North Carolina Is Next To Bet On Radio
(By Marc Greenspan) On March 11, North Carolina will become the 30th state, plus DC, to legalize sports gambling. Estimates have the sports betting industry spending over $2 billion in advertising, with radio capturing greater than its historical 7% share.
DCist Is Done As WAMU Shifts Focus From Digital Back To Audio
American University's public radio station WAMU has announced the closure of its digital news platform, DCist. The move came with layoffs involving fifteen staff members, several of whom reportedly found out from a news article published before a staff meeting.
Parker To Turn Audacy AM Into Trailblazing Detroit Sports Station
Former Detroit sports columnist Rob Parker is set to change the city's radio lineup with the impending debut of a unique AM station. Sports Rap Radio 1270 (WXYT-AM) will boast the nation's first all-Black host lineup with a mid-May launch in mind.
Keith Urban, Jason Aldean Set For CRS 2024’s Acoustic Alley
CRS 2024 has unveiled the full lineup for Bob Kingsley's Acoustic Alley, set for Thursday. Superstars Keith Urban and Jason Aldean will participate along with more of Country's best songwriters after Radio Ink crowns the genre's best PDs.
iHeart CMO Gayle Troberman: Radio Helps Beat Marketer Bias
As linear TV continues its decline, iHeartMedia Chief Marketing Officer Gayle Troberman is highlighting how marketers need radio to bridge the perception gap between themselves and the average US consumer.
On Cape Fear, Cumulus Wilmington Pulls 26 Hours For St. Jude
Cumulus Media's Wilmington, NC cluster has rallied its listeners to raise $70,528 for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. The 26th Annual Cumulus Cares for St. Jude Kids Radiothon saw the group's five stations unite over 26 continuous hours.
College Radio Honored In 2024 BEA Festival of Media Arts
The Broadcast Education Association is again honoring the best in college media with this year's "Best of" Awards at the Festival of Media Arts. These awards were chosen from a field of more than 1,885 submissions from faculty and students at more than 300 schools.
Blast From The Past: Peter Cavanaugh, 1959
Happy Friday! This week’s Blast From The Past features Peter Cavanaugh at WNDR in Syracuse back in 1959. Send your Blast From The Past to our Editor-in-Chief, Cameron Coats for your chance to be featured.
Radio Vendor Alliance To Debut At NAB Show 2024
A new coalition has been formed by a group of radio vendors to offer strategic planning and advice to owners of small and medium-sized stations. The Radio Vendor Alliance comprises eight founding members dedicated to simplifying the vendor selection process.
Veritone Hit By Layoffs As Q1 Media Struggles Continue
Audio AI company Veritone is the latest media-forward company to face significant layoffs to start 2024. The company announced restructuring efforts that would include a reduction of approximately 14% of Veritone's global workforce by the end of March.
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