Cox Digital Solutions Unveils New Food Brand, Appetite Media

The Web’s Largest Online Food Community Offering Integrated Solutions For Advertisers

NEW YORK CITY – June 28, 2011 – Cox Digital Solutions added to its arsenal today with the launch of its new food brand, Appetite Media. Providing a complement to large online food conglomerates such as FoodNetwork, Cooks.com, and Epicurious, Appetite Media delivers compelling advertising solutions across content rich specialty ...

Cox Media Group Names Katie Reid Senior Director of Revenue

ATLANTA – July 22, 2011 – Katie Reid will join Cox Media Group’s (CMG) Revenue team as a Senior Director effective July 11. In this new role, Reid will work with Chief Revenue Officer Marc Morgan and VP of Revenue Paul Curran to create and implement sales strategies, employee recruitment, ...

Cedric Thomas Joins Cox Media Group Pittsburgh as New Director of Sales

PITTSBURGH – June 7, 2011 – Cox Media Group (CMG) WPXI-TV in Pittsburgh has hired Cedric Thomas as its new director of Sales, effective July 6.  In this role, Thomas, who returns to Cox after a 10-year absence, is responsible for all strategic sales efforts for WPXI, Pittsburgh Cable News ...

Tom Raponi Named Vice President & General Manager of KTVU

Cox Media Group announced today that Tom Raponi, currently Vice President & General Manager of KICU and Director of Sales of KTVU & KICU has been named Vice President & General Manager of KTVU & KICU.  Raponi will succeed Tim McVay who is becoming the Vice President & General Manager ...

Paul DeFazio Promoted to General Sales Manager for Cox Media Group Tampa’s WDUV and WPOI

TAMPA – June 2, 2011 – Cox Media Group’s (CMG) radio operations in Tampa, Florida, has promoted Paul DeFazio as its new general sales manager of WDUV-FM and WPOI-FM. “Paul’s strong leadership skills were evident from his very first day with Cox,” said Wendi Power, Vice President General Manager.  “His ...

Cox Media Group Taps WSB-TV General Manager Bill Hoffman as Next Executive Vice President

KTVU’s Tim McVay succeeds Hoffman as VP and GM of WSB-TV

ATLANTA – May 31, 2011 – Cox Media Group (CMG) has named Bill Hoffman, who was previously vice president and general manager of the company’s WSB-TV Channel 2 in Atlanta, as its new executive vice president. In this executive level role, he will oversee various radio, television and newspaper operations ...

Cox Media Group Executive Vice President Bob Neil to Retire

ATLANTA – May 10, 2011 – Cox Media Group (CMG) Executive Vice President Bob Neil will retire on May 31 after serving the company for 25 years.  Neil was instrumental in the creation of CMG when Cox Enterprises integrated its direct marketing, newspaper, radio, and TV businesses in 2009.  Neil’s ...

Cox Media Group Ohio Names Jana Collier as Editor in Chief

DAYTON – May 9, 2011 – Newspaper veteran Jana Collier is Cox Media Group (CMG) Ohio’s new Editor in Chief, effective immediately.  Collier, who was formerly the Managing Editor for the Dayton Daily News, will be responsible for content of all of the CMG Ohio daily and weekly newspapers including ...

Cox Media Group Ohio Names Julia Wallace as Market Vice President

DAYTON – May 6, 2011 – Media industry veteran Julia Wallace is Cox Media Group (CMG) Ohio’s new Market Vice President, effective immediately.  Wallace, who was formerly CMG Ohio’s Senior VP of News and Programming, will be responsible for all of the company’s newspaper, television and radio properties in the ...

New Hires at Cox Media Group Charlotte’s WSOC-TV Eyewitness News

Charlotte, NC – April 19, 2011 – The Eyewitness News team at WSOC-TV Channel 9 and TV64 (WAXN) welcomes two new faces to the on-air staff.   Allison Latos and Kathryn Burcham will both join WSOC-TV and TV64 from other Cox Media Group (CMG) stations on May 31, moves that exemplify ...

Popular Radio Personality Takes On New Role at Cox Media Group Tulsa’s KRMG

TULSA – April 13, 2011 – Effective immediately, KRMG Morning News host Joe Kelley takes on new duties as the station’s News Director, as a part of a new long-term agreement.  He will continue to host The KRMG Morning News daily from 5:00 – 8:30 a.m. on KRMG. “As the ...

Cox, Raycom and Scripps to launch syndicated program to target a new generation of news viewers

RightThisMinute combines the broad appeal of on-air journalism with the interactivity of social media

Phoenix – April 7, 2011 – Three of the country’s top television broadcasters have partnered to reach a new generation of news viewers with an innovative and interactive daily program that debuts this fall. RightThisMinute will incorporate the Internet, mobile and social media, citizen journalists and new ways of storytelling ...

-Paul Curran Named Cox Media Group’s VP of Revenue

ATLANTA – March 25, 2011 – Cox Media Group (CMG) has named Paul Curran as its new Vice President of Revenue. Curran officially steps into the role on May 2 and will be based at the company’s headquarters in Atlanta. Curran succeeds Jane Williams, who was named Publisher of the ...

James Platzer Becomes News Director for WJAC-TV in Johnstown

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – March 21, 2011 – James Platzer is Cox Media Group’s (CMG) new News Director for WJAC-TV in Johnstown, Pa. and will officially begin April 4. Platzer’s distinguished career in media actually began at WJAC-TV in 1990 as a part-time photographer.  Originally from Lewistown, Pa., he is currently ...

WSOC-TV Anchor Conducts Exclusive Interview with President Obama

Charlotte, NC – March 18, 2o11 – Creating jobs in Charlotte and the local economy were the focus of Channel 9 Eyewitness News Anchor Natalie Pasquarella’s interview with President Barack Obama.  The interview with the president will air on Channel 9 Eyewitness News, Monday, March 21st starting at 5 p.m.   ...

Cox Media Group Orlando Hires New Program Director for WCFB-FM Star 94.5

ORLANDO, Fla. – March 18, 2011 – Cox Media Group (CMG) Orlando Radio has named Michael Saunders as Program Director for its urban radio station WCFB-FM, Star 94.5.  Saunders will report to Len Shackelford, CMG Orlando Radio Operations Manager, effective March 21. Saunders has been in the radio programming business ...

Cox Media Group Promotes Alex Taylor to Executive Vice President

ATLANTA – March 2, 2011 – Cox Media Group (CMG) has named Alex Taylor as its new Executive Vice President based at the company’s headquarters in Atlanta.  Taylor, who most recently was Group Vice President of CMG Ohio, succeeds Doug Franklin, who was promoted to President. As EVP, Taylor is ...

Doug Franklin Named President of Cox Media Group

Sandy Schwartz Appointed President of Manheim

ATLANTA -- March 1, 2011 -- Cox Enterprises announced today that Doug Franklin has been named president of Cox Media Group. He will report to Jimmy Hayes, president and chief executive officer of Cox Enterprises.  Franklin succeeds Sandy Schwartz who has been named president of Cox’s automotive services subsidiary, Manheim.  ...

BULLYING: BREAKING THE CYCLE AIRS THURSDAY MARCH 17

SEATTLE ― Feb. 23, 2011 ― Seventeen-year-old Bill Clayton of Olympia was walking outside of his school when he was taunted for being gay by a classmate and three of his friends. Later that day, the four ambushed Bill and severely beat him, landing him in the hospital. A month ...

Kevin Hayes Named New Vice President and General Manager at WJAC Channel 6 in Johnstown

JOHNSTOWN, Penn. – Feb. 15, 2011 – Kevin Hayes is joining the WJAC-TV Channel 6 team as Vice President and General Manager.  For the last four years, Hayes has been the General Sales Manager of KFOX, the Cox Media Group-owned Fox affiliate TV station in El Paso, Texas. “Kevin brings ...

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