Charlotte Welcomes Donnie Simpson
Radio One's Donnie Simpson Weekend Show will launch in Charlotte on June 27. The two-Hour Urban Adult Contemporary show will air on WOSF 105.3 RNB.
hardDrive Still Rockin’ At 25
The July 4th weekend broadcast of United Stations hardDrive will mark the Silver Anniversary of the program. Host Lou Brutus (pictured) has been behind the mic since 1996.
Stuttering John Case Tossed
On Thursday a lawsuit former Howard Stern cast member John Melendez filed against SiriusXM was dismissed without prejudice, by U.S. District Judge Paul Crotty in Manhattan, which means it cannot be brought again.
The Royalty Fight is On
And it will all come down how many elected officials in Washington want radio to pay artists to air their music, and how many believe it's a fair value-for-value model.
How The NAB Responded
This is not new news to NAB CEO Gordon Smith. It's an issue he's been dealing with since he came to the trade organization from Congress. To date the NAB has garnered 151 signatures for the Local Radio Freedom Act.
Watermarking Versus Fingerprinting
(By Buzz Knight) Is PPM technology due for an upgrade? The recent announcement by Nielsen on June 16th that they are expanding their encoding options with their Audio Software Encoder for FM stations is good news for the future improvement of audience measurement.
Weber named D.O.S. for Hubbard Chicago
Hubbard Chicago has promoted veteran sales manager Mary Eileen Weber to Managing Director of Sales for the Chicago cluster. She'll now be responsible for revenue at WTMX, WDRV, WSHE and 2060 Digital.
Beasley Boston Banks $27K For Kids
Beasley Media Group’s 98.5/The Sports Hub’s 10th Annual Who’s Your Caddy? charity golf tournament raised more than $27,000 to benefit the Pediatric Advanced Care Team Unit at Boston Children’s Hospital.
The Score Collects Stadium Full of Cash
$650,000 was raised for Athletes for Justice's Austin Harvest food mart project as part of 670 The Score’s What About Chicago Radiothon. The event benefited former Chicago Bear Sam Acho’s organization and its mission to erase a food desert and build a permanent facility that can fully service those in need.
The Money Just Keeps Rolling in From Radio
Eddie Garcia from The Bobby Bones Show completed a nearly 100 mile walk from Bluefield, West Virginia to Bristol, Tennessee this week as part of a fundraiser for National Angels, a non-profit that supports families in the foster care community.