Fiddling While Rome Burns
(By Mike McVay) Last week news broke that, according to a study by the research firm MoffetNathanson, radio revenues will rebound in 2021 by 12%. That is truly a positive sign, and significantly better than seeing the 25% loss in radio revenues from 2019-2020, driven by the pandemic.
Rick Returns To Boise
Iliad Media Group announced the return of Rick Morton and his Hey Morton morning show on KWYD-FM in Boise. Morton spent part of his early career in the Treasure Valley market hosting the Wild Wake Up Show. The show is now syndicated out of San Diego.
Radio’s Clear + Present Danger
(By Loyd Ford) You heard it, didn’t you? On the podcast associated with Borrell Associates this week. They said there are so many local digital agencies being born. This is trending.
Russ Parr Lands On WHBT
'The Russ Parr Morning Show', has been added to the the line-up at iHeart's 92.1 The Beat, Moyock NC/Norfolk VA. The show is based at WMMJ/WDCJ, Washington D.C.
WLS Adds Travel Show
890 WLS-AM is adding 'Let's Go with Catie Keogh' to its Sunday evening line-up. The one hour show will be hosted by travel expert Catie Keogh.
ESPN Debuts NHL Podcast
'The Crease' is hosted by Hall of Fame sportscaster Linda Cohn and NHL reporter Emily Kaplan. Cohn has hosted ESPN+ program 'In The Crease'; now in its fourth season.
Presidential Notice Of WBZ Anniversary
WBZ NewsRadio has received a letter from President Joe Biden, marking the station's 100th Anniversary. Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker marked the centennial celebration of the Boston station with a citation.
Room For Latino Podcast Growth
Edison Research released a new report called The U.S. Latino Podcast (non) Listener Report which focused on the Latino audience that is not listening to podcasts. The goal was to find out why they weren't listening.
Davis Writes Reps About Performance Tax
With musicFIRST hosting a press conference Monday to unveil its next step to come after radio to pay to play music, Davis Broadcasting CEO Greg Davis has written a letter to members of Congress asking them to reject any attempt to hit radio with another fee. Here's why...
Charlamagne Tha God’s TV Show Premiere’s Tonight
The co-host of the nationally syndicated Breakfast Show launches his half-hour weekly show on Comedy Central tonight at 10PM. Tha God's Honest Truth with Lenard "Charlamagne" McKelvey, will cover the daily headlines, politics and pop culture. NPR does a nice write-up on the show HERE.
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