Headlines

ABC Radio has announced a full slate of end-of-year programming, including five long-form programs, eight short-form series, and a three-hour country music special,Country Hot List 2017, hosted by Matthew Ramsey and Brad Tursi of country group Old Dominion. Here's the full lineup...

Three of Westwood One’s most popular country programs celebrate the holidays with year-end specials: American Country Countdown with Kix Brooks; Country Countdown USA with Lon Helton; and Country Gold with Terri Clark. Here are the details...

(By Eric Rhoads) Facts are powerful. The facts about radio are powerful, which is why David Field’s advertising campaign promoting radio (and not Entercom) is smart. Though we have had decades of the “Let’s use radio to sell radio” mentality, the cold hard fact is the people radio needs to reach may not be regular radio listeners. Plus, somehow it’s always sounded like begging … like things must not be going well if we have to say it on our own stations. Sorry.

(By Wayne Ens) An article in the latest Radio Ink posed the question, “Can David Fields pro-radio marketing campaign drive more local radio revenue?” The question was posed on the heels of the recent BIA Kelsey forecast predicting a decline in local radio revenues in 2018.

Kelly Greeley (pictured here with Kelsea Ballerini) is an Account Executive for Neuhoff Media in Springfield, IL. She's been selling radio for 27 years. Kelly has found a very cool way to stand out amongst the many salespeople she has to compete with in her market. Are your salespeople as creative as Kelly Greeley? Check out what she's doing.

Leonard Lopate and Jonathan Schwartz have been put on leave pending investigations into allegations of inappropriate conduct. Details of any allegations were not made public. On the WNYC website, New York Public Radio CEO Laura Walker said the station "takes these kinds of allegations very seriously and is reviewing these matters promptly."

Brindley Marshall and Robenson Thermitus were given 10 days to respond to the FCC about why they were operating illegal radio stations out of their homes. Marshall is accused of operating a pirate station at 97.7 FM and Thermitus was caught operating at 98.7. Read the Marshall notice HERE and the Thermitus notice HERE.

News Radio 1200 WOAI in San Antonio raised the windfall with its annual radiothon and silent auction. Proceeds will benefit the Elf Louise Christmas Project, a local non-profit organization that purchases and delivers toys during the holiday season for Bexar County's less fortunate children.

Entercom Chicago’s WBBM Newsradio (780AM, 105.9FM) is proud to announce its 22nd annual Good Neighbor Radiothon, benefitting the Salvation Army and its Bed and Bread Club. WBBM News Anchor Pat Cassidy will host the live broadcast on Friday, December 8, starting at 5 a.m. CT.

WDRV Chicago hosts Sherman and Tingle held their 2nd annual fundraiser called, Operation: Santa PAWS, and collected $10,300 dollars in pet supplies and donations. The station partnered with PAWS Chicago -- an organization that builds no-kill communities. More than 8,000 homeless pets die each year on the streets or when placed in shelters.