Albany Radiothon Raises $300K
The 24th annual Cares for Kids Radiothon raised $314,000 on Albany’s News Radio 810 & 103.1 WGY and 99.5 The River. Every dollar raised supports programs and services at Bernard & Millie Duker Children’s Hospital at Albany Med.
A New Number One
After nearly five months dominating the top slot on the Media Monitors list, Indeed has been replaced. Progressive has knocked Indeed into the number two slot.
SiriusXM Pays $150 Million For Conan’s Podcast Company
SiriusXM has purchased Team Coco, which included the podcast Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend, and the Conan O’Brien-led podcast network and digital media business. The Wall Street Journal valued the deal at $150 mllion.
IBA Launches Iliad Show Into Syndication
The Independent Broadcasters Association and the Iliad Media Group are making the Joey & Lauren in The Morning show available to IBA-member stations in a no-barter, minimum-cash deal.
Bo Matthews Promoted
Alpha Media San Jose has named Bo Matthews as Programming/Operations Director of the cluster. San Jose is home of Bay Country (94.5 KBAY FM and 92.1 KKDV FM) and Mix 106.5 (106.5 KEZR FM).
Regional Murrow Awards For WBZ
WBZ NewsRadio, Boston’s News Radio, has won three Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards. The awards are in the categories of Breaking News Coverage, Best Newscast and Continuing Coverage.
Skyview Net Set For Holiday Weekend
Skyview Networks’ B-Dub Radio is offering a Five-hour special program for use over the Memorial Day Holiday Weekend. The program is a country block party featuring artists back-to-back.
Playlist Creation Webinar
“How to Create a Winning Playlist in a Streaming & Social World” is the latest webinar offering from Benztown and P1 Media Group. The free webinar is set for Thursday May 26.
WBAL Teams Up Hosts
Torrey Snow and Dan Joseph are familiar to WBAL News Radio 1090/FM 101.5 listeners in their own right; now they are a team. The Torrey and Dan Show will take over the Afternoon Drive slot on the Hearst Communications station.
What Are You Known For?
(By Randy Lane) Today, successful brands stand for something bigger than their product, service, or show. For example, Patagonia is active in supporting our planet and climate change.
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Lifetime Leadership Award Honoree Harvey Nagler
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