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Curtis Media Group-Executives
We found the vast majority of the requested information about the leadership team for Curtis Media Group. The information that we couldn't find, despite thorough research, is explained in the Research Strategy section below. All the relevant information we found about these individuals throughout our research is included below.
Curtis Media Group's Leadership Team
Don Curtis
- Don is the Chairman and CEO.
- Don's past job history includes the following: Co-founding Cablevision, Inc. and President of the North Carolina Cable TV Association.
- Don graduated from the University of North Carolina.
- He is very interested in philanthropy, as he sits/has sat on the boards of a variety of community/civic organizations, including the Curtis Foundation, The Food Bank of North Carolina, The Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation, Lineberger Cancer Center, North Carolina Community Foundation, and The Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce, among others. He is also very interested in broadcasting, an industry he has worked in dating back to 1957.
- We couldn't find a social media account for Don.
- Last year, Don gave a $21.75 million charitable gift to his Alma mater, the University of North Carolina, to support advancements in journalism.
Trip Savery
- Trip is the President and Chief Operating Officer.
- Trip's past job history includes the following: Executive Vice President at Curtis Media Group, Vice President/Station Manager at Greater Media Charlotte, Director of Sales at Greater Media Charlotte, and Senior Vice President/General Manager at Curtis Media Group.
- This link is to his Linkedin.
- Trip graduated from the University of North Carolina.
- His interests include Charlotte Rotary.and UNC Health Care Children's Hospital (which he was on the Board of Visitors for).
- This link is to an article that Trip was recently quoted in.
Howard Hollar
- Howard is the Controller.
- Howard's past job history includes the following: Self-employed contract consultant, Corporate Controller for Biolex Therapeutics, Inc., Controller at Pallet Management Systems, Inc., Staff Accountant for Curtis Media Group, Accounting Manager for Curtis Media Group, Senior Staff Internal Auditor for AMIC Corporation, and Auditor for the North Carolina Office of State Auditor.
- This link is to his Linkedin.
- He earned a B.A. in Accounting from North Carolina State University in 1978.
- We couldn't find information about his interests/hobbies or recent news about him.
Liza Weidle
- Liza is the Director of Career Development.
- Liza's past job history includes the following: Self-employed as a Communications and Project Management Specialist, Journalist and Author, Community Engagement Coordinator at The Center for Volunteer Caregiving, Communications Specialist at YMCA of the Triangle, and President of Friends of Wake County Guardian ad Litem Program.
- She earned a B.S. in Business and Psychology from Meredith College in 1984.
- This link is to her Linkedin. This link is to her Twitter.
- Her interests include volunteering, nonprofits, mentoring, and writing.
- We couldn't find recent news about her.
Chuck Maisano
- Chuck is the General Manager, CMG Southern Sales.
- Chuck's past job history includes managing McGavren-Guild's Atlanta office.
- This link is to Chuck's Linkedin.
- He earned his Bachelor's in Engineering/Industrial Management from Georgia institute of Technology in 1985.
- He is interested in baseball.
- We couldn't find recent news about him.
Darren Smith
- Darren is the General Manager of Curtis Network Group.
- Darren's past job history includes the following: Chief Operating Officer & Lead Strategist at Benchmark Strategic Partners, Inc., Senior Vice President of Sales at WITF, Inc., President of Top Flight Media, and Market Manager for Citadel Broadcasting.
- This link is to Darren's Linkedin.
- He received a B.A. in Marketing from the University of Kentucky in 1983.
- We couldn't find information about his interests/hobbies or recent news about him.
David Stuckey
- David is the Senior Vice President/General Manager of WBBB.
- David's past job history includes the following: Vice President/General Manager at Curtis Media, General Manager at NEWS/TALK 680 WPTF AM, General Sales Manager at NEWS/TALK 680 WPTF AM, Account Executive at WQDR, Account Executive at WQDR, and Account Executive at Learfield Sports.
- This link is to David's Linkedin. This link is to his Twitter.
- He earned a B.S. in Physical Education from Barton College 1992 and a Masters in Education from Averett University 1995.
- His interests/hobbies include golf and basketball.
- This link is to an article that David was recently quoted in.
Shirley Davenport
- Shirley is the General Manager of WYMY.
- Shirley was previously an Account Executive at Univision.
- This link is to her Linkedin.
- One of her interests is speaking Spanish.
- We couldn't find information about her education.
- Earlier this year, Shirley was named as a Finalist for the 2019 Radio Ink Magazine Wayne award.
Robin Lineberger
- Robin is the Local Sales Manager of WYMY-FM.
- Robin's past job history includes the following: General Manager/Market Manager for Curtis Media, Broker at undisclosed, and Business Development Specialist at WSOC-TV.
- This link is to her Linkedin.
- She studied English at Hollins University from 1986-88 and earned a B.A. in English at the University of North Carolina in 1990.
- Her interests include speaking Spanish and volunteering (on the boards of art and restaurant organizations).
- This link is to an article she was recently quoted in.
Robert Wallace
- Robert is the General Manager of WKIX-FM.
- Robert's past job history includes the following: General Sales Manager WKIX- FM for Curtis Media, Consultant at EWMarketing, General Sales Manager of Radio at Capitol Broadcasting Company, and Local Sales Manager at WRAL-FM.
- This link is to his Linkedin.
- He earned a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of South Carolina in 1981.
- His interests include tennis and participating in boards/committees of community organizations.
- We couldn't find recent news about him.
Dave Cooper
- Dave is the General Sales Manager of WQDR.
- Dave's past job history includes the following: General Sales Manager at Entercom, National Sales Manager at CBS Radio, Regional Account Manager at CBS Radio, General Sales Manager at CBS Radio, Senior Account Manager at WSSM-FM, Local Sales Manager at WSSM-FM, Local Sales Manager at Sinclair Broadcast Group, Senior Account Manager at Interep, Sales Account Manager at Sinclair Broadcast Group, Advertising Agency Account Manager at Advanswers Media/Programming, and Advertising Agency Account Manager at Media That Works.
- This link is to his Linkedin.
- He received a B.S. in Journalism from the University of Missouri at Columbia in 1991.
- We couldn't find information about his interests or hobbies.
- This article discusses the promotion Dave received last year.
Chris Ganoudis
- Chris is the General Manager of WPTF, WPTK, and TTN.
- His past job history includes the following: General Manager at JVC Broadcasting, General Sales Manager at Cox Media Group, General Sales Manager at WGRX Radio/Shamrock Communications, and Account Manager at WDIZ Radio/Shamrock Communications.
- This link is to his Linkedin.
- Chris began his studies at Florida State University from 1979-80 and earned a B.A. in Radio/TV from the University of Central Florida in 1985.
- We couldn't find information about his interests or hobbies.
- This article discusses Chris's promotion earlier this year.
Zina Craft
- According to the Curtis Media website, Zina is the General Manager of Durham-Chapel Hill. However, this article says that she left Curtis Media last year and joined Shannon Media, Inc. Since both the Curtis website and Zina's Linkedin say she is with Curtis Media, we included her in this leadership-team list.
- Zina's past job history includes the following: Account Executive at Curtis Media, Senior Account Executive at Durham, Chapel Hill and Chatham Magazines, General Manager at 1360 WCHL, and Sales and General Manager at Herald Sun/Chapel Hill Herald.
- This link is to her Linkedin.
- She graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1987.
- We couldn't find information about her interests/hobbies.
Jason Kong
- Jason is the General Manager of the ACC Sports Division.
- Jason's past job history includes the following: Radio talk show host at undisclosed, Executive Producer of Carolina Newsmakers at undisclosed, and Manager of Subscriptions and Circulation at undisclosed.
- This link is to his Linkedin.
- He received a B.A. in Journalism and Mass Communication, Economics from the University of North Carolina in 2007.
- His interests include sports.
- We couldn't find recent news about him.
Derek Falter
- Derek is the Regional Vice President of the Eastern Region.
- Derek's past job history includes the following: Director of Sales at Townsquare Media, President at Townsquare Media, and Regional General Manager at Hubbard Broadcasting.
- This link is to his Linkedin.
- Derek's hobbies/interests include traveling, the outdoors, the Green Bay Packers, and the Milwaukee Brewers.
- We couldn't find information about his education or recent news about him.
Carrie Shields
- Carrie is the Regional Manager of the CMG East.
- Carrie's past job history includes the following: Account Executive, MDU at Time Warner Cable, Territory Sales Supervisor at Time Warner Cable, Territory Sales Supervisor at Time Warner Cable, and Telesales Trainer at Time Warner Cable,
- She began her studies at Peace College from 1999-2001 and earned a B.A. in Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington in 2003.
- Her hobbies/interests include softball and volleyball.
- This link is to her Linkedin.
- We couldn't find recent news about her.
Bryce Wilson
- Bryce is the Station Manager of CMG East.
- Bryce's past job history includes the following: NC News Network: Director of Operations & Affiliate Relations at Curtis Media, Director of Digital Operations at Curtis Media, Owner/President at BKW Broadcasting, Inc., President/Owner at Oakie Mountain Broadcasting, LLC, Operations Director at WPTF — Curtis Media, and Station Manager at WTND-FM — Taylor Broadcasting.
- This link is to his Linkedin.
- He earned a B.S. in Speech from Kent State University.
- We couldn't find information about his interests/hobbies or recent news about him.
Joe Peters
- Joe is the General Manager of CMG Coastal Carolina.
- Joe's past job history includes the following: Senior Account Executive at undisclosed, Director of Sales at Curtis Media, Local Sales Manager at WXNR-FM, and General Sales Manager at undisclosed.
- This link is to his Linkedin.
- He earned a Radio Diploma from Central Carolina Community College in 1993.
- We couldn't find information about his interests or hobbies.
- Joe was recently quoted in this article.
Danny Clemmons
- Danny is the Market Manager of Boone.
- This link is to his Linkedin.
- He is a graduate of Bluefield State College.
- His past job history includes being Vice President at Alpha Media USA.
- His interests/hobbies include being active in the community.
- We couldn't find recent news about him.
Lisa Hobbs
- Lisa is the General Manager of Curtis Marketing Group.
- Lisa's past job history includes the following: Advertising Consultant at The Rogers Agency, Founder/Owner of clickwithMOMS (website), Account Executive at Circa Magazine, WAVY-TV, WVEC-TV, and WAFX-FM 106.9 The Fox.
- This link is to her Linkedin.
- She earned a B.S. in Communications in 1994 from Old Dominion University.
- She is interested in the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, which she sits on the Board of Directors for.
- We couldn't find recent news about her.
Paul Michels
- Paul is the Operations Director.
- The following is the description of his past job experience: "By the time he joined Curtis Media Group in 2001, he had almost 40 years’ experience with other stations and groups in roles ranging from air personality to program director to station and operations management."
- We couldn't find information about his social media channel(s), education, interests/hobbies, or recent news about him.
Allen Sherrill
- Allen is the Vice President of Engineering.
- Allen's past job history includes the following: Radio Chief Engineer at Journal Broadcast Group/Tucson Operations, Director of Engineering at Mitchell Broadcasting Co. /Omaha Nebraska, and Assistant Engineer at WKIX/WYLT Raleigh NC.
- This link is to his Linkedin.
- He earned a B.A. in Speech Communication from North Carolina State University in 1985.
- Allen was mentioned in this article last year.
Kimberly Edmiston
- Kimberly is the General Manager of Foothills Radio Group.
- She attended Lenoir-Rhyne University and earned a B.A. in Communications.
- She previously worked for "two Curtis Media/Foothills stations — WKGX and WKVS — before adding to her career experience in the fields of industry and healthcare."
- She is interested in dogs, as she is a dog owner.
- We couldn't find Kimberly's social media channel or recent news about her.
Genni Causey
- Genni is the General Manager of WSJS Sports Hub Triad.
- Genni's past job history includes the following: Director of Sales at Townsquare Media, General Manager at Fox Sports Arkansas Radio, Director of Marketing and Business Development at Fortunate Bold Enterprises, Regional Sales Trainer at Suddenlink Communications, General Manager at Reynolds Radio, General Sales Manager at East Texas Radio Group, General Sales Manager at Reynolds Radio, Advertising Executive at Encore Multimedia, Senior Account Executive at Citadel Broadcasting, Account Executive at Entercom, Account Executive at AMFM Broadcasting, and Local Sales Manager at Capstar/AMFM Broadcasting.
- This link is to her Linkedin.
- She is interested in sports and football in particular.
- We couldn't find information about Genni's education or recent news about her.
Research Strategy
We began our research by identifying the leadership team for Curtis Media Group. Next, we looked up each person's Linkedin page, which we found for everyone except Paul Michels, Kimberly Edmiston, and Don Curtis. We also reviewed the biographies provided for everyone on the research team on Curtis Media Group's website. For the remaining data points that weren't available through those two research methods (Curtis Media's website and individuals' Linkedin profiles), we conducted press scans for articles in an effort to find the remaining information. Through those press searches, we were able to find some recent news about the above individuals, but not about other information. Accordingly, the information above is the entirety of the relevant information that we found about those on the leadership team at Curtis Media Group.