A Pitch For A New Season
The Pitch, Vox Media’s business podcast, has launched a new season. This season finds 14 entrepreneurs in Chicago, pitching real investors on their start-ups.
WDYZ Orlando Adds ESPN, Drops Florida Man Format
JVC Broadcasting's WDYZ-AM 660 in Orlando is the latest to add ESPN Radio. Branded ESPN 660-Orlando Sports Radio; the station will carry the full 24/7 ESPN package. JVC ditched their "Florida Man" format to make the change.
Lemonada Drops Another
Discarded is a new Lemonada Media limited series focusing on society’s relationship with plastic, as told through the personal story of Sharon Lavigne, who became an activist in this space when she began her fight against a plastic company.
Salem Radio Partnership To Help Syria Earthquake Victims
The Salem Radio Network is joining forces with non-profit international relief agency Food For The Poor to rush aid to Turkey and Syria where two massive earthquakes struck on Monday, Feb. 6th. Over 8,000 people were killed by the earthquakes, thousands were injured.
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.
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