News

KMJ’s Morning News has taken home a Golden Mike Award from the Radio & Television News Association of Southern California. This the second year in a row the team has won honors for “Best Newscast under 15 minutes” (Division B).

Paul Rogers has been elevated to Area President for North Florida, including Jacksonville, a cluster with 8 stations. Rogers succeeds Nicky Sparrow, who was recently named the Senior Vice President of Multicultural Sales for iHeartMedia Markets Group.

Spanish Broadcasting System has entered into a long-term agreement for Nielsen Audio services. The multi-year renewal includes a continuation of their audio audience measurement licenses across all five PPM markets and the diary market of Puerto Rico.

The Mentoring & Inspiring Women in Radio Group has unveiled the MIW Group Mildred Carter Mentoring Program’s Class of 2021. Here are the four candidates.

Cox Media Group has announced who will take over the Noon to 3pm slot previously occupied by the late Rush Limbaugh on WSB in Atlanta and WOKV in Jacksonville. Recordings of previous Limbaugh shows have been airing around the country as stations decide how to fill that time period. The CMG changes begin March 22.

WUSF Public Media has announced that Dalia Colón will now be the full-time host of the culinary podcast The Zest, which focuses on the unique culture of Florida food, chefs, agriculture, recipes, restaurants and more.

KCCL-FM Sacramento morning host Joey Mitchell is retiring. Mitchell started his career in 1969 in Southern California and has been on the air in Sacramento since 1975 – the last 14 years on K-Hits. Mitchell is here with California Assemblyman Jim Cooper.

The National Association of Broadcasters is offering a new online training course for radio stations that provides information for complying with Federal Communications Commission regulations.

BIA Advisory Services and SalesFuel are continuing their digital series examining what the vertical ad spend pie looks like in 2021. The next webinar is set for March 23.

Hot 93.7 (WZMX-FM) is kicking off a yearlong 20th anniversary celebration. The station launched March 16, 2021 when it flipped to Hip Hop and R&B.