Radio Execs Mixed on Non-Compete Ban Proposal
(By Randy Lane) The FTC’s proposed new rule banning noncompete clauses in employee contracts could have a major impact across the media industry. Understandably, corporations and management are generally for noncompetes, while talent and talent executives are against them.
Ramsey Taking Over The Entreleadership Podcast
On February 13th nationally syndicated host Dave Ramsey will take over as host of the Entreleadership Podcast with a new caller-driven format. He'll take calls from America’s small-business owners to help guide them through the challenges they face.
Starks Sets Tone For FCC Diversity Symposium
A full-day symposium focused on expanding digital and media ownership opportunities for women and minorities — with in-person and virtual participants and a lively audience at the FCC’s headquarters — kicked off on Tuesday with remarks from Commissioner Geoffrey Starks.
Examining The Gender Gap
What is the gap between women and men in broadcast media with respect to gender diversity? Attendees of the FCC's Communications Equity and Diversity Council Media Ownership Diversity Symposium received fresh insight and intelligence on the subject.
Baltimore Station Comes up Big For Salvation Army
WLIF-FM in Baltimore teamed up with The Salvation Army of Central Maryland for “Bundle Up Baltimore,” the station’s annual campaign to collect coats, scarves, hats, gloves, socks, blankets and other warm clothing for those in need in the Baltimore area.
WBEB Philadelphia Adds ‘Deliah’
Audacy's adult contemporary station WBEB (101.1FM, B101) has added the late-night program Delilah to its schedule, starting Monday. The show will air on WBEB weeknights from 7 p.m. to midnight Eastern Time; Delilah now reaches listeners across over 150 stations.
Bob Miller Gets Top Honor from Magazine
Sports broadcaster Bob Miller of WFMD (930 AM) in Frederick, Maryland has been named Frederick Magazine's Radio Personality of the Year. The honor was bestowed upon Miller, who has worked at WFMD since 1994, based on reader votes.
SiriusXM Launches Super Bowl Pop-Up Channel
SiriusXM launched a dedicated satellite and streaming radio channel dedicated to coverage of Super Bowl LVII. The channel, Super Bowl LVII Radio (Channel 104), started last Friday with special programming that takes listeners behind-the-scenes of the big game.
DeDe Offers A Helping Hand Up
DeDe McGuire and her foundation will once again be awarding five listeners $2,500 tuition scholarships for study at a Historically Black College University.
iHeart Helps Launch Another Original Podcast
Ellen Horne, who was the executive producer of the podcast Radiolab for over a decade, is launching a new investigative podcast, Admissible: Shreds of Evidence, hosted by reporter Tessa Kramer and co-produced by VPM (Central Virginia’s public media station) and iHeartPodcasts.
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