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 higher salary — but he is making a name for himself as one of the show-iest. There may be no format or program that Negandhi cannot handle. He may get the chance to try his hand at a few more things in months to come. ESPN has extended Negandhi’s contract so that he will celebrate more than 20 years at the Disney sports-media giant under his next term.
Hearst Television CBS affiliate KCCI Des Moines, Iowa has added Jon Rivas as the new meteorologist on KCCI 8 News This Morning. He joins anchors Alyx Sacks, Eric Hanson and Scott […]
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The former NAB executive will oversee the company’s “comprehensive legislative and regulatory strategy to support the policy and advocacy goals.”
He joins Rosanna Scotto on the Jan. 16. Menefee will continue co-hosting the award-winning Fox NFL pregame show Fox NFL Sunday.
Lythgoe is also co-creator and executive producer of the Fox dance competition series, whose 18th season is set to start in March.
Broadcasters Foundation establishes the Philip J. Lombardo Memorial Fund in his honor.
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.
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 […]
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 […]
The 40-year industry icon is taking on a leadership role in his church.
He joins from WNCT Greenville, N.C., to oversee journalism at the Nexstar Virgina ABC affiliate.
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 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.
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.
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 […]
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.
