New York Jazz Legend Passes
WKCR in New York City has announced the death of Phil Schaap, who passed away Tuesday at the age of 70 after a battle with cancer. Schaap worked at the Columbia University Jazz station for over 50 years.
Bloomberg Boston Adds Sound On
Bloomberg 106.1FM/92.9HD2 has added Sound On with Joe Mathieu to lineup. Mathieu is a familiar voice in Boston, heard previously on WBZ-AM and WGBH-FM.
SportsMap Expands Sunday Line-up
Pushing The Odds Sunday will be hosted by Matt Perrault. The program will air Sunday evening just before the weekly Sunday Night Football broadcast.
Kristin Roderick Joins MediaCo
MediaCo Holding, owner of HOT 97, WBLS and Fairway Outdoor, has named Kristin Roderick as Vice President of Sales. Roderick was most recently the Vice President of Partnership Sales for Townsquare Media.
Audacy Backing Conservation Projects
The 1Day1Thing Initiative will engage employees across the country to make a positive impact on the communities in which the company serves and the planet. The the initiative is part of Audacy Serves the company's social impact platform.
Radio Research Partnership
Coleman Insights and Advantage Music Research have formed a new strategic partnership focused on serving the radio industry. The partnership formalizes an on-going relationship between the two companies.
Cherry Creek Signs Deal With Quu
Cherry Creek Media’s 43 radio stations will be using the Visual Quu technology to add visuals to their radio broadcasts. Visual Quus are synced on-screen messages like text, logos, and images on vehicle dashboards related to radio station and client on-air content.
9/11 Healing Field Tucson
KiiM-FM 99.5 will construct a 'Healing Field' on Saturday, September 11, 2021, to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks. The 'Healing Field' will feature 2,977 American flags, each representing and remembering those that lost their lives.
NABOB Does Not Support Lifting Caps
As we mentioned in our story Tuesday, not every radio group and organization is in favor of lifting radio's ownership caps, despite the NAB's hard lobbying efforts on the FCC. One of those organizations is The National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters.
9 Former FCC Chairs Speak Out
The former Commission leaders, dating back to Newton Minow, have written a letter to Congress in favor of legislation reinstating a tax certificate program to encourage investment in station ownership for women and people of color. Read the letter HERE.
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