Gen Moves All Hispanic Assets Under One Roof
All Gen Media Partners’ Hispanic assets – including Sun Latino and GLR – are now operating under the HRN Media Network umbrella. HRN is also a Gen Media Partners company.
5 Tampa Radio Employees Test Positive
Three Beasley employees and two Cox employees have tested positive for COVID-19. PD Orlando Davis and DJ's Broderick Scott and Jose Fernandez work for Beasley's WILD 94.1. Mike Calta and his morning show co-host Anthony Polichemi work for Cox's 102.5 The Bone.
Bonneville Sports Station To Host Panel on Race
Bonneville Denver's Sports Radio 104.3 The Fan will broadcast a live forum, A Discussion on Race in Sports, Thursday. Four people will share their experiences as African American athletes and discuss the challenges for minorities in sports. Here are the panel members...
2 Lawmakers Ask Pai To Hold Those Rates
Reps. Ann McLane Kuster (D-NH) and Chris Stewart (R-UT) have sent a letter to FCC Chairman Ajit Pai asking The Commission to hold off on any regulatory fee increases on broadcasters. They say COVID-19 has hit broadcasters too hard for the government to be piling on.
More Black Ownership Needed
The National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters is out with another call for more opportunities for Black ownership of stations. In a statement entitled: Words Are Not Enough, NABOB addresses the lack of Black owned stations, the impact of the George Floyd incident and the impact that COVID-19 has had on Black Broadcasters.
Progressive Still Number One For Radio
Babbel wasn't too far behind the Insurance giant, however, with 74,436 commercials running on radio stations across America, Progressive was the top national radio advertiser last week, according to Media Monitors. Babbel ran 71,627.
Beasley Hit Hard By COVID in Q1
Reporting $57.7 million in revenue in Q1, Beasley Media Group, which owns 64 stations in 15 large and medium markets, was hit hard by the coronavirus crisis which forced business to close across the country.
Warrant Issued In Baltimore Host Death
Baltimore police say an arrest warrant has been issued for 56-year old Richard Green (pictured). They say he's wanted in the killing of WEAA-FM host Tyra Womack who was killed last Wednesday in a shooting.
As Commerce Opens, Radio Is Perfect
(By Charlie Sislen) After a fast shutdown, the U.S. economy, and hopefully your market, is slowly opening back up. This means that a portion of the population will be opening up their wallets and relieving their pent-up desire to buy products and services.
I’d Rather Know Than Not Know
(By Bob McCurdy) Do we prefer investing our money with a financial advisor who knows more or less about the market? A doctor who knows more or less about their specialty? A professor who knows more or less about a subject?















