Country Station Comes Through Big For Troops
Country station KSCS (96.3 FM) in Dallas and its morning show, "Hawkeye in the Morning," collected more than 106,000 holiday cards for military service members as part of the station's "10,000 for the Troops" card drive.
Why Will These Dj’s Be Wearing Pajamas?
Cumulus Media's classic hip-hop station KSZR (97.5 FM, The Vibe) in Tucson will host the first annual "DJs for PJs" pajama and book drive event on Saturday. The event will see station personalities collect pajamas, books and monetary donations.
Nik Rivers Returning to Rochester
Stephens Media Group says Nik Rivers will return to Buffalo to serve as the operations manager for its three stations there, starting in December. Rivers previously worked in Rochester as the program director for WZNE (94.1 FM, The Zone).
‘Sean Hannity Show’ Signs 700th Affiliate
Premiere Networks says The Sean Hannity Show signed its 700th affiliate this month. The milestone comes shortly after the show celebrated its 20th anniversary in syndication.
BIA: Local Revenue Will Be Flat in 2023
In its newly released 2023 U.S. Local Advertising Forecast, BIA Advisory Services estimates revenues across all media will reach $165.7 billion in 2023, a drop of 0.5 percent from BIA's final estimate of $166.5 billion for 2022.
Katz Media Raises $47,000 for Broadcasters Foundation
Katz Media Group raised more than $47,000 for the Broadcasters Foundation during its 12th annual company-wide membership drive. The total amount raised by Katz Media Group has grown to nearly $450,000 since the drive's inception.
NPR Finds Top News Exec
National Public Radio announced on Tuesday that following a national search, Eric Marrapodi has been promoted to VP for News Programming. Marrapodi has been with NPR for the past four years.
Diamond Tyleir Promoted to Weeknights at WBHJ
SummitMedia has promoted Diamond Tyleir to host weeknights on its rhythmic CHR station WBHJ (95.7 FM) in Birmingham. Prior to the promotion, Tyleir had been working weekends at the station. She joined SummitMedia in 2019.
‘Murphy, Sam & Jodi’ Add More Affiliates
The nationally-syndicated morning show Murphy, Sam & Jodi has added nine new affiliates. The new affiliates add to more than five dozen stations across the country that are already airing the syndicated morning show.
NABOB Gets First GM Incubator Fund Award
The National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters has been selected to be the first recipient of an award from the General Motors Diverse Owned Incubator Fund. The $50 million fund is part of the company's "Road to Equity" efforts.
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