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SMPTE, Barbara Lange

SMPTE Executive Director Barbara Lange to Step Down

Lange led the association for 12 years

Stephen Wilkins, Corporation for Public Broadcasting

CPB Names a DEI Leader

Dr. Stephen Wilkins is responsible to “advance a culture grounded in CPB’s commitment to...

Gordon Smith, National Association of Broadcasters

Gordon Smith Is Among the New Broadcasting “Giants”

The Library of American Broadcasting Foundation announces its latest honorees

Scott Porretti

Porretti Is Named President of Katz Digital Audio

Gray highlights Porretti’s audio industry knowledge and “extraordinary vision in this marketplace”

Broadcast Partners, Roland Schaller

Broadcast Partners Names Schaller to Sales Post

Will split time between France and Germany

Business and Law

Paul Schafer Was a Father of Radio Automation

Also was an early innovator in remote control systems

FCC, Federal Communications Commission

Peraza Joins Simington’s Office

Boone adds chief of staff duties

Bruce Ramer, Laura Gore Ross, Corporation for Public Broadcasting

CPB Re-Elects Ramer and Gore

One-year terms for CPB leadership

Jim Thompson Plans His Retirement From BFA

Tim McCarthy will succeed him at the Broadcasters Foundation of America

Conrad Trautmann

Cumulus Promotes Conrad Trautmann

Former SVP, technology & operations for the company now takes the title of chief...

Sanford Williams

Williams, Ragsdale Promoted at FCC

Staff changes announced by Rosenworcel

iHeartMedia, iHeartMedia Salisbury, Katie Hoyt

Hoyt Is New IHM Market Leader in Salisbury

iHeartMedia names her president of six-station cluster

Warner to Step Down at Commercial Radio Australia

Has been an active proponent of DAB+ digital radio in the country

iHeartMedia, radio stations

Kristen Delaney to Retire from iHeart Albany

She worked her way up through sales, starting in radio in 1989

John Davis

John Davis Joins Wheatstone

Most recently in sales and support at Logitek

Neal Scarbrough

Scarbrough Takes VP/GM Post at Marketplace

Most recently was with Fox Sports

Prakash Moorut

Shure Hires Moorut for Spectrum Role

Will be point person with regulators, lawmakers and industry associations

Anna Chauvet, National Association of Broadcasters

Chauvet Joins NAB in Policy Position

Copyright expert was most recently with Copyright Office

Wisconsin Broadcasters Association, Peter Murphy

Radio Personalities Shine at WBA Summer Conference

Mitchell and Larrivee enter hall of fame, Dalessandro, Murphy, McCollum and Moser are legends

Cornelius Gould Angry Audio

Corny Gould Joins Angry Audio

Processing expert will work on products for new media creators

Arrakis Systems, Mike Palmer, Ben Palmer

Business and Law

Ben Palmer Becomes President at Arrakis Systems

Succeeds his late father Mike in leading the manufacturing firm

Juan Macias, LBA Group

LBA Group Hires Macias as CTO

Veteran RF expert was formerly with American Tower

Jean Taylor, American Public Media Group

Taylor Takes Over at APMG

Star Tribune Media chair succeeds Jon McTaggart

Marketron, Christian Kligora

Marketron Names Kligora as SVP of Client Success

New hire comes from Gannett/USA Today

Ernesto Aguilar

Aguilar to Be New KQED Program Director

Soon to be former NFCB executive director to start at station Aug. 23

Cindy Davis, Future Plc

Future Names Davis Content/Brand Director of AVT

AV Technology is a sister title to Radio World

NATE, Todd Washam, Communications Infrastructure Contractors Association

NATE Names Its New Head Lobbyist

Todd Washam starts Friday; Jim Goldwater plans retirement

APM Picks Riddle

New senior vice president and chief development officer succeeds Randi Yoder

iHeartMedia, iHeartSports Network, Kevin LeGrett

iHeart Names LeGrett President of Sports

Alexis Ginas takes reins of Los Angeles region

From the Editor

Don Backus Retires

Tech sales and marketing exec crossed over from station management

Townsquare Media, Bill Wilson, NAB Radio Board

Bill Wilson Is New NAB Radio Board Chair

David Santrella now will chair the association’s joint board

Sue Zizza accepts Norman Corwin Award 2021

Colleagues Honor Audio Theater Innovator Sue Zizza

National Audio Theatre Festivals presents her with its Corwin Award

Cumulus Media

Brake Is Cumulus Ops Manager in Savannah

Will move from Beaumont, Texas

James Robinson, Cumulus Media, Cumulus Birmingham

Cumulus Tabs Robinson in Birmingham

Will lead five-station cluster in central Alabama

Bob Moore, Mooretronix

Bob Moore Dies, Was Engineer and Business Owner

Later in life he was known for refurbishing PR&E consoles

David Hershberger, 2021 NAB Radio Engineering Achievement Award

Hershberger Honored With 2021 NAB Engineering Award

Retired Continental Electronics engineer described as “true renaissance broadcast engineer”

Clyde Scott, EME Communications

Clyde Scott Dies, Well-Known Engineer in Southeast

Also founded a Georgia LPFM station

Cumulus Media

Boden Will Run Cumulus D.C. Cluster

He succeeds the late Ken Roberts

NATE, Kathy Stieler, tower safety

Kathy Stieler Joins NATE

Director of Safety, Health & Compliance is a new position

Spanish Broadcasting System, SBS, Albert Rodriguez

SBS Elevates Albert Rodriguez to President

Raúl Alarcón continues as chairman/CEO

Dolan and Reiman Join Inrush Broadcast Services

New hires for broadcast integrator come from Telos Alliance and Weigel Broadcasting

Texas Association of Broadcasters, TAB, TABShow 2021

TAB Will Honor Norm Philips

Texas broadcasters association also names first recipients of the Hightower Award

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