IBA Radiothon Raises $40K
With hundreds of radio stations across the country participating, the 2nd annual Radio Cares Radiothon, raised $40,000 which will provide 400,000 meals to hungry families in America.
Liz Hits 100
On Tuesday FOX Business Network host Liz Claman celebrated the 100th episode of her podcast Everyone Talks to Liz Claman. The podcast focuses on inspiring “American dream” stories and the often brutally difficult but inspirational climbs to success. LISTEN
Hip Hop Flip In Richmond
Radio One Richmond has launched Classic Hip-Hop on 950 WXGI-AM, 99.5 W258DC, 1240 WTPS-AM and 102.7 W274BX. The change re-brands the signals to The New 99.5/102.7 The BOX, RVA’s New Home for Classic Hip Hop.
MyWineRadio Adds Travel Feature
Travel writer Ginny Prior has joined MyWineRadio to produce West Coast Travel Minutes. She is the Executive Director of the Bay Area Travel Writers.
Aaron Roberts Joins RCS
Aaron Roberts is the new National Sales Manager for the United States for RCS. Roberts most recently served as VP of Programming Communications & Special Projects for Cumulus Media & Westwood One.
New Executive Editor For PCBC
Pittsburgh Community Broadcasting Corporation has appointed Cindi Lash as Executive Editor. She joins PCBC from Missouri Lawyers Media where she has been editor since 2018.
Facebook Embraces Audio, Podcasting
Everyone is finally realizing how powerful audio is. Facebook reported that more than 170 million people follow podcast pages on its platform and the company plans to make it easier to access podcasts. Facebook is also launching a new product very similar to Clubhouse. The company also stated the obvious: "We think a lot of magic happens at the intersection of audio formats."
Alpha Pulls in $135K For Kids
Alpha Media's Watertown cluster held its 21st annual Sanford Children's Miracle Network Radiothon on April 14th and 15th, raising more than $135,000. It was a record amount raised by the cluster.
Howie Rose Returns Tonight
He's been away from the New York Mets radio booth for one week. The radio voice of the team tweeted that he's returning tonight after an illness not related to COVID. The Mets take on the Cubs Tuesday. WCBS in New York carries Mets games.
Home Depot On Top
Media Monitor has Home Depot back at the top of the list. Indeed held on to the second slot for most aired spots.
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