Randy Lemmon, Houston Garden Radio Host, Dies at 61
Randy Lemmon, a Houston radio host whose gardening program was on the air for nearly three decades, died on Wednesday. Lemmon passed away on his birthday at the age of 61. The cause of death was attributed to complications from a stroke.
Gary Hahn to Return After ‘Illegal Aliens’ Remark
Gary Hahn, a play-by-play announcer for North Carolina State who was suspended in late December for a remark about "illegal aliens" in El Paso, will return to the airwaves in mid-January, his employer confirmed on Wednesday.
Mayer Joins Podcast Division at ABC Audio
Laura Mayer is the new executive producer of Podcast Programming at ABC Audio. Mayer will work closely with Josh Cohan, director of Podcast Programming. She'll report to Liz Alesse, VP of ABC Audio.
Monte to Host New Show and Podcast With NEPM
New England Public Media has hired local radio personality Monte Belmonte as host and executive producer of a new radio show and podcast celebrating life in western Massachusetts.
Colorado Public Radio’s Systemic is Back
Colorado Public Radio’s podcast Systemic, an audio documentary that takes an look at people working to reform institutions, returns January 10 for a second season.
iHeart Flips News Talk AM to Sports
In Washington DC listeners tuning into iHeartMedia's 1190-AM will now hear sports content from Fox Sports Radio and VSiN, which specializes in betting content. iHeart makes the flip in the nation's capitol from news/talk
Why Does Caroline Beasley Attend CES?
At CES in Las Vegas later today the radio industry is hosting a special VIP reception at The Bellagio sponsored by Quu, Beasley Media Group, Benztown, vCreative, Xperi, Skyview Networks, Jacobs Media Strategies, Radio Ink, and Radio + Television Business Report.
Bloomberg Asks if The Podcasting Boom is Over?
For years new podcasting companies were being created then were gobbled up by larger, more established media, that believed they needed to get into the space. Millions of dollars were being tossed at podcasting companies.
The Masses Descend on CES
(By Buzz Knight) You can feel the energy growing as the masses are descending to CES. We are still in press conference mode with a number of offsite hotels/Mandalay Bay and Aria serving as base camp for the operation.
Are Stations Driving Their Audience Away?
(By Larry Rosin) Increasingly, music radio stations are thinning their music testing targets down tighter and tighter, all but telling large parts of their own potential audiences to ‘get the hell out.’ This may suffer the same fate as the campaign of Arizona GOP candidate Kari Lake.















