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- CHANNEL 2 ACTION NEWS August Sweeps Report Mon, 30 Aug 2010 08:02:11 -0400
CHANNEL 2 WSB-TV RANKS #1 IN ALL NEWSCASTS
Atlanta
August 30, 2010 - Channel 2 Action News won every newscast in the August Sweeps, which ran July 29 – August 25, 2010. The ABC affiliate also ranked number one in 20.75 hours in the broadcast day, M-F, in Adults 25-54, and 20 hours each day in Households.
Contact: Steve Riley
404-897-7447
- Channel 2 WSB-TV and Telemundo Atlanta Announce News Partnership Thu, 26 Aug 2010 08:11:24 -0400
Partnership to Allow Mutual Access to Relevant News and Information in Both General Market and Hispanic Market
Atlanta
August 25, 2010 - Channel 2 WSB-TV and Telemundo Atlanta (WKTB) announced today a news partnership where local news content between the general market and the local Hispanic market will be shared to offer viewers the most complete and in-depth news coverage in Atlanta.
“This new partnership outlines a great opportunity for Channel 2 Action News to serve the growing Hispanic population through Telemundo Atlanta (WKTB),” said Marian Pittman, news director for Channel 2. “I’m looking forward to increased understanding and coverage of news affecting this important segment of our local area.”
“It is Telemundo Atlanta’s goal to be the first choice for Hispanic news, information and entertainment and our news sharing partnership with WSB-TV, the highest rated news station in Atlanta, will further our commitment to delivering the most up-to-date news and information to our Hispanic and bilingual viewers”, stated Telemundo Atlanta’s General Manager, Michael Burrell.
Telemundo Atlanta currently broadcasts local news briefs with anchor, Jorge Buzo on a daily basis, Monday through Friday, three times an evening covering the most important Hispanic-centric news stories.
About Channel 2 WSB-TV
The ABC Affiliate ranks as Atlanta’s number one local news television station with over 55% of the news viewing audience tuning into its newscasts. The station is a part of Cox Media Group.
About Cox Media Group
Cox Media Group, Inc., a subsidiary of Atlanta-based Cox Enterprises, is an integrated broadcasting, publishing and digital media company that includes the national advertising rep firms of Cox Reps. With $1.8 billion in revenue, the company operations include 15 broadcast television stations and one local cable channel, 86 radio stations, four metro newspapers and more than a dozen non-daily publications, and more than 100 digital services. Additionally, CMG owns and operates Valpak, one of the leading direct marketing companies in North America. For more information about Cox Media Group, please check us out online at www.coxmediagroup.com.
About Telemundo Atlanta
Telemundo Atlanta is currently available on all Comcast head ends in metropolitan Atlanta on channel 18. Additionally, Telemundo Atlanta is available to 2.9 million viewers, over-the-air on WKTB digital channel 47 in digital quality in metropolitan Atlanta. Telemundo Atlanta produces essential local news on a daily basis, which can also be accessed over our website www.telemundoatlanta.com and mobile application www.atlalamano.com, Telemundo Atlanta is the first local Hispanic television station in Atlanta to offer a Spanish-language website and mobile application that provides up-to-date local news, weather and sports.
About Telemundo
Telemundo, a U.S. Spanish-language television network, is the essential entertainment, news, and sports source for Hispanics and a leading international player in the entertainment industry with presence in more than 100 countries worldwide. Broadcasting unique national and local programming for the fastest-growing segment of the U.S. population, Telemundo reaches 93% of U.S. Hispanic viewers in 210 markets through its 16 owned-and-operated stations, 45 broadcast affiliates, and 800 cable affiliates. Telemundo is wholly owned by NBC Universal, one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies.###
- Allen Dunstan Appointed Senior Director National Accounts For The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:23:45 -0400
Atlanta
August 25, 2010 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has appointed Allen Dunstan to senior director national accounts, effective immediately. Dunstan will be responsible for developing and implementing strategies to help facilitate profitable sales growth among national accounts and represent the AJC to national accounts and agencies servicing these accounts.
He will report to Moya Neville, senior vice president, advertising sales for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Dunstan brings more than 35 years of advertising, marketing and sales experience to the AJC, and will be based in New York.
Prior to his appointment, he was vice president of the eastern region and company financial team leader for Newspapers First, a consortium that helped advertisers target consumer and business audiences. In this role, he represented several newspapers including The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and ajc.com. Dunstan initiated and developed innovative cross-platform strategies that generated high incremental dollars among accounts in the financial category.
Before Newspapers First, Dunstan spent 18 years working various roles within Media Networks Inc., a division of Time Inc. He most recently served as the director of publisher relations and sales development where he supervised local advertising in national magazines such as Time, Newsweek, Business Week and Money.
He began his career as an advertising sales manager for Focus Magazine, the local business publication in Philadelphia.
Dunstan is an active member in The Advertising Club in New York, the Financial Communications Society, Advertising Women of New York, 212NYC, and is an alum of Susquehanna University in Pennsylvania.
“The AJC is pleased to have someone of Allen’s talent join our advertising sales team,” said Moya Neville, AJC senior vice president, advertising sales. “The combination of his experience, the strength of the AJC’s products and a robust market like Atlanta will enable us to provide even greater value to our national customer base.”
About The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is the leading source — both in print and online — of news, information and advertising for metropolitan Atlanta, reaching a total print and online audience of nearly 2.2 million people each week. Every month, nearly 2.3 million unique visitors access the newspaper's Web sites, including ajc.com and accessAtlanta.com. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is part of Cox Media Group, a publishing, digital media and broadcasting subsidiary of Atlanta-based Cox Enterprises.
About Cox Media Group
Cox Media Group, Inc., a subsidiary of Atlanta-based Cox Enterprises, is an integrated broadcasting, publishing and digital media company that includes the national advertising rep firms of Cox Reps. With $1.8 billion in revenue, the company operations include 15 broadcast television stations and one local cable channel, 86 radio stations, four metro newspapers and more than a dozen non-daily publications, and more than 100 digital services. Additionally, CMG owns and operates Valpak, one of the leading direct marketing companies in North America. For more information about Cox Media Group, please check us out online at www.coxmediagroup.com.
Contact: Jacqueline Petty; jpetty@ajc.com
- The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Appoints Key Advertising Leaders Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:20:19 -0400
Atlanta
August 25, 2010 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has appointed three key leadership positions to their advertising sales team, effective immediately.
Allen Dunstan as senior director national sales. Dunstan brings more than 35 years of advertising, marketing and sales experience to the AJC, and will be based in New York. He will be responsible for developing and implementing strategies to help facilitate profitable sales growth among national accounts. Dunstan joins the AJC from Newspapers First where he was vice president of the eastern region and company financial team leader for Newspapers First. Prior to that, Dunstan spent 14 years working various roles within Media Networks Inc., a division of Time Inc. Dunstan is an active member in The Advertising Club in New York, Financial Communications Society, Advertising Women of New York, 212NYC, and is an alum of Susquehanna University.
Eric Myers as senior director of sales will oversee the major accounts, recruitment, auto and real estate sales teams. Myers most recently served as the advertising director for the St. Petersburg Times. Myers joined the Times in June 1999 as an account executive. In 2002, he began managing the advertising team that launched the Brandon Times, an edition of the St. Petersburg Times. In 2007, Myers was named the advertising manager for the St. Petersburg Times, overseeing many regions and products of the Times, including national/major retail and tbt* Tampa Bay Times. Before joining the Times, Myers had worked for advertising agencies in Wisconsin and Chicago as well as newspaper and magazine publishing organizations in Colorado. Myers originates from the Chicago area and graduated from the University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh with a bachelor's degree in Journalism.
Mindy Buckalew has been promoted to senior sales and product planning manager, and will provide revenue analysis for future AJC products and sales initiatives. Buckalew joined the AJC in 2006 as a financial analyst. Through various roles, she helped develop the business case for Evening Edge, led all revenue analysis for the newspaper redesign project, and transitioned the AJC to revenue-based rate structures for customers. Prior to joining the AJC, Mindy was a senior accountant for Impact Innovations and a financial analyst for Vista III Media. Mindy grew up in a suburb of Columbus, Ohio and is a Kennesaw State University alum.
“I’m delighted to have these seasoned sales professionals join our renewed effort to serving the needs of our local and national advertising customers, said Moya Neville, senior vice president, advertising sales. “Their leadership and experience, combined with the strength of the AJC’s products and a robust market like Atlanta will energize our sales teams and enable us to provide even greater value and results for our advertisers.”
Dunstan, Myers and Buckalew will all report to Moya Neville, senior vice president, advertising sales for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
About The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is the leading source — both in print and online — of news, information and advertising for metropolitan Atlanta, reaching a total print and online audience of nearly 2.2 million people each week. Every month, nearly 2.3 million unique visitors access the newspaper's Web sites, including ajc.com and accessAtlanta.com. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is part of Cox Media Group, a publishing, digital media and broadcasting subsidiary of Atlanta-based Cox Enterprises.
About Cox Media Group
Cox Media Group, Inc., a subsidiary of Atlanta-based Cox Enterprises, is an integrated broadcasting, publishing and digital media company that includes the national advertising rep firms of Cox Reps. With $1.8 billion in revenue, the company operations include 15 broadcast television stations and one local cable channel, 86 radio stations, four metro newspapers and more than a dozen non-daily publications, and more than 100 digital services. Additionally, CMG owns and operates Valpak, one of the leading direct marketing companies in North America. For more information about Cox Media Group, please check us out online at www.coxmediagroup.com.
Contact: Jacqueline Petty; jpetty@ajc.com
- Cox Media Group Names Rob Babin Vice President of Sales in Atlanta Fri, 20 Aug 2010 08:32:05 -0400
Atlanta
August 20, 2010 - Cox Media Group’s (CMG) radio operations in Atlanta, GA, has named Rob Babin as Vice President of Sales for the station cluster.
In this role, Rob will oversee CMG’s Atlanta Radio Sales strategy and efforts, along with day-to-day GSM responsibilities for AM 750 and NOW 95.5 FM News/Talk WSB. CMG’s radio station cluster includes WSB-FM, WSRV-FM, WALR-FM and News/Talk WSB.
“I am proud to represent such great brands and excited for this incredible opportunity to work with such a talented group of sales managers and successful sales teams,” Babin said.
“Rob is a proven leader in our Atlanta cluster, having served as General Sales Manager for WSB-AM 750 and WSRV-FM,” said Dan Kearney, CMG Vice President and Atlanta Market Manager. “We will all continue to benefit from Rob’s leadership. Rob is ready to assume the leadership role in Atlanta, and he will continue to grow our strong teams and help our customers achieve extraordinary results.”
Rob’s Cox Radio career has spanned the past nine and a half years in the Orlando and Atlanta markets. Recruited originally as Local Sales Manager for WWKA (K92FM) in Orlando, he was then promoted to General Sales Manager. In January 2006, Rob was tapped to build a sales team and launch the sales effort for Atlanta’s WSRV (97.1 The River), and since March 2008, he has provided leadership as General Sales Manager of WSB-AM (News/Talk 750).
About Cox Media Group
Cox Media Group, Inc., a subsidiary of Atlanta-based Cox Enterprises, is an integrated broadcasting, publishing and digital media company that includes the national advertising rep firms of Cox Reps. With revenues exceeding $1.5 billion, the company operations include 15 broadcast television stations and one local cable channel, 86 radio stations, four metro newspapers and more than a dozen non-daily publications, and more than 100 digital services. Additionally, CMG owns and operates Valpak, one of the leading direct marketing companies in North America.
Dan Kearney
(404) 897-7486
dan.kearney@coxradio.com
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COX RADIO'S DANCE PARTY 93.1 FM TO DEBUT ON EXPANDED HD-2 FM DIAL Atlanta, March 24, 2008 – Cox Radio (NYSE:CXR) announced today that Miami dance-station, PARTY 93.1 FM, will be broadcast digitally in HD Radio on the expanded FM dial at 93.1 HD2. The launch is effective today, March 24, 2008, at 12:00 PM EST. PARTY 93-1, first launched on New Year's Eve in 2001, was one of America's leading dance formatted-stations. Dance is a niche format, which is the reason why so few dance-commercial stations exist today. However, for South Florida listeners, dance music has become a lifestyle, making it a popular format. Phil Michaels-Trueba, who designed the original PARTY 93.1, will orchestrate the new HD Radio version. "Phil is a visionary and the launch on HD2 will enhance the station's artistic expression that truly represents the South Florida Dance community," said Michael Disney, Cox Radio Miami's Vice President and General Manager. "PARTY 93.1-HD2 will deliver what its very passionate fans loved about the high energy station: the best hit music from the genres of pop dance, club dance, and dance classics from the 90's." "PARTY 93.1 was a great radio station, but because of its unconventional format, it was difficult to fit into the mold of the contemporary business model of commercial radio," said Michaels-Trueba, who is also the Program Director of Cox Radio's HOT 105/WHQT-FM 105.1. "The expanded HD dial, with its ability to enhance the quality of music on radio, is the perfect place for PARTY 93.1." HD Radio is the latest advancement in radio broadcasting that provides CD-quality audio on the FM dial for current radio stations. However, the technology also expands the dial so FM frequencies can split into multiple audio streams, which allows for more musical choices. Similar to traditional radio, HD Radio has no monthly subscription fees, but listeners do need a HD Radio receiver. "HD Radio is similar to the conversion from AM Radio to FM Radio," said Derick Pitts, Cox Radio's Interactive Resource Manager. "Just like we had to buy radio receivers that were marked AM/FM, we now simply have to buy receivers marked HD Radio. HD Radio takes the stereo sound quality of FM to the next level with signals that are even more crystal clear. It also allows FM stations such as 93.1 to have multiple stations. As a result, we can now have 93 ROCK on the main channel of 93.1 and PARTY 93.1-HD2 on our second channel." The 93.1 FM frequency has been owned by the Atlanta-based Cox Radio for over eight years, and has been the home of 93 ROCK / WHDR for over three years. 93 ROCK features songs from legendary rock artists like Metallica, Ozzy Osborne, Nirvana, Nickelback, Linkin Park, AC/DC, and Aerosmith. The on-air launch will be accompanied by an Internet launch, but in a limited capacity, at PARTY931.com. Fans will be provided with information about the station and an e-mail link that directs them to submitting feedback and comments about the station. The station has also set up a MySpace profile at http://www.myspace.com/party93hd2. HD Radios for homes, cars, and office desktops, are available at various retail locations in the South Florida region, including: Brandsmart USA, Best Buy, Wal-Mart, Circuit City, and Sound Advice. A complete list of HD Radio products can be found at http://coxradiohd.com/buy.html. Cox Radio Miami also owns and operates HOT 105 / WHQT-FM 105.1, 99 JAMZ / WEDR-FM 99.1, and 97.3 the COAST / WFLC-FM 97.3. Like 93.1 FM, these stations also have HD2 channels that offer different formats in addition to their HD1 channels. About Cox Radio Contact:
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