TalkTV appoints Seifert showbiz editor

TalkTV has tapped Johnny Seifert to serve as a showbiz editor. Since February 2016, Seifert has been with Wireless Group Ltd., where he recently served as an entertainment producer for Times Radio. He was previously showbiz editor for talkRADIO, where he covered breaking entertainment news. He joined as a producer. Seifert graduated from Birmingham City […]

Times Radio names Yaverbaun GM, customer growth

The following excerpt was sent out from news.co.uk: Times Media today announces the appointment of Tracy Yaverbaun as General Manager, Customer Growth. In her new role as General Manager for Times Media, Tracy will oversee all aspects of customer growth for the Times Media portfolio, including The Times, The Sunday Times, TLS and Times Radio. […]

Times Radio appoints McCann political editor

Times Radio has hired Kate McCann as a political editor. She will begin in September. Previously, McCann has worked as a senior political correspondent at The Telegraph, where she joined in September 2015. She also served as a Whitehall correspondent for The Sun at News UK and was a political correspondent at City A.M. She […]

Times Radio signs O’Connell as biz correspondent

Dominic O’Connell has joined Times Radio, News UK as a business correspondent to provide business news at 6 a.m. on weekday mornings. He begins Nov. 1. He has previously worked as a business presenter on BBC Radio 4’s Today Program. Before that, he was a business editor at the Sunday Times. Times Radio program director […]

Former BuzzFeed media and politics reporter D’Urso starts on new projects

Joey D’Urso, former media and politics reporter at BuzzFeed, has begun a number of projects including as an on-air contributor for Times Radio and writing for Times Red Box and the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. Prior to joining BuzzFeed, D’Urso was with BBC News for more than 3 years. There, he held […]