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Big 3 Broadcast Groups vs. Smaller Media Companies: What Today’s Television Department Heads Need to Know

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The local television business is changing faster than many executives want to admit. Consolidation. Acquisitions. Budget compression. Corporate layering. Centralization. Hiring freezes disguised as “strategic pauses.” Department heads are managing two stations, three platforms, four new revenue expectations, and five additional job responsibilities — often without meaningful increases in compensation. And yet, despite all of […]

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New Lawyer. New CEO. New Timing. What Nexstar and TEGNA May Really Be Telling the Industry.

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The local television industry just made several very strategic leadership moves, and the timing is difficult to ignore. First, Nexstar Media Group announced Elizabeth Ryder as Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary to the Board of Directors — notably, an executive deeply tied to major acquisition and regulatory strategy during Nexstar’s biggest expansion years.

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Salary Negotiation in Television: Play Chess, Not Checkers

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*A Survival Guide for Television Station Leaders, Department Heads & Future GMs* Let’s be honest: most television executives were never actually taught how to negotiate compensation. They learned how to increase ratings, lead teams, grow revenue, manage crises, navigate ownership changes, and hit impossible budgets with shrinking resources. But salary negotiation? Most people are just

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Welcome To The Jungle – The Recruiting Business: Powered by Coffee, Chaos & Human Emotion

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After 30 years in human resources and recruiting — including running recruiting for a large broadcast group and now spending the last 7 years owning my own media recruiting firm, Carver Talent — I’ve come to one undeniable conclusion: recruiting is less of a profession and more of a front-row seat to the greatest reality

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Top Media Management Talent Aren’t Applying. Smart C-Suites and GM’s Aren’t Waiting. They Use Carver Talent. Here’s Why:

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The media industry loves to talk about urgency. Breaking news, quarterly revenue, ratings books, FCC deadlines, digital growth, talent wars — everything moves fast. But when it comes to hiring, some media companies still move like it’s 1997: post a job, wait, pray, interview the same recycled applicants their competitors already passed on, and drag

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Corporate Recruiting in Media: Efficient or Broken?

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The media industry loves to talk about innovation — AI-powered workflows, digital transformation, audience engagement, revenue diversification, multi-platform strategy. But let’s ask a less glamorous question: when did hiring become so impersonal? If you talk privately with candidates across broadcast television, digital media, streaming, radio, ad tech, and corporate media groups, there’s a recurring theme

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Your Career Isn’t Stalled. You’re Just Playing Defense.

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Local television is changing fast — faster than most station management teams want to admit publicly. Budgets are tighter, expectations are higher, and corporate pressure is high. Digital revenue demands are growing, newsrooms are evolving, AI is entering workflows, and somewhere in the middle of all of it, talented managers are quietly asking themselves the

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Breaking Into the Spotlight: Interview Tips for the Media Industry (Including Local TV Management Roles)

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The media industry is fast-paced, competitive, and constantly evolving. Whether you’re aiming for an on-air role, a production job, or a leadership position at a local television station, interviews in this field go far beyond rehearsed answers. Employers are looking for creativity, adaptability, and a deep understanding of how media connects with audiences. Here’s how

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Life After “Extinction Alert” Article…What now?

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So, where do we go from here, legacy broadcast television? I recently published an article titled “Extinction Alert? – Recruiting Into Local Television Today. Is “The Great Resignation” Real?” If you missed it, please find it here …And also consider checking out the follow-up piece anonymously listing comments received from the article at the Carver

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Overwhelming Reaction From Article “Extinction Alert? – Recruiting into Local Television Today. Is “The Great Resignation” Real?”

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I am humbled by how many media industry professionals read, shared, discussed, and commented on Carver Talent’s recent Op-ed article discussing the state of local television recruiting today. And I think it is also important to share some of these comments. Sour grapes? Real emotion? Frustration? Yep. And 100% supportive of the intent of the

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