KMG Taking Politics To The People
Krantz Media Group is partnering with Politicon for the annual bipartisan “Unconventional Political Convention." Last year, more than 10,000 fans took part in Politicon at the Los Angeles Convention Center. 2019 will be the fifth year for the event.
Hubbard St. Louis A Good Place To Work
The St. Louis Post Dispatch has listed the local businesses it has determined to be among the best in the area for employees. Hubbard has a big presence in St. Louis.
Cox Tulsa Raises Over $1 Mill. For St. Jude
On June 23, Cox Tulsa stations broke records in this year’s St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway. The stations raised $1,125,000 for the organization, the highest amount ever raised in Tulsa -- and in record time.
That’s A Lot Of Blood!
Philadelphia station WMMR collected 1,443 productive units of blood for the Red Cross on June 15, making it the largest Red Cross blood drive of its type in the nation, eclipsing a mark set last year.
iHeart Celebrating 50th Anniversary Of Stonewall
Pride Live, a social advocacy and community engagement organization for the LGBTQ+ community, and iHeartMedia New York, have announced the second annual Stonewall Day, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall gay rights riots.
Cox Makes Big Effort For Tornado Relief
Cox Media Group’s K99.1 FM/Dayton, OH, has helped raise nearly $300,000 in the past month for tornado relief across the Dayton community.
NAB Wants FCC To Explain
Radio regulatory fees are being jacked up by The FCC and the NAB wants the Commission to explain why. In comments filed Monday the trade organization says the data does not support the 18-20% increase.
KC Host Suspended After Comments About Coach
A flurry of apologies couldn't stop the stampede of criticism Kansas City sports host Kevin Kietzman was receiving after comments he made about Chiefs head coach Andy Reid and Reid's family on Monday. By Tuesday afternoon, Union Broadcasting suspended Kietzman until further notice.
Grimes: Brands Turn To Podcasting
Cumulus Media's EVP of Marketing and Westwood One President Suzanne Grimes says 2019 is the "year of the brands" in podcasting. Analyzing recent research and data Grimes says "brands are much more active in podcast advertising than meets the eye."
Dan Farr Exiting Pennsylvania
Farr, a long-time resident of Williamsport, is selling WILQ-FM, WLMY-FM, WWPA-AM, WZXR-FM in Williamsport, WCXR-FM in Lewisburg and WBZD-FM in Muncy to Van Michael.
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