Urban One Promotes Ernest Fears
Fears is now Director of Sales for Urban One's Washington, D.C. 5-station cluster where he was GSM.
Gonzalez To Run Miami for iHeart
iHeartMedia announced today that Shari Gonzalez has been promoted to Market President from her previous role as SVP of sales in that market. The iHeartMedia Miami/Fort Lauderdale cluster has nine stations. Gonzalez replaces Brian Olson.
Barlow Joins Sandhill
After a hiatus from radio, Brad Barlow has joined Sandhill Media Group as program director and host on NOW 105.1FM in Eastern Idaho. Sandhill Media owns 8 stations in Idaho Falls, Pocatello, Rexburg in Idaho.
Why Advertisers Need Radio
A big reason, according to Westwood One's Pierre Bouvard, is the fragmentation and decline in Television viewership. According to Bouvard the TV landscape is undergoing massive change and that all works to radio's advantage.
Rightmire Joins El Dorado
El Dorado Broadcasters, which owns KZXY-FM, KATJ-FM, KIXA-FM, KIXW-AM, KXVV-FM, KATJ-HD2 in Victor Valley, California has hired James Rightmire as D.O.S. Rightmire spent the past four years as SVP/sales for iHeart Media in Stockton/Modesto.
The Legendary Ron Chapman is Dead
Chapman spent more than four decades on the air in Dallas. He began in radio the day he graduated high school in 1953 on WHAV in Haverhill, Massachusetts. He also spent two years on Armed Forces radio in Korea. Chapman was 85 years old. Art Vuolo has a video tribute to Chapman HERE.
WBAI Host Bob Fass Dead at 87
Fass hosted a show he called "Radio Unnameable" on New York Countercultural station WBAI for over 50 years. The free-form radio host was hospitalized recently with COVID-19 but died of congestive heart failure. Fass died this past Saturday in North Carolina.
PromoSuite Promotes Mena
Rey Mena has been promoted to VP, Product Design & Development at PromoSuite. Mena joined PromoSuite in 2018 to lead the design and development of the new PromoSuitePlus platform. His new role will now include oversight of PromoSuite's entire product line.
Connoisseur’s WPLR Turns 50
WPLR (99.1 FM) will turn 50 years old this Thursday and the station will spend the whole weekend honoring the music and personalities that have made the station so legendary.
Indeed Back on Top
Indeed has climbed from number two to number one this week. Progressive has moved up to the second spot on the Media Monitors list.
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