NAB Hits 200
With the addition of five more members of the House of Representatives, the NAB now has support of 200 House members for its Local Radio Freedom Act. The LRFA opposes any new royalty tax for music airplay on radio stations. Another Senator jumped onboard as well.
Three Radio Execs Are Now Giants
Urban One CEO Alfred Liggins, Patrick Communications Managing Partner Larry Patrick, and Premiere Networks President Julie Talbot were among the nine media industry executives that were honored Thursday.
Phil Zachary To The Home Office, Please
Entercom needs a Washington, DC, Market Manager after the announcement was made that Phil Zachary has taken a corporate role working on special projects for the company. Zachary replaced Steve Swenson in the market back in May of 2018.
El Dorado Lands Industry Vet
Jim Shea has been named President of El Dorado Broadcasters, which owns stations in Victor Valley, CA, and Yuma, AZ. For the past seven years, Shea has been the CEO of Mapleton Communications. In July, Mapleton sold its 37 stations to the Stephens Media Group.
Schulman Utica Bound
Cosmina Schulman is joining the Galaxy Media team as Chief Revenue Officer of the Utica, NY, market. Schulman joins Galaxy after spending five years in sales management at the New England Sports Network in Boston.
Bailey Trades Denver For Dallas
Bailey is the new Music Director and midday host for Dallas-Fort Worth Alternative station KVIL-FM (ALT 103.7). Bailey joins Entercom from KTCL-FM in Denver, where she served as Music Director since 2006.
Rosenworcel Welcomes FTC Commissioner To Her Show
FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel's latest episode of Broadband Conversations, features Federal Trade Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter. Commissioner Slaughter was sworn in as an FTC Commissioner in 2018.
Big Game Is Chance For Station To Collect Meals
KRAV/Tulsa (Mix 96.5) is tapping into the fierce rivalry between Oklahoma State University and the University of Oklahoma fans ahead of the big game to collect canned food items for the Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma on Friday, November 15, 2019.
Jocks Answer The Call To Help Vets
Friday, November 15, Eric Goranson, host of Envision Networks’ Around The House With Eric G., and Jeff Tracy (JT) host of Envision Networks’ Barbecue Nation, will participate in a live telethon to raise money for Operation Helping Our Heroes on KPAM-AM.
It’s 24/7 Christmas Music At KDGE
iHeart's KDGE-FM/Dallas-Fort Worth (STAR 102.1) has flipped its format from Mainstream Adult Contemporary to around-the-clock Christmas Music.
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