Why Shannon Shaffer Was Named Radio’s Best Salesperson
There have been less than thirty people who've walked up the steps at a Radio Show to accept the Radio Wayne Award as the best salesperson in the country. Shannon Shaffer is one of them.
Deals Dry Up
Station mergers and acquisitions volume in Q3 of 2019 were the lowest since Q4 of 2016 according to Kagan. Emmis took part in the largest radio deal of the quarter.
Connoisseur Launches Ferocious Content
Connoisseur Media is partnering with JJ Durand and John Deptulski to create a new company, Ferocious Content, that will focus on video and social media content.
Pai Visits Brookings Radio
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai and FCC Special Counsel Preston Wise were in Brookings, SD, on Tuesday, September 17 and made a stop at Brookings Radio to meet the staff and take a tour.
RAB’s PROposal Assistant Gets An Upgrade
The RAB's PROposal Assistant has been helping salespeople successfully close sales for 15 years. This year, the RAB added new features to the program that should help salespeople succeed even more.
MLB Postseason Broadcast On New Spanish-Language Network
UNANIMO Deportes has reached an agreement with Major League Baseball to be the Spanish-language home of the 2019 MLB postseason on terrestrial radio in the United States.
Hip Hop Station Adds Tesh Show
Missoula’s Classic Hip Hop radio station, Montana Broadcasting’s Wild 104, is adding John Tesh, with his Intelligence For Your Life radio program, to middays.
From Fired Radio Host To Successful Podcaster
In Part 2 of our interview with Jeff and Callie Dauler about their new podcast The Upside, they tell us exactly how many downloads they're getting, how they plan to manage ad inventory and how they plan to grow the business.
Host, Wife Lose Quadruplets
WGR- Buffalo sports talker Jeremy White and his wife Molly have lost their quadruplets after they were born prematurely. White made the announcement on his Twitter page.
Former Alpha Host Sentenced To Probation
Mathew Rydberg, who was known as Matt McKay on Alpha’s KFRX-FM in Lincoln, was charged with domestic assault back in April. He was fired by Alpha in May, took a plea deal in July and was sentenced to two years probation this week.
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