Savage Media Group, LLC is a consultancy service for the broadcasting industry. Based in Dallas, the company specializes in trustee and receivership services in addition to providing consultation in the areas of management, sales and marketing.  SMG also brokers the sale or purchase of radio stations.
    
     Founder and company president Scott Savage launched the company in 2006 after 32 years of management and sales experience with major broadcasting companies in markets such as New York, Los Angeles, Dallas, Washington DC, Baltimore and Pittsburgh. 

    Savage Media Group's clients have included companies such as Entercom, CBS, Wells Fargo Capital Finance (Trustee for  Luna Communications), Fortress/DB Zwirn (Receiver for Tama Broadcasting), Halyard Capital (Superior Broadcasting), Independence Media, Radio One, Archway Broadcasting, Main Line Broadcasting, Cumulus, Point-To-Point Marketing, Mobile Media Enterprises and Star Media Group. 

    
Star Media Asset Recovery Team (“SMART”) 
     Developed in collaboration with Star Media Group, one of the nation’s leading media brokerage firms, “SMART” is a one-stop solution that enhances media values by consolidating companies with similar assets and financial challenges into a single operating entity.  Cash flow is improved dramatically by exploiting economies of scale, asserting fiscal control and employing innovative revenue-building solutions.


"Transitional Management" 
    With Savage Media Group's proprietary "Transitional Management” service, SMG performs the duties of a vacant Market Manager or General Manager position on-site, providing stability for the staff and ensuring forward momentum for the radio operation. SMG also assists in determining the most important characteristics required in potential candidates. 
   Not only does "Transitional Management” assure the new hire a smooth transition into the position, it also affords the client the necessary time required to identify the ideal candidate.