Headlines

A big shout-out for the KBAY team that walked for donations in the San Jose Walk to End Alzheimer’s on October 8. They raised $5,000. It was the fourth year that midday host, Jona Denz-Hamilton led a team of listeners in the walk that this year raised close to $1.2 million total, making San Jose third in the nation for the most donations.

Stephanie Callihan is the Vice President and General Manager for Entercom in Austin. She started her radio career as an assistant to an account executive and worked her way up to NSM, GSM, DOS and then finally market manager. Her colleagues says she is a true radio professional.

That's what we're hearing from several industry sources, but of course those things can change when the government is involved. It was July 19 when Beasley announced it was purchasing the 21 Greater Media stations in 7 markets for $240 million Dollars. Since then Beasley has been putting its new corporate team in place and last month divested 4 stations in Charlotte to Entercom for $24 million.

We get questions. Boy do we get questions. With the amount of managers, executives, and hosts we talk to on a daily basis, great questions pop up from the people in the field doing radio's heavy lifting all the time. And when that happens we turn to the experts, those who have a proven track record of success in our industry, who we know are going to give you the best advice possible.

(By Kevin Neathery) Constant recruiting is vital to building a great sales force and insulating revenue from attrition. Online job sites are highly effective and a must, but can’t match on-air recruiting to reach potential candidates already living or working in your coverage area.

(By Ronald Robinson) As provided in a recent Radio Ink report, Neilson numbers suggest that radio still enjoys a significant advantage over other electronic media in audience penetration. Depending on demographics, radio apparently continues to attract 90-95 percent of available audience. While no longer newsworthy, the stats may yet be useful to some AEs. So, what’s next?

They are both big radio advertisers, and they were very big last year. On Wednesday, The Wall Street Journal reported the two fantasy-sports websites will each pay $6 million to resolve lawsuits in New York regarding their advertising practices.

Country Radio Broadcasters is now accepting applications for the Rusty Walker Scholarship program, which provides an all-expenses-paid trip to, and attendance at, CRS 2017 in February. Applicants must be full-time radio station employees and a first-time CRS attendees. Three scholarships will be awarded. Apply at https://www.countryradioseminar.com/. Deadline is November 7.

The Financial Exchange with Barry Armstrong and Chuck Zodda will be added to NH1 News Radio WNNH FM 99.1 in Concord, and WEMJ FM 107.3 & AM 1490 in Laconia, both in New Hampshire.

Whatever the reason or reasons, Pandora's revenue did not meet expectations and the stock price was reflecting that late Tuesday. Revenue was approximately $352 million, $8 million below the low end of Pandora's own guidance range. CFO Mike Herring blamed the miss on a soft advertising market, especially in national business, and overall softness in digital advertising.