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Publicis Media named Lonnie Limon head of its Cultural Quotient multicultural practice. Limon takes over for Lisa Torres, who is leaving the company to start her own business focused on helping brands navigate the multicultural marketing landscape. Publicis Media credited Torres with playing an instrumental role in shaping Cultural Quotient and co-founding the Once &…Publicis

Shawn Ley has left Detroit NBC station WDIV. Deadline Detroit said that Bob Ellis, WDIV’s vice president and general manager, told staff, “Team, Shawn Ley is no longer with WDIV. We wish him the best in his future endeavors. If you have any questions, please come see me. Thank you.” His biography has been removed…Shawn

Longtime WPP executive Lindsay Pattison is leaving the business, ADWEEK has learned. Per an all-staff memo sent by WPP CEO Mark Read, seen by ADWEEK, Pattison will exit at the end of May after 16 years with the network. She will help recruit her successor in the interim. Her next move has not yet been…Longtime

Houston NBC affiliate KPRC pulled a story and issued an explanation after airing a story about a local school district’s book policies. Cy-Fair Independent School District has made significant changes to its textbooks, removing entire chapters on controversial topics such as vaccines, climate change, and diversity, which KPRC news director Ana Lastra call “unique” in…Houston

KCAL anchor Chauncy Glover died with drugs in his system and his death was ruled accidental by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office. Glover died on November 5. He was 39 years old. The medical examiner’s office said his cause of death was acute intoxication by the combined effects of methamphetamine and chloroethane. Before…KCAL

Major League Soccer, Apple TV, and Continental Tire all have one goal: Make Sunday Night Soccer a global success. Today, MLS exclusively revealed to ADWEEK that Continental Tire, which has been a league partner since 2010, will serve as the presenting sponsor for its new tentpole Sunday Night Soccer programming on Apple TV. “Continental Tire…Major

A+E Networks has a new division and a new hire all at once. Today, ahead of the A+E Networks virtual upfront presentation on March 5, the company announced the launch of a new A+E Digital Division, which will be led by Ann McGowan, who has been hired as general manager of digital platforms. According to…A+E

There’s no need to pontificate about the power of relevant advertising in live moments; the numbers speak for themselves. New research from Magna, the media intelligence and investment unit within IPG Mediabrands, and Sightly, a real-time marketing intelligence and activation company, quantifies the impact of aligning brands with real-time trends during media campaigns. In the…There’s

Swarms of termites–those never-sleeping, constantly-gnawing creepy crawlies–cause $5 billion in damage to American properties each year, per bug experts. And what the tiny pests leave behind is destruction, no doubt, but on closer look it’s also…beautiful? Orkin, in its latest category-defying work, launches a new campaign called “Chewed Art” that turns images of termite damage…Swarms