CBS’ Jack Sussman Steps Down As Unscripted & Specials Chief After 25 Years
Sussman, EVP, specials, music, live events and alternative programming, CBS Entertainment, is stepping down but will remain in business with …
Sinclair Announces Company-Wide Promotions
The company ups more than 30 executives. CEO Chris Ripley recognizes “their outstanding contributions, we also reinforce our commitment to …
Sinclair Names Patrick McFadden Global Public Policy SVP
He is responsible for overseeing the development and implementation of Sinclair’s comprehensive legislative and regulatory strategy to …
CBS News Chief Got Job Despite HR Probe Over Bias Accusations: Sources
The new president of CBS News has been accused of using her clout to promote minorities while unfairly sidelining white journalists — a …
Aaron Rodgers Denies Implying Comic Jimmy Kimmel Was Tied To Epstein And Condemns Those Who Do
Rodgers returned to ESPN's The Pat McAfee Show on Tuesday for his weekly appearance and addressed comments he made the week before that …
Tina Fey To Headline ‘The Four Seasons’ Comedy Series For Netflix That She Co-Created With ’30 Rock’ Alums
30 Rock creator and star Tina Fey is returning to the small screen with The Four Seasons, based on the 1981 feature film, which she …
Lionsgate Launches Alternative TV Division Headed By Craig Piligian
Lionsgate Alternative Television will encompass the studio’s unscripted TV brands like Pilgrim Media Group, Blackfin, Renegade, Daisybeck …
Amazon’s Jon Wax Exits For Disney International TV Post
After serving as head of genre development at the e-commerce giant/streamer, Wax has joined Disney and will serve as EVP international …
CBS Promotes Sahand Sepehrnia To EVP, Digital Content Strategy & Business
The streaming veteran is tapped to fill a newly created role “working closely with the executives of News, Stations, CBS Media Ventures, …
Scripps Promotes 3 Local News Leaders To Station Managers
Station managers, a new role at Scripps, help with the station’s day-to-day operations and serve as department heads. The latest additions …
Deborah Norville To Receive Lifetime Achievement Award From Broadcasters Foundation Of America
The Emmy-winning anchor of Inside Edition will be honored during the foundation’s Golden Mic Gala and Fundraiser in March.
Sinclair Names Ryan Moore SVP-Chief Revenue Officer
He moves up from the company’s sports and digital offerings to oversee sales and revenue growth strategies for all of Sinclair’s television …
ESPN Strikes New Pact With Kevin Negandhi For ‘Sports Center’ And More
Kevin Negandhi may not be the most controversial sports host at ESPN — no one’s heard him slam executives on air or suggest he needs a …
Meteorologist Jon Rivas Joins KCCI News
Hearst Television CBS affiliate KCCI Des Moines, Iowa has added Jon Rivas as the new meteorologist on KCCI 8 News This Morning. He joins …
Patrick McFadden Joins Sinclair As SVP Global Public Policy and Communications
The former NAB executive will oversee the company’s “comprehensive legislative and regulatory strategy to support the policy and advocacy …
Fox’s Curt Menefee Expands Role To Co-Host WNYW’s ‘Good Day New York’
He joins Rosanna Scotto on the Jan. 16. Menefee will continue co-hosting the award-winning Fox NFL pregame show Fox NFL Sunday.
Nigel Lythgoe Stepping Aside As ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ Judge After Sexual Assault Allegations
Lythgoe is also co-creator and executive producer of the Fox dance competition series, whose 18th season is set to start in March.
Philip J. Lombardo, Citadel Communications CEO And Chairman Emeritus Of Broadcasters Foundation, Dies At 88
Broadcasters Foundation establishes the Philip J. Lombardo Memorial Fund in his honor.
Warner Bros. Discovery Corporate Communications Chief Nathaniel Brown To Exit
CEO David Zaslav announced the news in a memo to staff Friday. Variety has learned Brown decided to step down himself, following his tenure …
Actor Christian Oliver And His 2 Daughters Die In Plane Crash
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — U.S. actor Christian Oliver and his two daughters died in a plane crash near a tiny private island in the …
WICS-WICD Springfield, Ill. Add Anchor Dawn Sterling
Sinclair ABC affiliates WICS-WICD Springfield, Ill. has hired Dawn Sterling. She will join Stacey Skrysak on the evening news desk. With a …
Ray Carter To Retire As WSB Atlanta VP-GM
The 40-year industry icon is taking on a leadership role in his church.
Bernie Ritter Named WRIC Richmond News Director
He joins from WNCT Greenville, N.C., to oversee journalism at the Nexstar Virgina ABC affiliate.
Marie Donoghue, Who Helped Amazon Break Into Sports, Exits
Marie Donoghue, who parlayed a stint at ESPN into a job helping Amazon break into the U.S. sports-media business, is leaving the company, …
NBC News Names Paul Ryan Executive Producer Of ‘Dateline’
NBC News announced Thursday that Dateline senior producer Paul Ryan will be the show’s new executive producer. He will oversee the brand’s …