CPR Celebrates Indie 102.3
Colorado Public Radio independent music station Indie 102.3 is celebrating its first anniversary since re-branding. Along with a shifted music focus the station broadened its geographic footprint in Colorado.
Marketing Webinar For Uncertain Times
NuVoodoo Media Services will present a free webinar July 8, Marketing in the New Abnormal. The presentation will explore the findings of a recent survey on marketing radio brands during COVID times.
Townsquare Names New DOS Jersey
Jessica Schwartz has been named Director of Sales for Townsquare Media’s New Jersey 101.5 and Top 40 WPST in Princeton. She joins Townsquare from iPlay America, where she was VP Sales & Marketing.
New PD At KC Classic Rocker
Dave Hill is the new Program Director at 101 The Fox/KCFX-FM Kansas City. Hill joins Cumulus Media from iHeartMedia in Indianapolis where he was SVP Programming.
FCC Slaps Big Fine on Colorado LPFM
Plymouth Gathering, the licensee for LPFM station KELS-LP in Greeley, Colorado (Pirate 104.7), is being accused of airing over 1,600 ads over 3 months in 2018. LPFM's are allowed to mention contributors but they are not allowed to run full-blown commercials.
Four Ways To Market Radio During A Pandemic
(By Stephanie Winans) “Marketing in a pandemic.” From appropriate messaging to budget and bandwidth stressors, how should you market your stations and shows. Here are four marketing tips for surviving the COVID-19 crisis.
Retirees Program Internet Station
A Florida based senior living company is offering up an internet radio station for Senior Citizens. Radio Recliner was started by and for a Bridge Senior Living facility in the Orlando area.
Host Herman Cain Hospitalized
Radio host and former presidential candidate Herman Cain has been hospitalized and is being treated for COVID-19. Cain was admitted to an Atlanta area hospital last week.
Report: Carton Could Return By Fall
Sports Talker Craig Carton could be back on the air in October, according to a report in The New York Daily News. Carton was recently released from prison early after serving one year of his 3 1/2 year sentence for his role in a Ponzi scheme.
What Got Us Here Won’t Keep Us Here
(By Bob McCurdy) I have been retired for two and a half months now and have had some time for reflection. I still stay on top of the various trades so I have not been totally out of touch in pursuit of relic status.
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Lifetime Leadership Award Honoree Harvey Nagler
The $250 Question: Inflation and Contesting
