Murrow Awards Deadline Coming Up
The deadline for The Murrow Awards is February 10. Work aired or published between January 1, 2021 and December 31, 2021 is eligible for entry.
Family Radio Adds Orlando Signal
Family Radio is now heard in Orlando on 1190 AM. Family Stations has acquired WAMT from Relevant Radio, putting the Christian network on four Florida stations.
Benztown Show Prep Package
Benztown has added what it is billing as an advanced show prep service. The Rooster, along with common show-prep elements, offers produced bits, as well as phone calls and content for stations’ own blogs.
Black History Month On SiriusXM
SiriusXM is offering new limited-engagement channels and specialty programming as a part of SiriusXM, Pandora and Stitcher Celebrate Black History Month. Black Wave Makers will spotlight Black artists and personalities who have created new genres, styles and ways of thinking.
KUT Names Foxx PD
Terry Foxx is joining KUT 90.5 as director of programming and audience. Foxx, will lead the station’s efforts to grow its listenership while engaging historically underserved Central Texans.
NHPR Energy/Environment Reporter
Mara Hoplamazian has been named the New Hampshire Public Radio newsroom’s energy and environment reporter. Hoplamazian, who started at NHPR in 2021, will anchor NHPR’s By Degrees climate reporting initiative.
Garrard Joins Reel2Media
Holly Garrard has been named VP of Business Development and Partnerships for Reel2Media. Garrard, was most recently VP of Connections at iHeart. She'll focus on Reel2Media's branded podcasts, audio branding and smart speaker experiences.
Wednesday Was Not A Great Day For Radio
Hard working artists cannot pay the rent and radio stations are to blame was the message repeated during a three-and-a-half hour House Judiciary Committee meeting Wednesday, where the deck was stacked against the radio industry.
Crowley Misinforms
Shortly after the hearing yesterday the musicFIRST Coalition sent out a press release praising the committee for taking a "massive step toward true music fairness." Crowley then went on to misinform his followers.
Radio Deals Lowest on Record
That's the word from Kagan, which released its 2021 deal numbers this week. The total deal volume for 2021 amounted to $4.72 billion. 92.6% ($4.20 billion) of the total came from two mostly TV deals (there were two radio stations in one of the TV deals).
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