Newport Jazz Revival Radio
COVID canceled the Newport Jazz Festival this year, but 88.3 FM WBGOis bringing the festival to the air. Jazz Festival broadcast archives will be used to fill eight hours of programming on August 8 and 9.
CMG Atlanta Care-a-Thon A Success
95.5 WSB (WSB-AM/WSBB-FM) hosted a two day radio event at the end of July to raise money for the Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. The 20th annual event brought in more than 1.5 million dollars.
WBUR Offers News Fellowship
Boston's NPR News station, WBUR, is looking for applicants for a year-long, paid fellowship. The WBUR Newsroom Fellowship will provide hands-on training in every aspect of public media journalism.
KRMG Joins Chiefs Nation
102.3 KRMG is the new home of the Kansas City Chiefs Radio Network in Tulsa. The Cox Media Group station will be adding the defending Super Bowl champs broadcasts to their lineup September 10.
Senate Relief Bill Could Exclude A Lot of Radio
As we've seen so far in Q2, revenue at radio companies, big and small, have been severely impacted by the pandemic. In addition to revenue losses of 50% or higher, employees have been furloughed, fired, or had their salaries cut.
New Urban Alternative On The Way in Texas
KTSU Public Radio is launching Urban Alternative The Vibe this fall from the campus of Texas Southern University. The station will target Millennials and Gen-Z with a mix of Hip Hop, R&B and Neo-Soul. Funding for the station is from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
Le Batard Apologies For Twitter Poll
ESPN's syndicated radio star Dan Le Batard has apologized for a Twitter poll that asked if it was funny that Orlando magic forward Jonathan Isaac tore his ACL after being the first NBA player to stand during the NBA season.
Salem Signs Deal With Tech Company QUU
QUU's technology enables stations to take control of the RDS/HD in-car stereo display with the ability to monetize it through ad augmentation. Earlier this year, Steve Newberry joined the company as CEO. Beasley Media Group is among the company’s investors.
CMG Raises Big Money For St. Jude
The Cox Media Group Tulsa cluster partnered with Fox-TV affiliate KOKI-TV and set two records in the 2020 St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway campaign. The stations sold a record number of tickets and $1.2 million was raised for the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Beasley Q2 Revenue Drops 53%
Another sign of how brutal a national pandemic can be when businesses are forced to shut down and advertising dries up. Revenue for the months of April, May and June came in at $30.4 million for Beasley Media Group, down from $65.7 million for the same three months in 2019.
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