West Joining The WAVE
Jay West has joined Max Media’s on-air staff on 92.9 The WAVE in Virginia Beach, VA, as afternoon host. West has been on the radio in Hampton Roads weekday afternoons since the mid-90s.
Lazer Moves All Stations To Gen Media Partners
Lazer Broadcasting has expanded its national ad sales relationship with Gen Media Partners by moving all of its 43 Spanish-language radio stations to Gen. The company was already representing Lazer stations in seven markets. The expanded deal adds 26 more stations.
The Keg Flips
NRG Media in Omaha has flipped KOOO-FM 101.9 The Keg from Classic Rock to Adult Hits. The company is making the change after adding longtime programmer Jay Michaels.
iHeart Picks Up The Pete & Sebastian Pod
The Pete and Sebastian Show is moving over to the iHeartPodcast Network, with new episodes airing in February. Sebastian Maniscalco and Pete Correale are best friends and comedians.
Bourbon Podcast Launching Friday
KMG Utopia Studios, a division of Krantz Media Group, announced that bourbon expert Fred Minnick will launch The Fred Minnick Show on January 17. The show will feature music artists talking bourbon, music, and other topics.
Smoothie And Rainman Promoted
Big Smoothie is taking over afternoons on KROCK/Syracuse while Rainman is adding ESPN Radio to his work schedule.
One Last Thing About CES
(By Buzz Knight) At CES 2020, the technology on display was so overwhelming that it’s important to take a step back and process what is most important to improve our business.
Marketing Trends We All Should Be Familiar With
(By Bob McCurdy) We tend to run at a fast pace, so it is easy to overlook some of the more important marketing trends over the past year that can help us to provide clients with more competent advertising direction.
Don’t Forget Your Core
(By Charlie Sislen) Like many industries, radio is going through a tremendous transition. With the way people utilize audio entertainment today, radio station management has opportunities to increase its top line by focusing on new revenue opportunities.
A Training Program For High Performers
(By Randy Lane) High-performing athletes have a training regimen that includes individual and group workouts. In basketball, there’s daily team practices, time in the weight room and individual time working out for strength, flexibility and agility.
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