News

KFKA in Northern Colorado is launching a new morning show, hosted by Brian Gary and Tanner Schwindt. “Good Morning NOCO” will focus on local news, sports, weather, traffic and fun.

Detroit News/Talker WJR has kicked off a year-long Centennial celebration. The station signed on for the first time on May 4, 1922, as WCX, which changed a few years later to WJR to reflect the ownership of the Jewett Radio and Phonograph Company.

The 2022 Edison Research Moms and Media study provides insight on U.S. moms and their media usage, social media habits, and outlook on tech. Findings incorporate data from The Infinite Dial study, Wondery, and ART19, as well as new data from a national online study of adults 18 and older. Register for the May 5th webinar HERE.

Chris Hoffman has been promoted to Vice President of Adult Contemporary where he will be responsible for 27 AC-formatted radio stations. Hoffman will continue in his role as Operations Manager for Cumulus Salt Lake City’s KUBL-FM, KBEE-FM, and KKAT-AM.

Coleman Insights is ready to take a deep dive into its benchmark study of contemporary music tastes in the United States and Canada. The Contemporary Music SuperStudy 4 will be presented during a webinar May 11 at 2PM (EDT).

The Radio Television Digital News Association is changing up how it announces Regional Murrow Award winners. Starting May 10, the RTDNA kicks off "Welcome to Murrow May!"

"The Connected Vehicle — What Does That Look Like for Radio?" examines the future of in-vehicle radio listening. Fred Jacobs of Jacobs Media Strategies moderates the panel discussion during day-two of the Radio Ink Hispanic Radio Conference, June 22-23, in Miami.

Ben Calhoun has been hired as Executive Producer for 'The Daily'. Calhoun joins The Times from 'This American Life' where he was an editor.

TuneIn has appointed Tom Fuelling as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining TuneIn, Fuelling served as CFO for Hulu, OpenX, ARTISTdirect and most recently, Spokeo.

BIA Advisory Services has added three people to its forecasting and consulting divisions. Nicole Ovadia has joined as VP of Forecasting and Analysis, Leyla Chatti joins as Senior Media Analyst and Mark Dugan as Director of Data Insights and Client Relations.