Liggins Joins BMI Board
Urban One CEO Alfred Liggins and Craig Robinson, Executive Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer for NBCUniversal have been appointed to the BMI Board of Directors. Their terms begin tomorrow.
Honors For WSGW
100.5/790 Newsradio WSGW have been named Medium Market Station of the Year by the Michigan Association of Broadcasters. This is the seventh time the Saginaw stations have won the award.
Brian Kilmeade Stays With WABC
Fox News Radio has signed a long term extension with WABC-AM to continue carrying The Brian Kilmeade Show. The show airs weekdays 10 AM to Noon.
Ace & TJ Family Add Another Affiliate
,i>Alternative Rock X98.5 has added The Ace & TJ Family show to the line-up. This is the second go around for the pair in the Greenville/Spartanburg, SC market.
Credit Where Credit Is Due
Borrell’s Local Marketing Trends podcast is examining if Social Media is picking up some undue credit. Gordon Borrell and Corey Elliott look into the numbers that appear to give Social Media kudos for helping business weather 2020.
Our Conversation With WCMF Host Dave Kane
After 40 years on the air at Rochester rocker WCMF, midday host Dave Kane announced he's retiring. His last day on the air will be Friday. Radio Ink editor Ed Ryan caught up with Kane after his shift Monday. Listen to that interview HERE on Apple Podcasts.
Texas Morning Host Arrested For Sexual Assault
47- year old Justin Frazell was arrested last week, charged with sexually assaulting a teenager at his home during a New Years Eve party. Frazell, who worked at Country station KFWR-FM in Fort Worth since 2000, was fired Monday. He also worked at KLIF-AM in Dallas.
IBA Partners With Broadcast Depot
The Independent Broadcasters Association has a new partnership with Broadcast Depot. Broadcast Depot has been part of the industry for more than 20 years providing service and parts from a warehouse stocked with more than a million dollars in inventory.
Jobs Knock Insurance From The Top
Indeed has sent Progressive into second place on the latest Media Monitors spot list. Indeed (59,100) leap-frogged from second to first, swapping spots with Progressive (57,634).
Understanding Radio’s Share of Wallet: Markets 101-110
Continuing with our series to show BIA’s Radio Share of Wallet analysis, let’s look at BIA’s estimates for markets 101-110 for 2021. BIA’s new U.S. Local Ad Forecast estimates that revenue across all media will reach $137.5 billion and radio’s share will grow to 9.2%.
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