Pride Month COVID Relief Benefit
Proctor & Gamble along with iHeartMedia are putting together a benefit to aid COVID-19 relief efforts in the LGBTQ+ Community. The streaming event is set for June 25.
Pet Products Partnering With iHeart
Pet products producer Better Choice Company and iHeartMedia are partnering to aid animal shelters impacted by COVID-19. Money and products are going to shelters nationwide.
Jacobson Invited Back By Governor
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has invited Salem Media journalist Amy Jacobson back to his press briefings. The invite is in response to a federal lawsuit filed against him and his press secretary earlier this month.
March Was Unprecedented And Brutal
Those were the words of Townsquare CEO Bill Wilson on the company's first quarter earnings call Monday. Townsquare saw over $4 million in advertising cancellations in March, resulting in a 10% revenue decline for that month, an 18 point swing after the month began up 8%.
Westwood Releases Smart Speaker Ad Studies
Westwood One has released the results of two ad recall studies of smart speaker pre-roll advertising. The studies conducted in April 2020 by Dynata and in September 2019 by Survata involved an unnamed job recruitment company.
At Home Listening Jumps During May
According to new data from Edison Research, the share of time adults 13 and older spent listening to audio at home increased by 44% during the survey period. Edison's research was done in the middle of May. Here are the details...
Gen Moves All Hispanic Assets Under One Roof
All Gen Media Partners’ Hispanic assets – including Sun Latino and GLR – are now operating under the HRN Media Network umbrella. HRN is also a Gen Media Partners company.
5 Tampa Radio Employees Test Positive
Three Beasley employees and two Cox employees have tested positive for COVID-19. PD Orlando Davis and DJ's Broderick Scott and Jose Fernandez work for Beasley's WILD 94.1. Mike Calta and his morning show co-host Anthony Polichemi work for Cox's 102.5 The Bone.
Edison Hosting Ask Me Anything Webinar
The team at Edison Research is hosting a webinar about...ANYTHING. It will feature Larry Rosin, Megan Lazovick, Laura Ivey, Megan Vartan, Gabe Soto, and Tom Webster. Topics to be covered include streaming, smart speakers, audiobooks and radio. Register HERE.
Urban One Indy PD Passes
Grisel Barajas, Program Director for Urban One's WNOW (LaGrande 105.1) in Indianapolis, died in a motorcycle accident on Sunday. She was riding with her boyfriend, who was the driver. He survived the crash. Barajas ws only 31 years old.
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