Conservative Show Pulled. It’s Not What You Think.
David DiPietro's Saturday Conservative talk show will no longer be heard on WECK-AM Buffalo. The N.Y. State Assemblyman went on a Facebook rant that "this is how leftists censor Conservative Talk." That's not really what happened. TODAY...WE ADDED YOUR COMMENTS ON THE STORY.
Lessons You Can Learn From Direct Mail Sales.
(By Tom Bloomer) You've probably heard the road to success is always under construction. Well, in thirty years of ad sales I've overcome a lot of dead ends. I've navigated those detours and slow lanes and learned many lessons. Lessons traveling the same streets you travel today.
MIW Extends App Window
The Mentoring & Inspiring Women in Radio Group has extended the application window for the 2021 Mildred Carter Mentoring Program to Friday, February 5th. The initiative connects mentees with accomplished women recognized as leaders, mentors, and game-changers in radio.
IBA Selects A CRM Provider
The Independent Broadcasters Association has selected Radio Workflow as it’s broadcasting platform of choice. The IBA has endorsed Radio Workflow as the preferred platform for broadcasters to manage the workflow of their traffic, billing, and production system.
Alpha Files Chapter 11
Announcing it is restructuring with certain lenders to reduce its $267 million in debt, Alpha Media has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The Company says it expects no disruption to operations and the current management will remain in place.
Report: Designer Abboud To Host Show on WABC
Fashion designer Joseph Aboud will launch a weekly show on the Red Apple station February 6th called Threads, according to Yahoo! Life. Threads is also the title of Abboud’s 2005 book about life in the “high stakes world of fashion.”
Clear Launches Hip Hop Format
Clear Media Network has added a new Hip Hop Music format to its 24/7 Radio Network. Clear's President of Programming and Operations Mark McCray will program the new format.
Townsquare Buying Big Batch of Oaktree Shares
Townsquare Media has entered into an agreement to repurchase a minimum of 10 million of the 12.5 million shares of the company owned by Oaktree Capital. The price Townsquare will pay is $6.40 per share, a 19% discount from last Friday's closing price.
NYF’s Radio Awards
New York Festivals® Radio Awards is now accepting entries. Award winners will be celebrated at NYF’s Storytellers Galaat NAB October 2021.
Entercom Launches Betting Network
It's called the BetQL Audio Network. The network, which follows Entercom's recent acquisition of sports data and iGaming affiliate platform QL Gaming Group, will feature sports gambling programming heard across Entercom’s sports stations and on Radio.com.
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