Despite COVID Uceker To Return For 50th
2020 will be the 50th season for Bob Uecker calling Milwaukee Brewers games on the radio. He started back in 1971. Uecker is at increased risk for COVID-19 because he's 86 with some health issues.
Damico Gets The Big Chair
Chuck Damico has been named PD at Beasley's 97.5 The Fanatic in Philadelphia. Damico has been working in Philadelphia radio since 1994 most recently as PD for 95.7 BEN-FM and APD at WMMR-FM. He also worked as the Promotions Director at WMMR.
Hochman Keeping His Talent in Miami
Marc Hochman has signed a new multi-year contract extension with Entercom Miami sports talker WAXY-AM. Hochman and Channing Crowder host the 2-6 afternoon drive show on WAXY. They are also simulcast on WQAM-AM from 3-6.
KSL Works To Heal The Community
KSL Radio in Salt Lake City ran an entire day of special programming Thursday dedicated to race relations in Utah. The station partnered with Weber State University’s diversity office.
Kudos Townsquare New Jersey
New Jersey 101.5 (WKXW-FM) took home three awards from the New Jersey Society of Professional Journalists this week, including best audio story, best news video, and best use of public records.
Public Media Summit Set For Fall
Two public media organizations have partnered to organize a virtual summit in September. The Public Radio Program Directors Association (PRPD) and Public Media Journalists Association (PMJA) are planning the four day event.
Super Agreement With iHM Tampa Bay
iHeartMedia Tampa Bay will be the exclusive local radio partner of the Tampa Bay Super Bowl LV Host Committee. Super Bowl LV is set for February 2021.
Internet Station Aids Drivers
TNCRadio.LIVE targets delivery, repair service and other full-time drivers in the Houston area. The station is part of a new Internet Radio and Mixed-media company focused on those who spend their day driving the streets of Houston.
URadio Says It Promotes Democracy Not Communism
Senator Ted Cruz called the owners of URadio a puppet of the Chinese Government. Earlier this week the FCC ordered the station to shut down after discovering problems with their application. The station posted a message on their website saying it has been following all U.S. laws.
Are You Providing Hope And Promoting Positive?
(By Gary Berkowitz) When the pandemic first appeared, you may have read my April 6th Radio Ink column Now What. It talked about four important points that all programmers, regardless of format needed to look at. Let's see where we are today...
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