Lon Finds a New Home: Compass Media Networks
Less than one month after Cumulus cut Lon Helton from the Westwood One programming roster, Compass Media Networks has picked up his Country Countdown USA program.
For Podcasters, Relevance Matters For Money Magnetization
School of Podcasting CEO Dave Jackson kicked off the second day of our How to Make REAL MONEY Podcasting conference Wednesday and cranked out a long list of tips on how podcasters at every level can generate cash.
Can Country Radio Be Saved?
The next installment of CRS360, "How Country Radio Can Save Itself", is set for Wednesday, July 27. John Shomby will moderate the discussion featuring a panel of industry professionals.
A Third Market For Desert Mountain
Desert Mountain Broadcasting and The Associated Students of Montana Tech have announced the signing of an Asset Purchase Agreement. Desert Mountain Broadcasting will acquire KMSM-FM in Butte, MT.
New Music Chart Website
Pandora has unveiled a new music charts website. The new Pandora charts site features its three main music charts: Top Thumb Hundred, Top Spins, and Trendsetters, updated weekly.
Michigan Homegrown Music
Michigan based Blarney Stone Broadcasting is launching a locally produced program featuring homegrown Michigan music. The one-hour program will be hosted by Ida Reed on a three-station simulcast network in Northern Michigan.
Trust And Purchase Intent
"Transference of Trust: Driving Purchase Intent & Brand Equity," is a new study exploring how memory contributes to purchase intent. NPR and Neuro-Insight are teaming up for a free webinar on the study July 28.
iHeart, Bloomberg Launch New Podcast
Bloomberg is launching a new podcast in collaboration with iHeartMedia called Bedrock, USA, hosted by Bloomberg CityLab reporter Laura Bliss. The show is about a group of people who didn’t like what they saw happening in their local governments and decided to get involved. LISTEN
AJC Growing Podcast Presence
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has hired Shane Backler as Senior Audio Producer. Backler has extensive radio experience with Cox Enterprises.
New Spanish Language Podcast
The debut season of Canción Exploder is a Spanish-language spin-off of the popular podcast series Song Exploder. The new podcast series is hosted, and co-executive produced by Martina Castro and Song Exploder creator Hrishikesh Hirway serving as Executive Producer.















