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Scripps adds broadcast leader to its Board of Directors

The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) has added Marcellus Alexander, former executive vice president of television at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) and president of the National Association of Broadcasters Leadership Foundation (NABLF), to its board of directors. Prior to his work at the NAB, Alexander served as vice president and general manager at local […]

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Emmis Announces Agreement to Form New Public Company with Standard General

Emmis Communications Corporation (Nasdaq: EMMS) today announced that it has signed an agreement to form a new public company, Mediaco Holding, with New York investment firm Standard General.  Mediaco Holding will purchase from Emmis two of its New York radio properties, WBLS-FM, and WQHT-FM (HOT 97).  Closing of the transaction is subject to FCC approval and other […]

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CUMULUS MEDIA Promotes Veteran Programming Professional Kenny Smoov

CUMULUS MEDIA announces that it has promoted veteran radio programming professional Kenny Smoov as Vice President, Urban Formats. In his new role, Smoov will serve as a corporate programming resource for the company’s 37 Urban-formatted stations in 25 markets across the U.S. Smoov joined Cumulus in 2003, and continues in his current roles as Program […]

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Cox Media Group to Sell Radio Portfolio, CoxReps and Gamut Businesses

Cox Enterprises, Inc. today announced that it has reached an agreement to sell Cox Media Group’s Radio station portfolio as well as its CoxReps and Gamut national advertising businesses to a new broadcasting company that is substantially owned by private equity funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, LLC. The transaction will expand the […]

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