WINS Pioneer Joel Chaseman Dead at 93
Chaseman was the general manager of 1010 WINS in 1965 when the station switched from rock and roll to all-news. Chaseman is pictured here with the last DJ on WINS Johnny Holiday from 2015.
6,552 Stuffed Animals Fly Onto The Ice
Last week Seattle Thunderbirds hockey fans threw teddy bears and stuffed animals onto the ice, immediately following the T-Birds first goal of the night -- all in the name of charity. The game was the annual Fred Meyer Teddy Boss presented by Hubbard owned KRWM-FM in Seattle.
Bloomberg Launches New Show
Bloomberg Radio and Television have launched Bloomberg Wall Street Week. The one-hour show will be hosted by Bloomberg's David Westin and air weekly on Fridays at 6 PM ET.
Conclave Registration Open
The Conclave, which celebrates 45 years of educating broadcasters this year, has an early bird registration rate of $199 going on now. The 45th Conclave Summer Learning Conference is June 16 and 17 at the Delta Hotels Minneapolis Northeast.
Michaels Awarded For His Hard Work In Florida
WWRZ-FM in Lakeland/Winter Haven, owned by Hall Communications has promoted Eric Michaels to PD. Michaels, has been on the air at WWRZ since 1998 and he'll continue to host the Big Max Morning Show in addition to being the PD.
Cowherd’s Podcast Surpasses 70 Million Listens
Fox Sports Radio says The Herd with Colin Cowherd podcast amassed more than 70 million total listens in 2019. The show is also heard on more than 250 radio stations across the country.
ESPN’s Podcasts Continue To Grow Big
ESPN says its podcasts set a new record in December with a unique audience of 6.9 million. That represents an increase of 43% over December 2018 and is the 12th consecutive month of year-over-year growth.
Alana To Run Sales in Houston
Alana Lujan is the new D.O.S. for Entercom Houston. Lujan will oversee sales at KILT-FM, KKHH-FM, KIKK-AM, KLOL-FM, KHMX-FM and KILT-AM. She previously held the same role for Cox Media Group since March 2019.
Two Big Promotions At Summit
Former SummitMedia Wichita President/GM Beverlee Brannigan has been promoted to SVP of Programming of SummitMedia and Todd Johnson, former Wichita General Sales Manager, has been promoted to Wichita President/GM.
Ryvicker Joins Comcast
For many years Marci Ryvicker was a familiar face at radio's financial conferences, including Radio Ink's Forecast event in New York City. She was highly respected for her analysis of the economy and no-nonsense radio revenue predictions.
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