WESA Morning Host Retiring
90.5 WESA, Pittsburgh’s NPR news station host Maria Scapellato will retire this fall. Scapellato has hosted Morning Edition for the past five years.
Salem Promotes Latzer
Salem Media Group has promoted Jon Latzer to Vice President and General Manager of Salem Surround. Latzer has spent the last three years at Salem as a Digital Sales Director.
Clear Channel Outdoor CEO Takes Challenge
The Borrell Local Marketing Trends Podcast continues to line up CEO's for the "10 Year Challenge" series. Gordon Borrell and Corey Elliott sit down this week with Scott Wells, Clear Channel CEO.
New Radio Milwaukee Production Mgr
Radio Milwaukee, HYFIN (WYMS-88.9 HD2) has hired Kim Shine as Production Manager. Most recently she worked as a news reporter for WDJT-TV Milwaukee, producing news packages and doing live reports.
WFPK Louisville Changes
Louisville Public Media is adding new programming on 91.9 WFPK, including two new local shows. The new local shows and host changes take effect August 20.
WTOP Top 10 Winners
WTOP has named the Grand Prize winners in the “WTOP Top 10 Contest”. The contest supports local restaurants in Maryland, D.C. and Virginia with each category winner getting a check for $1,000.
New iHeart Nebraska-Iowa Area President
Taylor Walet has been promoted to Area President for Nebraska-Iowa. Walet joined iHeartMedia in 2007 as the Market President for iHeart Omaha.
Congressman Wants High Fees Explained
Minnesota Congressman Tom Emmer has written a letter to FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel regarding the big fee increase on broadcasters for Fiscal Year 2022. The letter has support from over 90 other lawmakers.
We Will All Miss Jim Thompson
(By Deborah Parenti) Jim Thompson was kind, generous, and smart. What distinguished Jim most, however, was his warmth and gracious attitude. Spending even a few minutes with Jim always left one feeling a little better about humanity. He gave his undivided attention to you.
Radio Industry Responds to Thompson Death
When the Broadcasters Foundation of America announced on Monday that its longtime President Jim Thompson had died, the reaction from radio industry executives came pouring in. Here's a sample of what people said about Jim...
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