News

All week long, beginning today, Veritone is hosting FIVE webinars ranging from content and ad intelligence to ad attribution to intelligent media management to monetization. See what AI can do for you. REGISTER.

Wheeler Morris has been named Market Manager for Hubbard Radio Seattle. Scott Mahalick had been the interim Market Manager and he will stay on as Operations Manager for the Hubbard Seattle cluster.

Cumulus has appointed Paul Williams Director of Programming for Westwood One Nashville. He'll oversee content, and operations for Westwood's nationally syndicated Country programming.

Spanish Broadcasting System has launched "La Voz del Negocio Hispano," "The Voice of Hispanic Business" across all of its platforms. The new show is hosted by journalist, Mario Andres Moreno.

Shawn Parr is returning to syndication with Shawn Parr's Across the Country on Key Networks. The four-hour program will be available weekdays starting June 1.

Jim Isabella is back behind the mic. The evening host returned to his WNIR 100.1 FM, Kent, Ohio after a five-week battle with COVID-19.

Matty Willz has been promoted to middays at WENZ-FM Z107.9. Willz replaces DJ Angel Baby who remains with Radio One in a new role. Willz will continue to produce The Morning Hustle on Z107.9. 

Tom Donahue has returned to the airwaves in Western New York. Donahue is hosting the More Music Morning Show on oldies station WECK.

Earlier this month a letter was sent to Senate leaders urging them to support local journalism in any future coronavirus stimulus packages. This past weekend another letter was sent to Senate leaders Mitch McConnell and Chuck Schumer, as more elected officials get behind a push to support local media outlets devastated by the coronavirus.

(By Buzz Knight) Small businesses are the lifeblood of our communities and this crisis has left a toll that has a yet to be determined outcome. Pick just about any small business local category and you can see that their new normal will be a complicated puzzle.