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Benco Joins Dielectric as Western Sales Manager

Posted: 18 May 2022 02:22 PM PDT https://www.radioworld.com/news-and-business/people-news/benco-joins-dielectric-as-western-sales-manager


Dielectric has appointed Dave Benco as the company’s western sales manager. Effective immediately, he will manage new and existing Dielectric accounts
west of the Mississippi, according to a company press release.

Benco joins Dielectric with 27 years of broadcast industry experience,
having first joined Axcera as director of sales in 1995.

He gained additional experience with transmitters while holding account management roles with Rohde & Schwarz and GatesAir before joining ERI as
vice president of sales in 2016, said Dielectric. In this role, Dave
learned the antenna and RF systems side of the business.

“It’s exciting to work with broadcasters as someone who brings that view of the whole RF chain,” said Benco. “Fresh off what I learned with the spectrum repack, I will bring value to broadcasters that have started to develop strategies for their ATSC 3.0 systems and NextGenTV opportunities.

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In the company announcement, Benco references Dielectrics FM and HD Radio technologies, particularly its new line of pylon antennas, as great
business opportunities. He will report to Vice President of Sales Jay
Martin.

“It’s rare to find a sales professional with such a rich depth of experience on the RF side of the business today,” said Martin.

Benco succeeds Dan Glavin and, before that, Steve Moreen, who retired a
year or two ago.

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Chicagos WGN Radio Celebrates 100 Years On Air

Posted: 18 May 2022 12:22 PM PDT https://www.radioworld.com/news-and-business/programming-and-sales/chicagos-wgn-radio-celebrates-100-years-on-air


WGN Radio is celebrating its 100 anniversary throughout the month of May
with a series of events and a documentary release.

Dating back to 1922, WGN was created by Thorne Donnelley and Elliott
Jenkins, both Chicago natives and radio enthusiasts. The duo first started broadcasting from the Wrigley Building with their experimental station
named WDAP. Its call letters were soon changed to WGN two years later when
Col. Robert McCormick, editor and publisher of the Chicago Tribune,
acquired the station. Now, WGN is owned by Nexstar Media Group, Inc.

In addition to the famous Wrigley Building, over the years, the station has been headquartered at several other notable Chicago landmarks including The Drake Hotel and Tribune Tower.


To celebrate its centennial, WGN will debut the documentary “100 Years of
WGN Radio: A Retrospective, this Thursday, May 19. The 45-minute
documentary, produced in-house, expands on the radio stations history from
its inception to present.

Other events this month include the launch of a special edition birthday
lager, exclusive station broadcasts for the Indianapolis 500 and a long
list of history segments. Plus, a resolution from the the State of Illinois
and City of Chicago honoring WGN.

For a more detailed timeline on the station’s 100-year history and event details, visit WGNs website.

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