And BFA’s 2020 Golden Mike Goes To…
The Broadcasters Foundation of America has announced Dave Lougee, President and CEO of TEGNA, as recipient of its 2020 Golden Mike Award.
Mohite Promoted At ASCAP
ASCAP has promoted Deepak Mohite to SVP, Software Engineering, within its Global Technology Solutions organization. Mohite joined ASCAP in 2018 as VP, Infrastructure & Platform Services.
iHeart, Buzzfeed To Pod Together
Grasping on to the news of the day iHeartMedia and BuzzFeed News have launched a new podcast together called Impeachment Today. The 10-15 minute daily show covering the Trump impeachment process will be hosted by BuzzFeed News’ Hayes Brown. LISTEN
Former GM Gets Probation
This goes back to a story we first wrote about in July. WCBE-FM GM Dan Mushalko was accused of doctoring invoices to manipulate cash flow and hide the fact that the station owed hundreds of thousands of dollars to NPR.
Robert Added To Walk Of Fame
Beasley’s WMMR-FM/Philadelphia midday jock Pierre Robert was among the inductees of the 2019 Philadelphia Music Alliance’s Annual Walk of Fame on Tuesday.
“Out With Jimmy” Tells LGBTQ Coming Out Stories
Longtime WRQX-FM morning show co-host Jimmy Alexander has rolled out a new PodcastOne show that features members of the LGBTQ community sharing their "coming out" stories. The show is called Out With Jimmy.
McVay Is Sun’s Latest Asset
Sun Broadcast Group has signed Mike McVay from McVay Media to serve as an advisor to its network and syndication company. McVay’s role will be to consult Sun CEO Jay Bailey and the company as they grow their international digital and international product line.
Oink Ink Contest Gives New Life To “Dead” Scripts
Oink Ink has announced its call for entries to the 2019 Dead Radio Contest. The Dead Radio Contest is a competition for advertising copywriters who have written radio scripts that for — whatever reason — were never selected by the client.
Junior Takes Over Evenings At WFPK
91.9 WFPK Independent Louisville’s Otis Junior will take over as Monday through Thursday evening host, on October 28. He will also continue to hold down Saturday afternoons.
Boston’s Bull Raises Big Bucks For St. Jude
Tuesday night, Boston Country station 101.7 The Bull was joined by Chris Young, Russell Dickerson, and Gone West at The Chevalier Theatre in Medford, MA, to raise money for St. Jude Children’s Hospital.
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