Huang Charges Dropped
KPCC reporter Josie Huang will not be criminally charged according to the L.A. County District Attorney's office. Huang was arrested during demonstrations earlier this month.
Santa Claus is Coming … to Your Radio
(By Mike McVay) This years Christmas format looks as if it will be the most listened to since the holiday post-9-11. This year, it may even be bigger than that Christmas season in 2001, because of what is happening in our lives and in the world today.
How To Talk About The Election
(By Randy Lane) The old Top 40 tagline “the hits just keep on coming!” applies perfectly to 2020. But the hits we keep on getting are not the entertaining kind.
WWIZ FM Flips To Christmas
It's beginning to sound a lot like Christmas in Ohio's Mahoning Valley. Z104 in Youngstown is now Christmas 104 The Valley’s Christmas Station.
CMG Tulsa Helps St. Jude
Cox Media Group Tulsa wrapped up a successful 2020 fundraising partnership with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital over the weekend. The year-long fundraising effort ended with a virtual St. Jude 5K Walk/Run.
Gordon Smith On The First Amendment
NAB President/CEO Gordon Smith has penned an op-ed piece that appears in The Hill. It is part of the recently launched NAB campaign celebrating the First Amendment.
Allegations of Racism Force Out GM
Tim Eby is no longer the GM at St. Louis Public Radio. He was fired Thursday over allegations of a “legacy of structural racism” at the station. Former NPR Board Vice Chair Tom Livingston has taken over as interim GM.
Podcast Radio?
Bloomberg is reporting that Apple purchased a startup company called Scout FM which makes listening to podcasts more like tuning into radio stations. Apple is in a podcast battle with Spotify and other apps trying to dominate the podcast listening landscape.
This Album Was Released 40 Years Ago
Benztown will present Blizzard of Ozz 40th Anniversary Special, a celebration of Ozzy Osbourne’s debut album produced for Rock/Classic Rock stations to air on Halloween weekend. KLOS-FM PD Keith Cunningham produced the show. Matt Pinfield hosts.
Biden Targeting Hispanics in Florida
Thanks to Michael Bloomberg's money Democrats are spending $6 million in the Sunshine State to criticize President Trump. $2 million will be spent on radio, $4 million on TV.
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