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).
Acoustic Alley Lineup Set for CRS
On Feb. 24, hit songwriters, artists, and CRS 2022 attendees will come together for “Bob Kingsley’s Acoustic Alley,” hosted by Fitz of Country Top 40 with Fitz. Radio Ink will also be handing out the 2022 Best Country Program Director awards during the event.
BIN Grows The Team
Black Information Network announced that media personality Ramses Ja will be joining the network as the host of The Black Information Network’s Our Daily Story with Ramses Ja, a new daily podcast.
DeDe Awarding Scholarships
DeDe McGuire is marking Black History Month by awarding five-listeners $2,500 tuition scholarships for study at a HBCU institution. Achieve the Dream scholarships are provided by the syndicated morning show host's Dede McGuire Foundation.
Digital Benchmark Webinar
Gordon Borrell hosts the 10th annual Borrell-RAB Digital Benchmarking Report. Finally, A Digital Bounty, is set for February 16 at 1p.m. EST.
WTMJ-AM Fulfills Big Game Dream
On January 27, Milwaukee Police Officer Herbert Davis was shot multiple times while responding to a welfare check. Recovering, Davis, a huge Cincinnati Bengals fan, will be going to the big game February 13 thanks to WTMJ-AM.
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