July Sparks At KCFX
Matt ‘Sparks’ Sparker is the new afternoon drive host for Classic Rock 101 The Fox/KCFX-FM, Kansas City. He takes over for Skid Roadie who retired in May.
Friends Fight For WRR
WRR (101.1 FM) is a municipally-owned, classical station in Dallas. The Dallas city council will vote in August on bids from outside managers for the station.
Home Depot Retains Top Spot
Media Monitors has The Home Depot back in the number one spot for a second week. Macy's and Mattress Firm have jumped into the top five.
Megyn Kelly to Host Talk Show on SiriusXM
Former Fox News star Megyn Kelly has signed on with SiriusXM to host a new daily talk show starting September 7. The Megyn Kelly Show will air weekdays from 12-2pm ET on SiriusXM Triumph channel 111.
Hubbard Team Raises Thousands For Vets
WIRK's Tim Leary and Chelsea Taylor in West Palm Beach set out on a campaign to raise $5,000 in 5 Days for The Wounded Veterans Relief Fund. They wound up raising over $6,500 to help veterans in Florida and they got to swim with sharks in the process.
New York City Radio Highlighted in Video
Art Vuolo shares a video of 65 years of New York City Radio in this video montage set to an original song about the stations that rocked The Big Apple. Alan Stark produced the video with Terry Katz.
Our Facebook Live Interview With Chris Lytle
Our Friday morning Facebook Live/YouTube Channel interview was with Chris Lytle. Chris told us all about his website InstantSalesTraining.com, what he thinks about successfully selling in radio today, why he moved to Chattanooga and much more. FACEBOOK or YOUTUBE. SPOTIFY.
WAPO Goes After Mark Levin
Fox's Conservative radio talker Mark Levin is the subject of a lengthy article in The Washington Post about his criticism of fellow Fox employees. The paper says Levin's public hostility toward Fox reporters and anchors has created headaches and headlines for the network.
Death of The Sidekick
(By Randy Lane) Ed McMahon was the quintessential sidekick. He laughed in all the right places and never upstaged Carson. He was the butt of jokes and the show whipping boy. As a recent New York Times article points out, today’s audiences view that role as "punching down" or abusive.
The Care and Feeding of The Radio Star
(By Mike McVay) The article that I authored last week for Radio Ink was titled 'Why On-Air Talent Matter.' We received quite a few positive responses to the article. Including a very strong supportive missive written by Fred Jacobs for the Jacobs Media Jacoblog.
Our Print Magazine: Radio Ink
Lifetime Leadership Award Honoree Harvey Nagler
The $250 Question: Inflation and Contesting
