Walker Gets The Call To Go South
Hall Communications VP of Programming Bob Walker will segue from Providence/New Bedford in the chilly Northeast to Lakeland/Winter Haven in central Florida, replacing the retiring Mike James as Operations Manager for WPCV, WWRZ, WLKF, and WONN.
Mateo, Marrero Land Twin VP Roles
Entravision has promoted Jose Mateo and appointed Erika Marrero to be Vice Presidents of Audio Network Sales. For Marrero it is a return to the company, having served as Network Manager in 2012.
Study: Spoken Word Listening Up 20%
Edison Research and NPR presented the new spoken word data Tuesday which showed, since 2014, share of time spent listening to spoken word audio has increased 20%, while time spent with music decreased 5%.
O’Reilly’s Trump Interview Available To Affiliates
Bill O’Reilly has scored a sit-down with President Trump and syndication company Key Networks is making the one-hour Thanksgiving week interview available to affiliates of The O'Reilly Update, O'Reilly's daily 15-minute program.
Sun Offering Ribeiro Christmas Show To Affiliates
It’s an all-Christmas edition of the popular '90s weekend show hosted by Alfonso Ribeiro (suitable for Hot AC, Soft AC, and Classic Hits stations). It comes commercial-free and with no commitment, starting the weekend of December 21.
Radiothon Raises A Holiday Season Bounty
Community Broadcasters WBDR and WOTT’s Children’s Miracle Network Radiothon to benefit Watertown, NY’s Samaritan Medical Center, raised $140K in three days. The PDs of the two stations broadcast stories of children and families helped by CMN.
Beasley’s Las Vegas Employees Lend A Hand
As part of the company’s ongoing Community of Caring initiative, employees from the its Las Vegas cluster recently volunteered at Opportunity Village, a non-profit that serves adults in Southern Nevada with intellectual and related disabilities.
45th Gracie Awards Call For Entries Now Open
The Gracie Awards, presented by the Alliance for Women in Media Foundation, has opened the call for entries for the 45th Annual Gracie Awards Gala, May 19, 2020, at the Beverly Wilshire, Beverly Hills, A Four Seasons Hotel. We have the details.
“Good Kids” — Parenting Tips & Humor
Good Kids: How Not to Raise an A**hole from Lemonada Media, is serving up five episodes this Thanksgiving, starting November 26. It's a podcast for anyone in the trenches of parenting or with an opinion on parenting.
“The Women” Tells The Stories Of Several “Leading Ladies”
A new iHeartRadio Original podcast launched Tuesday and it’s worthy of note. The Women hosted by Rose Reid, features personal and candid interviews with some of today’s female changemakers.
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