New Milwaukee Group GM
Charles Sullivan is the new General Manager of the Milwaukee Radio Alliance. MRA is a group of three radio stations co-owned and operated by Times Sharrock Communications and All-Pro Broadcasting.
CFO to COO At NRG
NRG Media has promoted Jim Smith to Chief Operating Officer. Over the past 24 years smith has served as the Chief Financial Officer of the the Cedar Rapids, Iowa based company.
Develop A Talent Pipeline
(By Laurie Kahn) We still hear from many of you who are ‘waiting for the right candidates to fall in your laps.’ You post boring ads sharing what YOU need in a hire and expect them to go to your website and apply for a job. This is 2022 and it is just not going to happen.
Now People Are Cancelling Themselves
(By Mike McVay) It’s been in the news for the last few weeks. Neil Young cancelled himself from Spotify because he doesn’t like that they have Joe Rogan’s podcast on their platform.
Helping Local Business Word Of Mouth
(By Loyd Ford) People have talked about this forever. Guess what? In the Covid-era, word of mouth is stronger than it has ever been. In fact, as a seller, you will hear local business owners say, “Nothing beats word of mouth.”
What if You Had a Joe Rogan Problem?
A montage of Joe Rogan using the 'N' word on previous episodes of his podcast has been posted to social media. It led to India.Arie's pulling all of her music from Spotify, and to Rogan apologizing. Spotify CEO Daniel Ek has not gotten involved.
Blomquist Moving To Cleveland
iHeartMedia’s Newsradio WTAM 1100 has hired David Blomquist to host its 3P to 7P shift. Blomquist, known on the air as Bloomdaddy, has been the morning show host at WWVA-AM in Wheeling, West Virginia for the past 17 years.
Nilan Says He Was Fired Over Vaccine
Chris Nilan says he was fired from a Montreal sports radio station because he wouldn't get the COVID-19 vaccine. In a letter posted to social media, Nilan said Bell Media's TSN 690 refused a medical exemption he submitted and terminated his contract.
Hardge Joins KTXX-The Horn in Austin
Sports stations, KTXX-The HORN, has hired Mike Hardge to co-host Afternoon Drive. Hardge is joining Rod Babers in the 3-7 p.m. slot. Hardge is a former professional baseball player, selected in the second round of the 1990 MLB draft by the Montreal Expos.
ESPN 1000 Brings Back Kusinski
Good Karma Brands ESPN 1000 (WMVP-AM) is giving Peggy Kusinski a co-host chair. Kusinski and Dionne Miller will host a weekend show.
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