News

Minister and noted inspirational speaker Edward Long has joined Praise 102.5/Atlanta with a new show Lit Nights with Ed and Bre.

Rich Bailey is the new PD for Country station WIVK-FM in Knoxville, TN. Bailey joins Cumulus Knoxville after 23 years as PD for WWST-FM. He has programmed stations in Charleston, SC, and Greensboro, NC, and has been a popular on-air talent in Knoxville for over 20 years.

Kizart has been re-appointed to the FCC’s Advisory Committee on Diversity and Digital Empowerment. This is a two-year term and expands on his initial appointment received in 2017.

Residents of New Jersey’s largest city still have lead-contaminated drinking water. While problems with residential water filters were recently addressed, pregnant women and children under six years of age are still being advised to avoid drinking city water and to drink bottled water.

This dates back to a story from July 2 we reported on when two men defrauded investors out of millions after hatching a plan that led investors to believe they were putting money toward the next iHeartRadio.

The station is WQNA in Springfield, IL. The students have set up a GoFundMe page to raise the funds to purchase the community station.

Pandora is now available in Spanish on Alexa and Google Assistant. Spanish voice controls can now be added through settings in both devices. The music streaming service announced support for Spanish during Latinx Heritage Month.

This week Bob Pittman's Math & Magic: Stories From the Frontiers of Marketing, Pittman sits down with Bertha González Nieves, CEO and co-founder of Casa Dragones.

ESPN Radio will broadcast the World Series for the 22nd consecutive year starting Tuesday, Oct. 22. The Washington Nationals are through to the World Series, waiting to see if their opponent from will be the Astros or Yankees.

And to help the company add to their digital revenue stream, and ramp up their digital revenue strategy, they've hired Todd Handy for the newly created position of Chief Digital Officer.