News

Hispanic afternoon-drive comedy program Erazno y La Chokolata, which is heard on 77 radio stations in 50 markets, has entered into an exclusive ad and affiliate sales representation deal with Gen Media Partners.

Sun Broadcast Group has signed a syndication deal with  Tejano Nation, a two-hour entertainment news mix show featuring hits and emerging artists in Tejano (a style of folk or popular music originating among the Tejanos, the Mexican-American inhabitants of southern Texas).

Tracey Johnson has written a Survival Guide for those affected by the recent round of layoffs. Johnson experienced this himself and wants to help. "I was terminated in 1988. My phone rang. It was Scott Shannon. He told me he'd been following my career and said this would be a good thing and offered help. That moment remains a career highlight."

After being told by the RIAA there's nothing to see here, FCC Commissioner Michael O'Rielly is determined to find out if Payola is taking place between the music industry and radio. He's now taking aim at three record labels. 

A 20/20 episode focusing on a man who killed his business partner and covered it up, will be broadcast on ABC television, Friday night. The partner podcast, called Cutthroat Inc., covering the story and including more details, will be released February 27.

Ben Downs, VP/GM of Bryan Broadcasting Corporation, is the new co-chair representing radio at the NABPA, the political action committee of NAB. Downs takes over as chair from William McElveen, Regional President of Alpha Media.

Hubbard announced on Tuesday that Randi West is joining its West Palm cluster as Program Director of WRMF-FM and Party 96.3 (WMBX-HD2). West spent eight years as the PD for WMTX in Tampa, and prior to that she was the PD at WDCG in Raleigh. She replaces Leo Baldwin who exited in November 2019.

Big Radio recently named three new Program Directors to head up the Rock County radio operations of their 10-station group. Historically, the programming of the stations had been directly overseen by father-and-son owners Scott and Benjamin Thompson.

Kudos to the team at Coloff Media’s KCVM-FM in Cedar Falls. The NAB announced on Wednesday that the station will receive its Crystal Heritage Award which recognizes radio stations that have won five Crystal Radio Awards for service to their local communities.

Radio Ink's Hispanic Radio Conference has just added local advertising guru Gordon Borrell to the 2020 conference agenda. Borrell will discuss the changing face of advertising and how local businesses are beginning to embrace companies that will help them navigate the new marketing landscape.