New SVP Engineering, Townsquare
Martin Stabbert has been promoted to SVP/Engineering for Townsquare Media. Stabbert has been acting as the interim in the position since March.
Report: ESPN, Cumulus in Dallas Ending Partnership
In 2013 Cumulus signed an LMA with ESPN to manage KESN/103.3 FM. That relationship is ending and ESPN is expected to move away from local programming in that market.
iHeart Snags Seminoles
iHeartMedia Tallahassee/Panama City and Florida State University -- and its multimedia rightsholder, Learfield IMG College -- have signed a six-year agreement for iHeart to be the official broadcast and play-by-play home of the Seminoles.
WATV’s Curtis Bell Passes
Bell, who had cerebral palsy, died Tuesday morning at the age of 58. He played blues music every Saturday for WATV-FM in Birmingham and had a 40-year successful career in radio. He was inducted into the Alabama Blues Hall of Fame in 2018.
Alpha Hauls In $186K For Wishes
Alpha Media Canton's 13th Annual AultCare Wish-A-Thon raised $186,011 for Wishes Can Happen, a charity that raises funds for children with life-threatening illnesses. The 36-hour live simulcast will allow Wishes Can Happen to grant another 37 wishes.
Radio One Helping School Kids
Radio One in Richmond, VA is working to help families with school age kids get ready for a return to class. Prep for Success has 500 back-packs with school supplies to give away.
Benztown Webinar On Branding
Benztown and P1 Media Groupwill host a free webinar entitled How to Brand Your Career and Station Like a Rock Star. The webinar is fourth in the Global Radio Ideas webinar series from top radio consultants.
VSiN Ready To Launch New Show
VSiN, The Sports Betting Network and sports betting platform BetMGM, are partnering for a new show. Betting Across America will offer sports betting data and detailed analytics.
Entercom Announces Hire For National News Slot
Bill Smee is the first VP News for Entercom. Smee will oversee all the local news brands, including eight all news and 18 news talk radio stations in 23 markets across the country, and nationwide via the Radio.com platform.
Shoboy Show Launches On Entravision
Edgar 'Shoboy' Sotelo and his crew are now on stations in the Rio Grande Valley, Sacramento and Stockton-Modesto markets. The Shoboy Showlaunch also marks an exclusive network sales agreement with Entravision Communications Corporation.
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