Another CMA Award For Helton
'Country Countdown USA' host Lon Helton has been named “Broadcast Personality of the Year” Award for a Weekly National Show by the Country Music Association. The award will be presented at the 55th Annual CMA Awards Show, November 10, in Nashville.
PD Promotion For Taylor J
Taylor J is the new Program Director for 107.5 KISS FM, Des Moines. She moves up from Assistant PD and will continue her Midday show at the iHeartMedia station.
Mo’Kelly SoCal Honors
Mo'Kelly and The Mo'Kelly Show was honored as a finalist in five different categories for the Southern California Journalism Awards. Among the categories, 'Radio Journalist of the Year'.
Indeed Back On Top
Indeed has worked its way back to the number one spot on this weeks Media Monitors list. Indeed aired more than 51,000 spots on radio stations across the country last week.
New Nielsen Brand Identity
Nielsen took the wraps off a new brand campaign, including a new identity. Nielsen says the changes reflect the company's transformation of its culture and a redefined strategy focused solely on the global future of media.
Neuhoff’s WSOY Raises $1.5 Million
The 20th annual WSOY Community Food Drive raised over $1.5 million. The 12 hour event benefited the Central Illinois Food Bank. The money will enable the food bank to purchase more than 8.1 Million pounds of food.
Former WGN Chicago Host Launches Season 4
Steve Cochran's Live From My Office is back for its 4th season. Cochran launched the podcast after leaving WGN-AM in Chicago in 2020 after 6 years with the station. He drops new episodes every Monday and Wednesday.
Public Broadcaster Launches Podcast
The Nation has launched Going for Broke, in partnership with the Economic Hardship Reporting Project. Hosted by public broadcaster Ray Suarez, who himself faced economic instability in the latter half of his career.
Radio’s Friend From The Advertising Industry
Doug Ray has been in the advertising business for three decades. As the Chief Product Officer for Global Media at dentsu, he is one of the most important people in that space. Ray is on the next cover of Radio Ink and he'll be speaking at Forecast 2022.
$10 Million Lawsuit Filed Against Hubbard in Chicago
According to Chicago Media Writer Robert Feder former WTMX-FM afternoon co-host Jennifer Ashrafi added comments to a $10 million lawsuit Melissa McGurren filed last week against Hubbard. Ashrafi is the fourth woman to speak out against morning show host Eric Ferguson.
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