Westwood Signs Deal With Magellan
Magellan AI has announced that Westwood One has expanded its subscription to their podcast advertising competitive insights service. Magellan AI offers a weekly view of the top 3,000 podcasts for ad data and competitive intelligence.
Country Radio HoF Postponed Again
The 2020 Country Radio Hall of Fame Dinner and Awards Ceremony has been put on hold indefinitely. The annual event was initially scheduled for June 24, then re-scheduled for September 3.
The Woody Show Coming To Philly
The Woody Show takes over mornings on ALT 104.5 in Philadelphia August 3. iHeartMedia re-branded WRFF-FM in May.
The Fox KC Adds Lyndsey Marie
101 The Fox (KCFX-FM) Lyndsey Marie takes over middays at the KC Classic Rocker. She was recently heard on Cumulus Media's WNNX-FM, Atlanta and WLUP-FM, Chicago.
Radio America Launches New Podcast
Radio America is adding The Sara Carter Podcast to its radio and podcast network. The twice weekly podcast will feature Carter's investigative reporting and her unique perspective as a mom, a wife to a wounded war hero, and a reporter.
Insurance Category Number One For Radio
According to Media Monitors, Insurance Providers were the big spenders on radio during Q2, airing 803,954 more commercials than they did in Q2 2019. Six of the top 10 advertisers are new to the list in 2020, including the U.S. Census Bureau, which ranked fourth.
Are Your Fans Ready To Vote For You?
Listener voting for the 2020 Radio Hall of Fame begins next Monday and runs through Sunday, Aug. 9. Listeners can vote in two categories to help determine the inductees for on-air personalities in either the music or spoken word format categories.
Benztown, P1 Hosting Thursday Webinar
The free webinar is called Creating Powerful Radio For Uncertain Times. It will be hosted by Andreas Sannemann, Benztown CEO, and Ken Benson, Partner, P1 Media Group, and will feature Valerie Geller. Register HERE.
KFI Host Alleges Roger Stone Called Him This…
President Trump's friend Roger Stone, who had his 40-month sentence for witness tampering and making false statements to Congress commuted by Trump, is being accused of using a racial slur while being interviewed by KFI Los Angeles host Morris Kelly Saturday night.
Bonneville Gets a New Market Manager
The market is Seattle and the new manager is Cathy Cangiano. Most recently, Cangiano was Director of Sales for Bonneville’s Seattle cluster. She will oversee KIRO Radio 97.3 FM, 710 ESPN Seattle, 770 KTTH AM and MyNorthwest.com. She replaces Dave Pridemore.
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