New VP National Operations At HMG
Brian Driver has been promoted to Vice President of National Operations for Houston based Hope Media Group. Since 2012, Driver has served WayFM as Operations Manager and Later General manager for WAYA in Charleston SC.
Celebrity Cringe-Worthy Stories
"Funny Cuz It’s True" is the debut podcast from comedian Elyse Myers. She welcomes celebrities and comedians to share their personal, hilarious and sometimes cringe-worthy stories and then she pairs them with her inner monologue.
NAB Gets DC To Help Squash Booster Proposal
The NAB fight to make sure targeted local programming using FM boosters never happens made it to Capitol Hill this week. South Carolina Congressman Jeff Duncan is leading the charge.
AdsWizz Adds SBS
Spanish Broadcasting Systems has signed a deal with AdsWizz which will now be the exclusive programmatic sales rep for SBS’s Hispanic audio inventory.
iHeart To The Rescue
iHeartRadio Raleigh will hold a hurricane relief donation drive to aid the victims of Hurricane Ian today from 6 a.m. – 8 p.m. at a Walmart Supercenter in Cary, NC.
Attention Radio Stations – I Have Your Pictures
(By Ed Ryan) If you're planning to do a fundraising event in your market for the victims of Hurricane Ian and need pictures or video to include in your local media promotion, please reach out to me at [email protected]. I walked the streets of Fort Myers Beach the day after and have pictures and video of a community that was wiped off the planet.
Julian Lennon The Ambassador
Singer Julian Lennon has been named the official 2022 Ambassador for the 12th Annual World College Radio Day, which is this Friday. "College radio is a good way to learn about what's going on in the world, whether it's locally or worldwide,” says Lennon.
New Deal For Dave & Chuck the Freak
Beasley Media Group has signed Dave Hunter and Charles Urquhart, co-hosts of the successful Detroit-based WRIF-FM Dave & Chuck the Freak Morning Show, to a new long-term contract.
Multiplatform Sports Content Deal
LaVar Arrington, FOX Sports Radio host, has announced a multi-platform partnership with John Brenkus and his new sports platform Brinx.TV. Brenkus is a six-time Emmy Award-winning creator and host of "Sport Science". Arrington is co-host of the nationally syndicated weekend program/podcast “Up On Game”.
NYPR Hires New President/CEO
The New York Public Radio Board of Trustees has announced LaFontaine Oliver has been named the next President and CEO. He joins from Your Public Radio (WYPR) in Baltimore, where he currently serves as President and CEO.















