Mike McVay is This Week’s Guest on Harrison Podcast
Renowned radio and media consultant Mike McVay is this week’s guest on the award-winning PodcastOne series, “The Michael Harrison Interview.” McVay is a radio industry innovator and trailblazer. His consulting firm, McVay Media, has been at the top of the game for more than 30 years and he’s been a major player in just about all aspects of the radio business for more than four decades. During that time, he also served eight years as the executive vice president of content and programming for Cumulus Media and the Westwood One radio network. In that role, he oversaw the programming for Cumulus’ then 450 owned radio stations and Westwood One, the company’s national network/syndication arm. He’s a talent coach who has influenced the careers of scores of major personalities on the air in America and abroad, a podcasting and new media visionary, and an all-around expert on entertainment and communications. Harrison and McVay take a deep dive into the past, present and future of radio as well as the burgeoning impact of the digital era on society. Don’t miss this! To listen to the podcast in its entirety, please click here.
organization. Remote News Service provides radio anchors and reporters for news and traffic content. McVay Media president Mike McVay says, “I was very familiar with RNS and the company 
that president Lesley Lotto has built. I like what they do and what they offer. Given the economic situation that media finds itself in today, the question has become how can we be cost effective without diminishing the quality of the content? Remote News Service is the answer to that question.”
program designed specifically to support the growth and evolution of women on-the-air. The “Behind The Mic Mentorship” program is a year-long experience exclusively for female personalities that have been in an on-air position for at least three to five years in local or national radio programming and have demonstrated a desire to grow their on-air career. The selected mentee will receive personalized conversations and advice from a wide range of industry professionals including two of radio’s top stars – national radio and television personality and Gracie Award winner Elaina D. Smith of “Nights with Elaina,” and WLTW, New York morning personality Christine Nagy. The mentorship is available to one female on-air personality from any U.S. based music format. 
of our programs.” The officer roles are: Annie Howell, chair, chief communications officer, Hallmark Media; Katina Arnold, incoming/vice chair, vice president, communications, ESPN; Heather Cohen, immediate past chair, EVP, The Weiss Agency; Brenda Hetrick, treasurer, president, Matrix Solutions; and Monica Bloom, treasurer-elect, VP of marketing for First Look Media. New directors serving on the board are: Cori Abraham, SVP, Entertainment Unscripted Development, Crime and Documentary Development, NBCUniversal Television and Streaming; Jayne Bussman-Wise, creator acquisition & growth, Amazon AMP; and Chesley Maddox-Dorsey, CEO, American Urban Radio Networks. The following leaders will continue serving on the AWM Foundation Board of Directors: Tim Clarke, SVP, digital audio content, Audacy; Vicki Lins, president and CEO, CTAM; Mike McVay, president, McVay Media; Deborah Parenti, publisher, Radio Ink, RBR, and TVBR; Josie Thomas, former EVP, chief diversity and inclusion officer, CBS (Retired); and Christine Travaglini, president, Katz Radio Group.