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Corrina Greenberg Named Chief Revenue and Development Officer at the Ad Council

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Monday, November 27, 2023

NEW YORK, Nov. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Ad Council announced today that Corrina Greenberg has joined the organization as Chief Revenue and Development Officer.

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  • NEW YORK, Nov. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Ad Council announced today that Corrina Greenberg has joined the organization as Chief Revenue and Development Officer.
  • Prior to joining the Ad Council, Greenberg was Vice President of Development at New York Public Radio, leading the organization's philanthropic fundraising efforts.
  • In her new role, Greenberg will oversee the Ad Council's Development team and its fundraising efforts.
  • "I am deeply inspired by the powerful work of the Ad Council to unite and inform our country," said Greenberg.

Mystery Trip, a Leading Corporate Event Design Agency, Launches Mystery Games, a New Suite of Hybrid Team Bonding Experiences

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Thursday, November 4, 2021

Through hybridizing virtual and tactile, in-person components, Mystery Games drives team bonding and engagement.

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  • Through hybridizing virtual and tactile, in-person components, Mystery Games drives team bonding and engagement.
  • "Throughout the pandemic, Mystery Trip has consistently kept my team connected through their innovative and well-thought-out events," says Brooke LaVasseur, AristaMD's CEO.
  • Founded in 2009 by Dave Green, Mystery Trip's mission is to create the types of team bonding experiences that foster innovative ideas.
  • The "mystery" of every trip - whether in-person, virtual or hybrid - is that no one knows what they'll do until experiencing it together.

NewsBreak Announces addition of Xana O'Neill to Leadership Team as Head of Original Content

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Tuesday, September 28, 2021

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Sept. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- NewsBreak, the nation's leading local news app, announced today that Emmy-winning media executive Xana O'Neill has joined the NewsBreak team as Head of Original Content. She will help the company expand and elevate its original content offerings, including its new Creator Program, leveraging NewsBreak's numerous technological innovations.

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  • MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Sept. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --NewsBreak, the nation's leading local news app, announced today that Emmy-winning media executive Xana O'Neill has joined the NewsBreak team as Head of Original Content.
  • She will help the company expand and elevate its original content offerings, including its new Creator Program, leveraging NewsBreak's numerous technological innovations.
  • "NewsBreak is thrilled that Xana has joined our team," said founder and CEO of NewsBreak Jeff Zheng.
  • O'Neill was previously Head of News for Snapchat, where she oversaw content and editorial for more than 290 million daily users.

Sesame Workshop Names Hillary Strong Chief Development Officer

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Wednesday, June 9, 2021

NEW YORK, June 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit media and educational organization behind Sesame Street, has named Hillary Strong Chief Development Officer.

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  • NEW YORK, June 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit media and educational organization behind Sesame Street, has named Hillary Strong Chief Development Officer.
  • Strong will lead the expansion of Sesame Workshop's philanthropic development efforts and help deepen the organization's impact.
  • "We are delighted to welcome Hillary to Sesame Workshop to lead our efforts to sustain our nonprofit mission to help children everywhere grow smarter, stronger, and kinder," said Westin.
  • Prior to joining Sesame Workshop, Strong served as Chief Development Officer at New York Public Radio (NYPR), the parent organization for New York City public radio stations, WNYC and WQXR, and digital local news publication Gothamist.

Edison Research Announces First Top 50 U.S. Podcast Chart for 2020 by Audience Size

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Wednesday, February 10, 2021

The Edison Research Top 50 Most Listened to U.S. Podcasts of 2020 list is derived from data collected continuously throughout 2020 from surveying weekly podcast consumers ages 18 and older.

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  • The Edison Research Top 50 Most Listened to U.S. Podcasts of 2020 list is derived from data collected continuously throughout 2020 from surveying weekly podcast consumers ages 18 and older.
  • The relative audience size of each podcast network is then calculated and expressed as the percentage of weekly podcast listeners reached by that network.
  • "From day one of a subscription we are able to provide leading podcast networks with the size and demographic makeup of their audience.
  • Edison Research is the leading podcast research company in the world and has conducted research on the medium for NPR,Wondery,PodcastOne, Slate, Spotify, Stitcher/Midroll, ESPN,WNYC Studios, and many more companies in the space.

Ford Foundation Appoints Depelsha McGruder as Chief Operating Officer and Treasurer

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Wednesday, April 8, 2020

NEW YORK, April 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --The Ford Foundation today announced the appointment of Depelsha McGruder as the chief operating officer (COO) and treasurer.

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  • NEW YORK, April 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --The Ford Foundation today announced the appointment of Depelsha McGruder as the chief operating officer (COO) and treasurer.
  • McGruder will join Ford's executive leadership team in New York, overseeing the global operations and finance for the $13-billion foundation.
  • McGruder joins the foundation from New York Public Radio (NYPR), where she served as the chief operating officer, overseeing internal operations and strategic planning for WNYC, WQXR, Gothamist.com, The Greene Space, and New Jersey Public Radio since 2018.
  • During her tenure, McGruder led NYPR in strengthening the organization, cultivating a vibrant, values-driven culture, and improving key processes and systems.

Pinna Launches Comedy Lineup With New Ad-Free Podcast Comedies On April Fool's Day

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Monday, April 1, 2019

Other comedy shows new to Pinna include the wildly popular audio show "Kyle's Wild World" as well as all episodes of the scripted comedy from WNYC Studios, "This Podcast Has Fleas."

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  • Other comedy shows new to Pinna include the wildly popular audio show "Kyle's Wild World" as well as all episodes of the scripted comedy from WNYC Studios, "This Podcast Has Fleas."
  • "Our team is widely experienced in the kids' entertainment space and we know kids love to laugh, so what better day to kick off a line-up of laugh-inducing shows than April Fool's Day," said Maggie McGuire, CEO of Pinna.
  • Its new comedy lineup features weekly and daily shows as well as full season drops.
  • (Recommended for ages 4-7)
    This Podcast Has Fleas: Pinna is excited to add the heralded podcast from partner WNYC Studios into their service to round out the comedy lineup.