Audacy Beefing Up Newsrooms
Audacy is set to launch a new centralized digital team dedicated to news and add over 50 journalists in eight of its newsrooms across the country. The changes will also see the launch of original longform podcasts from local news brands.
KBLA Names VP Of Sales
Otis Warren is the new Vice President of Sales for the new talk radio station, KBLA Talk 1580 in Los Angeles. Tavis Smiley put the station on the air Juneteenth 2021 billing it as an "Unapologetically Progressive" talk station for the African American listening audience.
Broadcast Camp Gets National TV Spotlight
Radio & TV personality Sam Alex’s media masterclass Camp Broadcast was featured on ABC's GMA3. The network also interviewed two of his campers from last summer who are now working in the industry. Camp Broadcast will be in Chicago next week.
Schemmel Joins KFKA To Call UNC Games
Jerry Schemmel, former radio play-by-play voice of the Colorado Rockies and Denver Nuggets, will become the new radio voice of the University of Northern Colorado Bears football and men’s basketball team.
MIW Mentorship Announced
The Mentoring and Inspiring Women in Radio group, and MRC Data, have announced their Elevating Women in Audio: MIW & BDSradio Mentorship. This is MIW’s fourth annual mentorship opportunity designed specifically for women in music programming.
Kim Komando on CNBC Tonight
Thursday night between 7 and 8 p.m. Eastern, syndicated radio host Kim Komando will appear on The News with Shepard Smith on CNBC. Komando is scheduled to talk about food loyalty programs data tracking, why they are hot and the good, bad and ugly about them.
50 Years On NYC Radio
Dennis Elsas marks 50 years on New York radio this month. Elsas started on overnights at NYC Heritage Station WNEW-FM in 1971; and will celebrate his golden anniversary on WFUV; where he has been on the air for more than 20 years.
New PD At WYEP
WYEP, Pittsburgh’s community-supported adult alternative album station, has named Liz Felix as the station’s new program director. She joined the station in 2019.
Brian Gary Returns To Colorado Airwaves
CBA, CMA Awards winner and a member of the Country Radio Hall of Fame, Brian Gary, will be back behind the mic at 1310 KFKA. Gary, who spent 30 years at KUAD-FM; will host afternoons starting July 19.
My Cultura Summer Line-Up
iHeartMedia’s new podcast network My Cultura debuts some new shows in July. My Cultura focuses on elevating Latinx voices and creators, while also sharing the Latinx experience with listeners.
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