Kentucky Station’s Opioid Special Airing Today (Wednesday)
Lexington, KY, News/Talk radio station WVLK will air a nine-hour broadcast dedicated to confronting the opioid crisis and how it impacts Central Kentucky and the Commonwealth.
Salem Turns In Disappointing Q3
It was not a good quarter for Salem Communications. Overall revenue dropped 2.2%, same station broadcast revenue decreased 1.4% and digital revenue was down 12% at a time when all other broadcasters are reporting big revenue increases in digital.
iHeart Announces Podcast Award Nominees
iHeartMedia has announced the nominees for their 2020 iHeartRadio Podcast Awards which will be held Friday, January 17 at the iHeartRadio Theater Los Angeles.
There’s Big Money In New Industries
This week's show includes an interview with cannabis marketing expert Greg Heiman from SiteImpact, and a discussion of how marketing for CBD products and cannabis has mushroomed to a $2 billion segment.
JVC Recruits DeMann For Major Florida Role
JVC Broadcasting has added radio programming veteran Stevie DeMann as Director of Programming for its growing collection of Florida radio stations.
KRBE Morning Team Signs Multi-Year Deal
Cumulus has entered into a multi-year agreement with Houston on-air personalities Roula Christie, Ryan Chase, Eric Rowe, and Kevin England.
Walker Gets The Call To Go South
Hall Communications VP of Programming Bob Walker will segue from Providence/New Bedford in the chilly Northeast to Lakeland/Winter Haven in central Florida, replacing the retiring Mike James as Operations Manager for WPCV, WWRZ, WLKF, and WONN.
Mateo, Marrero Land Twin VP Roles
Entravision has promoted Jose Mateo and appointed Erika Marrero to be Vice Presidents of Audio Network Sales. For Marrero it is a return to the company, having served as Network Manager in 2012.
Study: Spoken Word Listening Up 20%
Edison Research and NPR presented the new spoken word data Tuesday which showed, since 2014, share of time spent listening to spoken word audio has increased 20%, while time spent with music decreased 5%.
O’Reilly’s Trump Interview Available To Affiliates
Bill O’Reilly has scored a sit-down with President Trump and syndication company Key Networks is making the one-hour Thanksgiving week interview available to affiliates of The O'Reilly Update, O'Reilly's daily 15-minute program.
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