Another Great (Radio) Christmas Story
Kudos to Cumulus Shreveport’s cluster which has informed us it distributed toys to more than 300 Shreveport, LA, children in need through its first-ever “Christmas Wish Toy Drive” held this holiday season.
1,000 Gifts In Eight Minutes!
Husband and wife team of Jeff and Callie Dauler’s podcast The Upside has as its motto “living in gratitude, finding the positive in every experience, and encouraging others to do the same.” Here's what they did to help 200 kids.
WSRB Adds A Sure Thing
WSRB 106.3 Chicago has added syndicated singer Al B. Sure! and his evening radio show Love and R&B Hosted By Al B. Sure! to its schedule.
Bob & Tom Change Evansville Affiliates
The syndicated morning show has picked up Evansville, IN, Classic Hits station WJPS-FM, moving over from WGBF-FM in Evansville after a 24-year run there.
Pennington Out at WRIF
Mark Pennington has been programming Detroit rock powerhouse WRIF for a decade. Beasley Media has confirmed it is going through a "restructure in workforce" and Pennington was dismissed as part of that plan along with several other on-air hosts.
Radio’s 2019 Season of Giving Final Tally Is…
Just under the wire, Hubbard Radio in Chicago added $119K pushing radio's final tally of 2019 holiday giving to $31.2 million. It was an outstanding six weeks for local communities thanks to radio. No other industry can deliver those dollars the way radio can. See every 2019 story HERE.
CBS News Returns To WTOP
After two years using ABC for national news coverage, WTOP and CBS News are partnering again. The agreement reunites CBS News Radio and WTOP, which have a history that dates back more than eight decades.
Writings, Ravings, Reflections: O’Shaughnessy Returns
(By Rob Dumke) William O'Shaughnessy knows a lot of people -- the famous, not so famous, and infamous. His fifth book, Radio Active, is filled with those people. His interviews with them, thoughts about them, and letters from them.
WFAN Announces New Lineup
With Mike Francesa giving up his regular full-time afternoon drive shift, WFAN management has announced its revamped lineup, which will go into effect January 6.
Report: Justice To Analyze Malone’s iHeart Pitch
The New York Post is reporting that the Department of Justice is considering whether it should look into John Malone’s plans to take a larger stake in iHeartMedia. However, you may find the reasoning The Post gives quite baffling.
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