Marty Bender

Citing a multitude of personal reasons, Marty Bender has resigned after two years as program director of WSHE FM 100.3, the Hubbard Radio adult contemporary station.

The death of his brother earlier this year along with what he called “additional health and family issues” prompted the move, Bender announced Wednesday. Continue reading →

Jan Jeffries

Looking to bring new direction to its lagging classic hits station, Cumulus Media is about to change programming leadership at WLS FM 94.7.

After four years as program director, Jan Jeffries has been transferred to WRQX, the company’s Top 40 station in Washington, D.C., effective immediately. Continue reading →

Leti Aguilera

Three years ago Leti Aguilera was the marketing and promotion director at  WLEY FM 107.9. Today she’s vice president general manager of the Spanish Broadcasting System’s regional Mexican station known as La Ley.

Her rise is even more remarkable considering that Aguilera had been away from the station from August 2012 until last January, when she rejoined La Ley as local sales manager. Continue reading →

Ira Glass

Twenty years after Ira Glass launched “This American Life” at WBEZ FM 91.5, the host and executive producer has just acquired full ownership of his iconic public radio program.

Chicago Public Media, parent company of WBEZ and production partner in the show since its inception, this week agreed to turn over its ownership stake to Glass in exchange for ongoing profits from “This American Life” and its podcast spinoff, “Serial.” Continue reading →

Splash

Splash, the glossy lifestyle magazine published by Sun-Times parent company Wrapports, has a new content and distribution partner on the North Shore.

22nd Century Media, the hyperlocal weekly newspaper company owned by entrepreneur Jack Ryan, will begin inserting the magazine in its north suburban editions, as of July 16. Continue reading →

Nick Digilio

Nick Digilio, who’s been off the air for weeks while battling an undisclosed ailment, said he hopes to return to his WGN AM 720 overnight show July 20.

Until then, he’s sharing little about the illness that caused him to lose 35 pounds and kept him off the Tribune Media news/talk station for much of June and all of July so far. Since his release from the hospital last week, he said, he has been staying with his parents. Continue reading →

Marv Nyren

Marv Nyren, a veteran broadcast executive who went out with a bang after heading two Chicago radio stations, has gone to work for Tribune Media.

Nyren started Monday as director of group sales and marketing for Chicago-based Tribune Broadcasting, which includes 42 television stations nationwide and WGN America.

As regional vice president and market manager for Emmis Communications, Nyren served as general manager of classic rock WLUP FM 97.9 and alternative rock WKQX FM 101.1 for seven years. He left in 2011 when the company sold The Loop and Q101 to Randy Michaels’ Merlin Media. Continue reading →

MeTV FM

One year ago it was the laughingstock of Chicago radio, with ratings so small you needed a magnifying glass to see them. That’s when it was going nowhere as a sports/talk station known as The Game 87.7 FM.

Nobody’s laughing now. Rebranded in February by Weigel Broadcasting as soft rock/oldies Me-TV FM, WRME FM 87.7 is moving up fast. In Nielsen Audio ratings released Tuesday, the station more than tripled the audience share it had last June under Tribune Media. Continue reading →

In a realignment of the Chicago Tribune’s weekly sections, the print edition of the newspaper will discontinue its Thursday Dining and Auto Mart inserts after this week.

A new Food & Dining section on Wednesdays will incorporate the recipes and features now appearing in Good Eating with news of restaurants, bars and clubs from Dining. The new section will debut July 15, according to a spokesperson for Chicago Tribune Media Group. Continue reading →

Milt Rosenberg

Chicago’s newest addition to drive-time radio has been around almost as long as radio itself.

Milt Rosenberg, the 90-year-old professor emeritus from the University of Chicago and former host of “Extension 720” on WGN AM 720, is about to turn up in afternoon drive for the first time in his long and celebrated career. Continue reading →