Rusty Walker Scholarship Recipients Announced
CRS has named Anthony Donatelli (On-Air Talent/Digital Content Creator, KFRG/Riverside, CA), Dan Weir (Program Director/Afternoon Personality, KFGY/Sonoma County, CA), and Nichole Breau (Promotions Manager, WCTY/Norwich, CT) as the recipients.
Local Radio Is Alive And Well
(By Shawn Dietz) I know what you’re thinking. “Local radio = smaller-than-small market and boring!” Not only are you wrong, but your naiveté could someday cost you.
The Tweet That Ignited A Big Debate
Variety's Chris Williams heard 2 female artists played back-to-back on Go Country 105 in L.A. He joked about what he heard on Twitter, wondering if someone was going to get fired for what he heard. The debate about fair airplay for females took off, including a lengthy piece in Variety by Williams HERE that includes a quote from our story HERE.
Advertisers Revolted Against Firings In Des Moines
That's what KXNO host Andy Fales (pictured) told Rolling Stone about his fired, then rehired co-workers. Fales, and his Sports Talk show co-host Keith Murphy, were not part of the layoffs but decided to boycott their show for a day in support of six of their co-workers who were let go.
Could Public Outrage Work in Indy Next?
5,700 people have signed a petition to bring back the "Query & Schultz" radio show in Indianapolis. The duo had hosted afternoons on iHeartMedia's WNDE-AM for 9 years before being fired with hundreds of others across the country last week.
CBS Offered Artie Lange $20 Million To Replace Stern
That's what Lange claimed on his podcast Artie Lange's Halfway House on an episode with former CBS Radio and Howard Stern Show executive Tim Sabean. A lot of behind-the-scenes details were revealed on the episode.
The Best Radio Reps Do These Things
(By Brandi Jackson) After 20 years in the agency business, I’ve come to realize that when it comes to client service, some of our very best media sales reps are radio reps!
Colorado Station Broken Into
Employees at KILO-FM in Colorado Springs are on the lookout for a person caught on surveillance video throwing a brick through the station's window. Once inside, the thief stole headphones, iPads, concert tickets, and cash, according to News5.
Co-Chairs Named For 2020 CFO Summit
The three co-chairs are Marie Tedesco, CFO for Beasley Media Group, Kent Nate, EVP/CFO at Bonneville and Doug Lyons, SVP/Controller and Treasurer of The E.W. Scripps Company.
The Top 10 Drivers Of Marketing Effectiveness
(By Bob McCurdy) A study of the Effie Awards has revealed what factors contributed most to these winning campaigns' performance in rank order.















