New KRCC Station Manager
Colorado Public Radio and KRCC have announced Jeff Bieri is the new Station Manager. Bieri was promoted from Program Manager at the Colorado Springs based station.
TopLine Promotion For Tarantine
Jim Tarantine has been promoted to Product Manager for Topline at Futuri. His new responsibilities will include setting strategy and a product road map for the Cleveland based company.
St. Jude Radiothon Set In Albuquerque
KRST Country Cares for St. Jude Kid's Radiothon will run two days on 92.3 KRST Country in Albuquerque. The event is set for June 11 and 12 on the Cumulus Media station.
Hughley Joins Entercom Houston
Ron Hughley is joining Entercom Houston, teaming up with Clint Stoerner in the afternoon drive slot, weekdays from 2-6pm on SportsRadio 610. Hughley was most recently the midday host at Entercom's 610 Sports Radio in Kansas City.
New Morning Show In Lincoln
105.3 FM (KLNC-FM) has added Woody and Wilcox to the daily line-up. The syndicated show is based in Charlotte, NC.
Business News Hits Indy Airwaves
Business News 97.5 has debuted in Indianapolis. iHeartMedia is turning to Bloomberg Radio to feed the 24 hour business radio offering featuring experts and journalists in economics, politics and investment banking. The format is being broadcast from an FM Translator.
Le Batard Show Returns To Studio
ESPN's syndicated Dan Le Batard Show, which is based in Miami, will broadcast from its studio for the first time in nearly three months starting today. Like most other radio shows the Le Batard crew has been doing the show remotely.
Nielsen Says Consumers Are Ready To Spend
On Friday, Nielsen released results from its second study tracking national consumer sentiment on COVID-19 recovery and purchase intentions. Over one thousand adults were in the study done late last month. The same study was done in late April. The shift in the attitudes of consumers in that one 4-week period was incredible.
Being There Without Being There
(By Bob McCurdy) I was talking the other day with the owner of a medium sized successful agency in New York who has been a good pal for over three decades. I was asking him how his business was faring with everything going on. He is obviously taking a hit like every other agency or media company.
Three Emerging Trends
(Randy Lane) In view of the chaos we’ve been experiencing, there are three trends emerging for broadcasters on-air and on social media.
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