Toyota Dropping Pandora From Dash Display
Everyone knows how important that dashboard real estate has become. John Goreham from Torque News got his hands on a letter that Toyota sent to automobile owners explaining that on November 13 a system update will wipe Pandora, Facebook and OpenTable right off the Toyota Entune system.
GMs: You Need To Know What The PDs Know – Pt. 2
(By Jon Quick) Today is Part 2 of Jon's three-part piece on just what GMs should know that PDs do. Breaking it all down piece by piece, it's an informative read. Get your notebook out!
Tomorrow On Podcasting For Radio Dummies
Current Vice President of Podcaster Relations for Voxnest and Spreaker Rob Greenlee (left) joins us for the first half-hour of the show. And former Atlanta and Houston morning man Moby will join us for the second half-hour of the show.
Foundation Golf Event Raises $250,000
The Broadcasters Foundation of America raised $250,000 to help broadcasters in need during its Celebrity Golf Tournament earlier this week at the Westchester Country Club in Rye, NY.
Cleveland Host Banned For 8 Games
Sometimes rooting for the home team gets you in trouble. When Nathan Zegura isn't co-hosting afternoons on ESPN 850 in Cleveland he's a sideline reporter during the Cleveland Browns football games. And that's probably where you should keep your cool.
Nashville Host Surprised At Home By Intruder
Jason Barrett had all the details about 104.5 The Zone midday co-host Paul Kuharsky (pictured) waking up at 2 a.m. to find a naked teenager and police officer in his home.
Bloomberg Unveils Stunning New Radio Studio
This one would have surely made Radio Ink's best facilities issue. On Wednesday, Bloomberg showed off its new state-of-the-art multi-platform broadcast studio at Bloomberg’s global headquarters in New York City.
JVC Launches Gambling Show
Sports Garden Network will be providing JVC Broadcasting's all-news station on Long Island sports updates throughout the day along with broadcasting its flagship program, Wanna Bet, seven days a week.
Podcast: Hispanic Political & Auto Revenue
What's the state of political and automotive advertising for the U.S. Hispanic market? Find out in this week's Hispanic Radio Podcast with Angie Balderas.
WE WANT YOUR BLAST FROM THE PAST
Our thanks to Richard Bouchard, the treasurer of Bouchard Broadcasting, for sharing this classic. Bouchard, who just turned 80, is pictured here at WNRI in Woonsocket, RI, has been involved in professional broadcasting since age 17. Send your Blast to [email protected].
CEO Launches First Podcast Episode
Beasley has been promoting the fact that it will be unveiling a new company-wide podcast strategy later this year. On Thursday Beasley's CEO jumped into the podcasting arena herself.
“Serial” Season 3 Digs Into Crime In Cleveland
Serial Season 3 is now available to all Pandora listeners. From the creators of This American Life, the new season of the Peabody Award-winning show takes place in Cleveland and goes behind the scenes on multiple cases.
Don’t You Want To Know “What Really Happened?”
Tuesday marked the beginning of Season 2 of the hit podcast series What Really Happened? The series, which reached number one on Apple's top charts during its previous season, chronicles documentarian Andrew Jenks as he looks at famous figures and historical or widely-publicized events, while discovering untold stories.
Cintron Movin’ On Up At El Zol
Candy Cintron has been named to the role of Program Director for El Zol 107.9 (WLZL-FM) in Washington, DC. She previously held the roles of Assistant Program Director and morning show Producer for the station since 2015.
It’s A Brother-Sister Thing!
Alternative station, 102.1 The Edge (CFNY-FM/Toronto) have named Ruby Carr and Alex Carr as the new hosts of the station’s morning show, debuting January 2019. A dynamic sister and brother duo, Ruby and Alex will become the first pair of siblings to permanently co-host an FM radio morning show in Canada.
Lawsuit Against KQRS Host Settled
A lawsuit filed against KQRS morning man morning man Tom Barnard by the estate of his late attorney Ron Rosenbaum has been settled and Barnard will pay nothing.
Vipology Signs Major Broadcast Partnerships
Tech company Vipology has announced long-term partnerships with nationally recognized broadcasters Local Media San Diego, Leighton Broadcasting, Auburn Network Inc., Dickey Broadcasting Company, Big Thicket Broadcasting, and Mapleton Broadcasting to VS3 (Vipology Smart Speaker System), via Amazon’s Alexa.
Cuomo Going Live On SiriusXM
SiriusXM has announced that Chris Cuomo will host an exclusive two-hour weekday program on SiriusXM P.O.T.U.S. channel 124. Let's Get After It with Chris Cuomo will premiere on Monday, September 24, 12:00 p.m.-2 p.m. ET.
