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.

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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 getting the company through its merger between the legacy Discovery and WarnerMedia, which closed in April 2022. A respected communications veteran, Brown also led the PR strategy for the launch of Max, the combined HBO Max and Discovery+ streamer, in May 2023.

Cable Pioneer Jay Sedwick Of Armstrong Group Dies At 88

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 eastern Caribbean, according to […]

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 background and extensive experience in Central Illinois, “Sterling […]

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.

Nexstar Appoints Taylor Scott Head Of Product For TheHill.com

WPIX’s Mary Murphy Retires After 4 Decades In Local News

David Soul Dies: ‘Starsky & Hutch’ Star Was 80

‘Love Is Blind’ Contestant Renee Poche Sues Netflix, Says She ‘Felt Like A Prisoner’ While Filming

Anchor Dia Wall Moves To WFAA Dallas

Simoné Simpson Joins KENS San Antonio News

Washington Post Taps Top Axios Editor To Oversee Local Coverage

Harry Johnson Dies: Prolific ‘Battlestar Galactica’ & ‘Law & Order’ Actor Who Starred In ‘Harry & Louise’ Ads Was 81

Steve Burton Is Returning To ‘General Hospital’

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, according to a person familiar with the matter. Amazon declined to comment.

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 broadcast, streaming and podcast entities.

Jeff Zucker’s Latest Bet: Prestige TV

The former CNN president and onetime executive producer of Today, is investing in Media Res, the independent Hollywood studio behind the hit prestige dramedy The Morning Show on Apple TV+. It’s the latest gamble by Zucker in his effort to build a mini media empire for RedBird IMI, the venture company he founded in 2022.

Catchy Comedy Celebrates 50 Years Of ‘Happy Days’

Weigel’s Catchy Comedy diginet celebrates 50 years of the sitcom Happy Days with a weekend binge featuring 86 back-to-back episodes of the series, airing from Saturday, Jan. 13 at 11 a.m. ET […]

WTAE News Director Jim Parsons To Retire

Jim Parsons, WTAE Pittsburgh news director and investigative reporter will be retiring from the Hearst ABC affiliate on Feb. 29. Parsons has been the station’s news director since 2016 and a WTAE investigative reporter for 15 years.

Lippin Group Adds Entertainment Journalist Jethro Nededog As VP

The Lippin Group, a communications consultancy specializing in entertainment, media and technology, has added veteran entertainment journalist Jethro Nededog as vice president on its corporate communications team. “From the day […]

Fox News Media Ups Scott Wilder To Production & Operations EVP

The 27-year FNC veteran will oversee all technical, field and production operations of Fox News Media’s special events and breaking news coverage, including the 2024 presidential election.

Venezuelan Media Mogul Gustavo Cisneros, Who Co-Founded Univision, Dies

Venezuelan billionaire businessman Gustavo Cisneros, who grew the family business Cisneros Group into an influential media conglomerate across Latin America and the U.S., has died at age 78.

Donald Wildmon, Early Crusader In Conservative Culture Wars, Dies At 85

He founded the American Family Association, which became a juggernaut in the Christian right’s campaign against sex and gay themes in television, art and pop culture. (Thomas Wells/AP)

Janet (Langner) DeLorenzo Dies: Veteran Of Syndicated TV For Oprah, Steve Harvey Was 63

Disney Employee Sues Company Over Alleged Cover-Up Of Sexual Assault By Executive

The plaintiff, suing as a Jane Doe, claims she was assaulted by former VP of Distribution Nolan Gonzales and that management refused to escalate concerns to human resources despite complaints from other women.

AMC Networks Promotes 7 Scripted Executives

The group has been key in developing the studio’s original programming, highlighted by the Anne Rice and Walking Dead universes.