Report: Big iHeart Creditor is Ready to Deal
The New York Post is reporting the biggest creditor of iHeartMedia is ready to make a deal on a debt restructuring plan. The paper says Mutual Fund Franklin Resources is working with investment bank PJT Partners on the plan to present to the company next week. Franklin owns $2.3 billion of iHeart’s $20 billion debt.
He Grabbed My Bare A**
It had to be a record for the number of times the word a** and cheek were used in a federal courtroom. Taylor Swift took the stand Thursday and said she is 100% sure former KYGO morning man David Mueller assaulted her. "It was a definite grab. A very long grab," she said. "He stayed attached to my bare ass-cheek as I lurched away from him."
Report: GM Says Mueller Did It
The Denver Post has the details of the investigation KYGO General Manager Bob Call conducted following the alleged assault on Taylor Swift. Call testified that there were three things that convinced him Mueller did what Swift's team accused him of. Call fired Mueller three days after the groping allegation back in 2013. Here's what Call told the court.
Commission Hunts Down 2 More Florida Pirates
In Lake Worth, Florida Frances Chapman has 10 days to shut down his illegal radio operation from his home at 88.7-FM. In Hollywood, Florida, American College Express has 10 days to shut down a pirate station, also at 88.7, broadcasting from a commercial business. Read the violation notice for Chapman HERE and American College Express HERE.
How To Avoid The Summertime Sales Blues
(By Paul Weyland) Yes, I hear you. Well, not all of you, but plenty of you that are concerned about your local direct numbers as compared to last year. What’s going on? Does this indicate a seismic shift in the economy? Is this occurring in all markets or just mine? Are decision-makers losing confidence in the economy? Are they losing confidence in broadcast? How long will this slowdown continue? Is it me?
Clients: What They Are Not
(By Roy Williams) We live in a universe of paired opposites. Proton and electron. Inhale and exhale. Extend and contract. Rise and fall. Male and female. Day and night. What you embrace does not define you nearly so much as what you exclude. I’m speaking of self-definition.
Are You Ready For Some CBS Football?
CBS Sports Radio announced its upcoming schedule of live weekend programming focused on football season, Thursday. Shows will give listeners the latest news and coverage of NFL, college, and fantasy football games throughout the upcoming 2017 regular season.
Demi Lovato Booked For Radio Show
More big news on the Radio Show: Multi-platinum and Grammy-nominated performer Demi Lovato is set to headline the 2017 Radio Show’s Music & Mimosas event on Friday, September 8, in Austin. The 2017 Radio Show will be held September 5-8 at the JW Marriott in Austin.
Sun Signs Country Fried Mix
Sun Broadcast Group and Jett Media have entered into a partnership bringing the country music mix show, Country Fried Mix with DJ Sinister, to the network. The show is the brainchild of music producer Charlie Pennachio, and national touring artist and producer DJ Sinister. The show runs on Friday or Saturday night, serving up back-to-back country hits, mashed up and remixed.
“Something Was Horribly Wrong”
That's what Taylor Swift's mother Andrea Swift said on the stand yesterday during the trial between her daughter and fired former KYGO morning man David Mueller. Andrea told the court when she saw this picture (seen here courtesy of TMZ) the knew something was horribly wrong.
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