CBS St. Louis Market Manager John Sheehan said, ?I?ve kept track of Sam the past few years as he?s been working with some of our great leaders in Dallas, and I?ve seen the success he?s had in a very competitive radio market. His strategic leadership and management experience in Dallas, along with his understanding of CBS Radio business philosophies will make him a great partner for us in St. Louis. I'm looking forward to welcoming Sam and his family to the area.?

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Buckley Hires Danny Palacios in Bakersfield

7-17-13

Palacios will program R&B Oldies KKBB (GROOVE 99.3) for Buckley in Bakersfield. Palacios comes over from San Luis Obispo where he was the APD/Production Director for KWWV (WILD 106) and Classic Hits KXTZ.

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Coleman Hires Joanna Douglas As VP

4-30-13

Douglas spent 13 years with Arbitron and joins Coleman Insights as Vice President. Coleman Insights CEO Warren Kurtzman said, ?I know that Joanna will extend the great tradition of former Arbitron employees succeeding at Coleman Insights that began with people like Pierre Bouvard, Frank Stanitski, and Michael Pelaia more than 20 years ago." 

Douglas started her tenure at Arbitron as a Senior Account Manager and Training Specialist before becoming PPM Implementation Manager and then Director of Sales, Regional Manager. Prior to that, she worked as a Radio Sales Manager for both McClure Broadcasting and Clancy-Mance Communications, as well as a Media Buyer for Ackerman McQueen.

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Dial Global Hires Former Univision Executive

4-10-13

Dave Boretti is now Senior VP of Hispanic Initiatives for Dial Global. Boretti will be responsible to grow content partnerships, leverage digital assets, and spearhead the company?s expansion within the Hispanic marketplace. Boretti comes to Dial Global after 12 years at Univision Radio, where he was SVP, Network Sales. Boretti said, "It's particularly thrilling to join Dial Global at this point in the evolution of the company and to accelerate the growth of our Hispanic marketing assets for our sponsor and station partners."

He will work out of Dial Global?s Chicago office and report directly to Kirk Stirland, President of Programming. Strikland said, ?We?re delighted to have Dave join our team. His experience and expertise in the Hispanic Marketplace, both in sales and programming, will move our Hispanic growth initiative forward and we?re excited about the new offerings we?ll be bringing to our clients in the coming months.?

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WLTJ-FM Pittsburgh Hires Zak Szabo As PD

3-21-13

Steel City Media welcomes Zak Szabo as PD of Hot AC WLTJ-FM. With over 30 years of broadcast experience, Szabo has held positions as APD at WGHT in Baltimore, WXLK in Virginia, and WNVZ in Virginia Beach. Employees probably shouldn't mess with him. Szabo is a martial arts master possessing four black belts and is a member of ITF -- International Tang Soo Do Federation.

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CBS Tampa Hires Former White House Intern

3-16-13

CBS Radio in Tampa has hired Franco Ripple as Public Affairs Director to "lead engagement efforts with the community." Ripple began his career in government and politics in 2002 as a White House Intern in the Bush Administration. Since then he has been New Media Director for the Fair Districts Florida campaign, the South Florida staff of President Obama?s 2008 campaign, and as a White House advance staffer for Vice President Joe Biden since 2009.

In 2012 Ripple served as campaign manager and spokesman for State Rep. Dwight Dudley of St. Petersburg. He will produce and host a new weekly public affairs and news program to be aired on five CBS radio stations in the region. In addition, he will have responsibility for public service announcements, public events and will also serve as internship coordinator.

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WPHT Philadelphia Hires Dick Morris

3-14-2013

Morris will be hosting weekday afternoons (2P-6P ET) on Talk Radio 1210 WPHT in Philadelphia beginning on Monday, April 15. Market Manager Marc Rayfield said, ?Dick is a great addition to our lineup of live and local personalities, and provides a voice that will raise the audiences? interest in what?s happening in politics today. As someone who isn?t afraid to express his opinions or make bold predictions, his show won?t just be a win for Philadelphia and WPHT, it?s a win for radio.?

(3/15/2013 2:17:34 PM)
MSNBC had a little fun at Morris's expense, using a screen shot from a distance away, revealing that Morris was speaking to rows of empty chairs. I hope he hasn't rented an apartment in Philadelphia. In a few ratings periods, he'll be shown the door just like at FNC.
(3/14/2013 9:57:13 PM)
What is happening at 1210 - I remember when it was fun to listen to and we actually learned something. The Angry Birds got Anbrier,,,,, and added their Third Kuckoo to the nest.
This station has turned into nothing but a Mutual Adiration Society of Get off My Lawn Rush/Sean/Limbaugh Stepford Wanna=Be's.... Leave the Kuckoo Nest,,,, the closk strikes three and your replaced.
What a shame

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Pandora Hires Mike Herring As CFO

2-4-2013

Herring comes to Pandora from Adobe where he was Vice President of Operations for more than three years. He also served as an Executive Vice President of Omniture where hs was CFO for five years. Prior to Omniture, Herring was also CFO at MyFamily.com, Inc. (now Ancestry.com).

Pandora President and CEO Joe Kennedy said, "Mike's background is ideal for Pandora. He brings many years of executive-level leadership building global technology businesses from inception to sustainable long-term profitability and revenue growth. We're delighted to have him on our management team and look forward to his contributions to Pandora as we define the future of radio."

"Pandora has experienced tremendous user adoption, market share, and revenue growth while leading the charge to disrupt and redefine traditional broadcast radio," said Michael Herring, Pandora's new CFO. "Pandora has one of the most popular mobile applications in the world, and I'm excited to work with a company that's at the forefront of the mobile content explosion, from consumer usage to monetization." 

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Salem Hires Former WOR GM Jerry Crowley

1-10-2013

Crowley will become the new VP/GM for Salem's two New York stations, WNYM-AM and WMCA-AM. Crowley spent 18 years at WOR-AM as Sales Manager then GM before Buckley sold it to Cumulus. In addition, Salem has named Sean O'Neil to the position of Market Manager. Sean will report to David Santrella, President of Salem's Radio Division.

Crowley said, "It is with the greatest anticipation that I look to join the team at WNYM and WMCA for Salem Communications. These call letters represent great brands that will hit their stride now and in the coming years, serving the Tri-State listeners in exactly the manner they would expect and frankly need."

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