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WSBTV Channel 2 Action News Anchor Monica Pearson to Retire

Jovita Moore Joins John Bachman at 4 p.m. and Justin Farmer at 6 p.m.

ATLANTA – Feb. 6, 2012 – Monica Pearson, veteran anchor for Channel 2 Action News, announced her plans to retire at the end of July after 37 years with the station. Her last day anchoring the 4 and 6 p.m. news will be Wednesday, July 25, 2012. “Wow!” said Pearson. ...

Cox Media Group Birmingham’s WBHK Kiss 98.7 FM Tops Chart as Nation’s No. 1 Urban Adult Contemporary Station

Media Contact: David DuBose (205) 326-2537 David.DuBose@coxinc.com BIRMINGHAM – Jan. 30, 2012 – Cox Media Group (CMG) Birmingham’s WBHK Kiss 98.7 FM is the No. 1* Urban Adult Contemporary station in the nation among adults 25-54 according to the December 2011 Arbitron report. Additionally, Kiss has ...

Universal 1 Credit Union HomeWorld 2012 Kicks Off February 3rd at the Dayton Airport Expo Center

DAYTON, OHIO – Jan. 25, 2012 – The National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI) and Cox Media Group Ohio have teamed up for February’s Universal 1 Credit Union HomeWorld 2012. For six days, the Miami Valley will be the center of the home remodeling world as NARI brings the ...

Cox Media Group Ohio Announces Appointments to Lead Two Newly Created Organizations

New Leadership Positions to Better Meet Changing Customer and Consumer Needs

DAYTON, OHIO – Jan. 23, 2012 – As it continues maximizing the expertise and talents of its industry-leading media professionals across its portfolio of radio, television, publishing and digital businesses, Cox Media Group Ohio (CMG Ohio) has named two of its senior managers to lead newly created organizations. James Cosby ...

Channel 2 WSB-TV Appoints Marian Pittman to Station Manager

Mike Dreaden succeeds Pittman as News Director

ATLANTA -- Jan. 12, 2012 –- Channel 2 WSB-TV Vice President and General Manager Tim McVay named Marian Pittman to the post of Station Manager for WSB-TV. Pittman has served as News Director for the station for the last five years. In her new post, Pittman will be more involved ...

Cox Media Group Louisville Begins New Year with New ‘Friends & Neighbors’ Program

LOUISVILLE – Jan. 12, 2012 – Cox Media Group (CMG) Louisville has resolved in 2012 to support the local community even more with its new “Friends & Neighbors” program, a $300,000 in-kind initiative to support and publicize community organizations and agencies committed to the betterment of Louisville, KY and Southern ...

Cox Digital Solutions Partners with Yahoo! To Provide Political Advertising

NEW YORK, New York and SUNNYVALE, Calif., January 11, 2012 – Cox Digital Solutions today announced an agreement with Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO), making Cox Digital Solutions the exclusive national seller of political, issue, and advocacy advertising across Yahoo! properties in advance of the upcoming election year. The partnership, in ...

MundoHispánico And WUVG Univision 34 Atlanta Partner To Expand Cross-Platform News Offerings

ATLANTA, GA – JANUARY 10, 2012 – MundoHispánico and WUVG Univision 34 Atlanta have partnered to expand news content offerings across platforms for the Atlanta Hispanic community. “Noticias Univision 34,” the station’s local newscast airing at 6 p.m. and 11 p.m., will feature a two-minute news capsule highlighting MundoHispánico’s top ...

Richmond is Getting Hotter

RICHMOND, Va.-- Jan. 6, 2012 -- Cox Media Group-Richmond (CMG-Richmond) unveiled a high-energy station makeover this morning. WHTI is now Hot 100.9 Today’s Hottest Hits, playing music from popular artists such as Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Enrique Iglesias and Britney Spears. It will compete directly with heritage Richmond CHR station, ...

Cox Media Group’s Chief Revenue Officer Marc Morgan to Retire

ATLANTA – Jan. 5, 2012 – Cox Media Group (CMG) Chief Revenue Officer Marc Morgan has announced his retirement from the company after 28 years, effective April 30. Morgan was a long-standing leader in Cox Radio and was instrumental in the creation of CMG when Cox Enterprises integrated its direct ...

Cox Media Group Hawaii Names Patti Milburn as New Market Manager

HONOLULU – Jan. 4, 2012 – Cox Media Group (CMG) Hawaii has named Patti Milburn as its new market manager. Milburn succeeds Mike Kelly, who retired from the company at the end of 2011. “We're thrilled to welcome Patti to the Cox Media Group team as our new market ...

The Bubba the Love Sponge Show Renews with Tampa’s 102.5 FM The Bone

TAMPA – Jan. 3, 2012 – Infamous radio personality, Bubba the Love Sponge, has renewed his contract with Cox Media Group (CMG) Tampa’s 102.5 FM The Bone (WHPT) effective immediately. The Bubba the Love Sponge show has been the No. 1 morning show in Tampa Bay since it’s return to ...

Skyword Raises $6 Million From Cox Media Group

BOSTON, MA, Dec. 19, 2011 —Skyword (http://www.skyword.com), the leading content production platform, today announced it has closed a $6 million round of financing with Cox Media Group, an integrated broadcasting, publishing, direct marketing and digital media company, as the sole investor. The funds will be invested to expand the Skyword ...

Louisville’s New Lite 106.9 Announces Return of Ramsey Brothers

LOUISVILLE – Dec. 15, 2011 – Cox Media Group Louisville’s New Lite 106.9 (WVEZ-FM) announced today that brothers and former radio morning show partners Jeff and John Ramsey will reunite in a new daily morning program, called The Ramsey Brothers, on Lite 106.9, effective Jan. 3. First on the radio ...

Jayde Donovan Joins Tampa Bay’s New Hot 101.5 FM

TAMPA – Dec. 12, 2011 – Cox Media Group (CMG) Tampa welcomes Jayde as its new morning show host on the New HOT 101.5, ALL THE HITS! (WPOI-FM), beginning in January, 2012. Jayde, most recently co-host of “Johnny & Jayde in the Morning” on Orlando’s XL106.7, will entertain listeners every ...

Medici named Statesman VP of Audience and Digital Strategy

AUSTIN- Nov. 15, 2011 – The Statesman has named Mark Medici as its new vice president of Audience and Digital Strategy. In this role, Medici is responsible for designing and implementing the audience development and digital strategy to maintain and expand the Statesman’s print and online audience and build brand ...

Cox Digital Solutions and Gourmet Ads Announce Private Ad Exchange

NEW YORK CITY – Nov. 9, 2011 – Cox Digital Solutions and Gourmet Ads are launching a private ad exchange, known as the Gourmet Ads Marketplace. This exchange, running on CDS Connect, Cox Digital Solutions’ real-time bidding (RTB) solution, will give advertisers working with Gourmet Ads access to real-time audience ...

Hiott Named Statesman Editor

AUSTIN - Nov. 3, 2011 - On Tuesday, the Statesman named Debbie Hiott editor of the newspaper. Hiott began her career at the Statesman as a reporting intern in 1990 while a student at Southwest Texas State University. Since then, Hiott has served in suburban and city reporting roles and ...

Cox Media Group Hawaii’s Mike Kelly Announces Retirement

HONOLULU – Nov. 2, 2011 – Cox Media Group (CMG) Hawaii’s General Manager Mike Kelly has announced his retirement from the company after 26 years of service. Kelly's retirement is effective at the end of the year, but he will remain in a consulting capacity into 2012. “It's rare ...

Cox Media Group to Sell WNLK & WSTC to Sacred Heart University

MILFORD – Nov. 1, 2011 – Cox Media Group (CMG) Connecticut announced today it has reached a definitive agreement to sell WSTC-AM 1400 and WNLK-AM 1350 to Fairfield based Sacred Heart University. The transaction is subject to receipt of regulatory approvals and is expected to close during the first quarter ...