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FOX News Media Promotes Two to Ad Sales Leadership Team

FOX News Media names a new advertising sales leadership team. Trey Gargano rises to EVP of ad sales, overseeing all FNM platforms, including FOX News Channel, FOX Business Network, FOX Newsim Digital, FOX News Audio, FOX Weather and FOX Nation. He takes over for Jeff Collins, who was recently elevated to president of the division for FOX imCorporation. Additionally, Ryan Roelle is promoted to SVP of national sales where she will focus on endemic and national advertising in addition to leading linear and digital sales across the country. In making the announcement, Collins says, “Over the past four years, Trey’s vast knowledge and deep understanding of the news marketplace helped drive new revenue streams while Ryan has increased the effectiveness and performance of our endemic and national sales teams. Together, they will ensure continued growth across FOX News Media platforms and success for our valued partners.”

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FOX Business Network Names Kelly Saberi Chicago Correspondent

FOX Business Network brings Kelly Saberi aboard as a Chicago-based correspondent. She beginsim her new role later this month, replacing Grady Trimble who now serves as a Washington based correspondent for the network. Since 2021, Saberi has served as a reporter for “Good Day Austin” at FOX affiliate KTBC-TV, Austin. She got her start as a FOX News Media college associate in the summer of 2017 where she worked on “The Story with Martha MacCallum.”

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TALKERS News Notes

PodcastOne announces that “The Prosecutors,” podcast hosted by Alice LaCour and Brett Talley, is being honored as the “People’s Choice: Creator of the Year.” The inaugural “Creator of the Year” award was voted on by thousands of fans and CrimeCon attendees and bestowed on Saturday (9/23) in Orlando at the second annual CrimeCon CLUE Awards.

FOX Business Network reports that its “Democracy 24: FOX Business Republican Primary Debate” was the most-watched program in linear television, digital and streaming on Wednesday evening, averaging 9.5 million viewers and nearly 2 million in the A25-54 demo on FOX News Channel, FBN, and UNIVISION, according to data from Nielsen Media Research.