Saga Hires New Group PD
Scott Chase is Saga's new Director of Group Programming. Chase joined the Company in 2004 and has served as Operations Manager for the Company’s stations in Clarksville, TN. He's also worked in Tampa, Nashville and West Palm Beach.
How About A Big Round of Applause For Praise?
Urban One's WPZS-FM in Charlotte has picked up its first Stellar Award for Large Market Station of the Year. The Stellar Awards honors Gospel music artists, writers and industry professionals for their contributions to the industry.
Westwood Launches Georgia True Crime Pod
Westwood One and Imperative Entertainment have launched In the Red Clay, a true-story crime podcast that follows the most dangerous man in Georgia history, Billy Sunday Birt. The new 12-part podcast series debuts today. LISTEN
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.
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