ACM Award For Entercom Station
U.S. 101 (WUSY-FM/Chattanooga) afternoon drive show Mo & StyckMan has won the Academy of Country Music Radio Award for “On-Air Personality of the Year – Medium Market.”
WDRV Provides A Vet’s Best Friend…Times Five
In Chicago, WDRV-FM’s The Sherman & Tingle Show has had great success with its “Give a Vet a Pet” campaign, raising enough money in one week (April 1-5) to provide two service dogs to local veterans suffering from PTSD.
Daytime Village Lineup Announced
iHeartMedia has released the lineup for the popular Daytime Village at the iHeartCountry Festival in Austin, TX. The free event will feature Russell Dickerson, Michael Ray, Lauren Alaina, LOCASH, and Morgan Wallen
Free Envision Webinar Will Focus On Air Talent
The company will work in conjunction with SuiteRadio to present a webinar titled “Air Talent Is Great! Building Up Personalities That Listeners Love.” It is part of the Coffee With Envision series.
Field To Tell Investors Q2 Looks Good
At the NAB Show today, Entercom CEO David Field plans to tell investors that Entercom’s pacings for the second quarter of 2019 are up by more than 4% compared to the second quarter of 2018. The disclosure will be made during meetings with investors in Vegas.
Over 100,000 Broadcasters Arrive in Vegas
The City of Las Vegas is swarming with broadcasters as the NAB Show officially kicks off today with NAB CEO Gordon Smith opening the event at 10:15.
As He Heads To Jail, Carton Blames His Past
Radio Ink has been following the story of former WFAN morning man Craig Carton since his arrest last September for running a Ponzi scheme. Carton was subsequently found guilty, last November. On Friday, the former jock received a 3 1/2-year sentence.
Is Local Content Surging?
(By Randy Lane) The importance of radio’s local orientation has surged since 2016, according to Jacobs Media’s 2019 tech survey. You don’t want to be local just to be local. Be sure local content is relevant to your audience. It must be A or at least B-level content for listeners to care.
Carver Returns To Townsquare
Carolyn Carver has joined Townsquare Media from iHeart Greensboro, where was SVP of Sales. She will take up the role of Market President and Chief Revenue Officer for Townsquare’s Amarillo, TX, cluster.
Practice Makes Careers
(By Bob McCurdy) With the NCAA basketball tourney on many of our minds today, it’s only appropriate to reflect upon the role “practice” played in getting these teams to where they are. How important is practice?
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