Vibenomics Promotes Brenner
Paul Brenner has been promoted from Chief Strategy Officer to President and Chief Strategy Officer for Vibenomics. Brenner will now own the overall vision and go-to-market strategy for Vibenomics’ audio out-of-home advertising, according to a company press release.
McLaughlin Gets One-Hour Show
Hubbard St. Louis has announced that Dan McLaughlin of Fox Sports Midwest has joined 101 ESPN (WXOS-FM) as the station’s lead St. Louis Cardinals contributor. McLaughlin will provide daily Cardinals reports, interviews, and host a one-hour weekly show on the Cards.
Howes To Go On-Air In The Triangle
NPR News/Talk WUNC-FM in Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, is adding its first on-air host. Cindy Howes, formerly the morning host of WYEP-FM in Pittsburgh and current host of Folk Alley and the Basic Folk podcast, takes up the role.
Toronto Stations Launch New Morning Shows
At Alternative station CFNY-FM (102.1 The Edge) it's called The B Team and features Shawna, Chris Z, and Jay Brody. Meanwhile, over at Rock station CJXY-FM (Y108), the morning show slot will now be manned by Taz & Jim (pictured).
Progressive #1. Bloomberg Rising.
Once again Progressive has landed on top of the Media Monitors chart of radio’s leading advertisers around the country. That's five visits to the number one slot in 2020 for the insurance giant. Mike Bloomberg is also spending some of his personal wealth on the radio.
Resler Joins Buzz On His Next Webinar
This Friday at 1 p.m. ET Buzz Knight will be joined by Jacobs Media's Seth Resler for a webinar on podcasting. The focus of Buzz's webinars is to help broadcasters looking for ways to rebuild their career. REGISTER
Plunge Raises $2.5 Million
Townsquare's New Jersey 101.5 (WKXW-FM) partnered with New Jersey Law Enforcement and Special Olympics New Jersey for the 27th annual Polar Bear Plunge this past weekend.
Radiothon Helps Akron Hospital
The final tally is in for the WKDD-98.1 FM/Akron Children's Hospital Radiothon. The two-day event raised more than $386,000, with all funds raised going toward patient care.
Meruelo Supersizes St. Jude Fundraiser
Meruelo Media will kick off its annual St Jude Rocks fundraiser this Thursday. This year, KLOS-FM in Los Angeles will not be alone. Meruelo is pulling in listeners and talent from KLOS’ new sister stations, Power 106, 93.5 KDAY, the new Cali 93.9, and KWHY-TV.
Radio Is A Jewel For This Local Business
For more than 130 years, Michaels Jewelers has served Connecticut with 10 locations throughout the state. "We have been doing radio for decades," says fifth-generation family member Lindsay Michaels, Marketing Manager for the company. Our weekly advertiser success stories are sponsored by specbyte.com.
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