Taking One For Your Team
When the Browns lost to the Chiefs in the NFL playoffs last weekend, WGAR (iHeartMedia) Cleveland's Wazz & Carletta lost a bet with Mike & Jenny at Q104 (Steel City Media) in Kansas City. Wazz & Carletta promised to take the polar plunge in frigid Lake Erie if their team lost. Watch them pay off the bet HERE.
Vegas Hosts Get Contract Extension
Entercom has signed a new multiyear contract extensions with Mercedes Martinez and JC Fernandez who host mornings on Mix 94.1 (KMXB-FM) in Las Vegas. The length of the new deal was not made public.
Jeff Kelly Joins Benztown
Imaging and voiceover company Benztown has hired Jeff Kelly as West Coast Commercial Production Director. Kelly comes to Benztown from iHeart in Albuquerque where he was Production Director.
CRS Creating Throwback Thursday
As part of this years virtual CRS organizers are looking for videos of participants memories from past events. Throwback Thursday Virtual Hang is set for February 18.
AdLarge Rebrands Prep Service
AdLarge Media has revamped A-List Comedy prep service as Mr. Laughs. Mr. Laughs is one of the Good Parts Media suite of show prep services from AdLarge.
Brian Shactman Joins WTIC
1080 WTIC News Talk (WTIC-AM) in Hartford has added Brian Shactman as a morning show co-host. Shactman will join co-host Ray Dunaway on Mornings with Ray and Brian.
New Midday Host WGCI
Charmaine Bey is the new midday host on 107.5 WGCI Chicago. Bey joined the station in 2016 while also holding a lead role in the VH1 reality television series Black Ink Crew: Chicago.
Slumber Party Joins iHeartPodcast Net
Comedy podcast Slumber Party with Tim Murray joins the iHeartPodcast Network January 20. The LGBTQ+ podcast is produced by D’Marie Productions.
ESPN Podcast Features Female Trio
First Take, Her Take is the new weekly podcast from ESPN. The program will feature Charly Arnolt, Kimberley A. Martin and Chiney Ogwumike.
LMA CEO Talks Pivots
Local Media Association CEO/ President Nancy Lane is the guest on the latest Borrell’s Local Marketing Trends podcast. She talks about how the organization pivoted to aid news and information providers make it through 2020.
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