Radio Broadcasting
What's Going On In Charlotte? Two Morning Shows are exiting...Beasley Media Group announces that longtime WSOC-FM Charlotte morning personalities Rob Tanner, Catherine Lane, and Chris Allen will retire and step away from the "Tanner in the Morning Show” following an extraordinary 22-year run. Also, Longtime Charlotte radio hosts Matt Harris and Liz Luda are signing off The Morning Mix on Mix 100.9.
iHM MM Retires: iHeartMedia Mansfield, home to seven radio stations, and iHeartMedia Marion, home to three stations, announced Monday that longtime market President Margie Tasseff will retire, effective June 1, concluding a nearly 40-year career with the company and a lasting legacy across the Ohio communities.
RAB Makes Appointment: The RAB has named Sabina Widmann executive vice president. Widmann will oversee member engagement and success, with a primary focus on broadcaster initiatives, enhancing member services, and expanding offerings as the organization aligns resources to meet the evolving needs of the radio industry.
Media Industry
New CEO: TEGNA Inc. has appointed Patrick Paolini as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective June 1. Paolini, a longtime Fox Television Stations executive, will oversee the company’s daily operations, revenue-generating strategies, local journalism and production, and growth initiatives.
More Viewers For CBS: Tony Dokoupil’s “CBS Evening News” climbed above 4 million viewers for the week ended May 22, the first time the program has reached that level in weeks, according to Nielsen data. The newscast averaged a little more than 4 million total viewers and 605,000 in the key 25-54 advertiser demographic. That’s up from about 3.8 million viewers and 482,000 in the demo the previous week.
Index Podcast Ranker Launches: Just released online on X, a new Podcast Ranking of the more popular podcasts in the news and commentary genre. The ranker is the creation of RoadMN, the indefatigable and independent tweeter known creator known for his relentless dives into ratings, data, and political skullduggery. The very first Podcasts Index™ for the 'news' (& commentary) category was released Tuesday.
U-S News
Trump's Guy Wins: State Attorney General Ken Paxton clinched the Texas Republican nomination for U.S. Senate, defeating longtime Sen. John Cornyn in a primary runoff as President Trump’s last-minute endorsement of Paxton helped lift another MAGA firebrand. With 80% of the vote counted, Paxton had 64% to Cornyn’s 36%.
Trump Wants NDAs: The Trump administration wants to roll out a uniform nondisclosure agreement across the federal government that would bar employees from sharing internal government information, citing the need to stop leaks to media organizations.
Top Cop Quits: The Minneapolis police chief, Brian O’Hara, who drew national attention for taking the reins of a department reeling after the murder of George Floyd, resigned on Tuesday after a personnel investigation into his conduct, the city announced.