News

(By Eric Rhoads) Radio, for the most part, is a single-pillar business. It lives or dies based on advertising. Though many stations and companies have alternative revenue streams, none comes close to matching the revenues or the wide margins of advertising. What if radio’s single pillar were to go away?

Cesar Gerlens has been one busy pirate. The FCC's Enforcement Bureau says Gerlens had illegal radio stations in four locations. According to this notice, Gerlens had stations at four different residences, three were using the 92.1-FM frequency, in Brockton, Everett, and Randolph, and another at 90.1-FM in Mattapan.

Tatiana Felgengauer was stabbed in the throat by the attacker, Monday. It's being reported her injuries are not life-threatening. Felgengauer works at the Russian radio station "Echo of Moscow."

According to Media Monitors, GEICO (39,928) and The Home Depot (37,323) were first and second again on their weekly chart of radio commercials. By airing 30,283 commercials on radio stations all over the country, JC Penney came in third. McDonald's was fourth (27,170) followed by ZipRecruiter (23,365), rounding out the top five.

Presenters for the 29th Annual National Radio Hall of Fame Induction ceremony have been announced. Among them are Entercom CEO David Field and CBS Radio Host Scott Shannon. The ceremony is November 2 at the Museum of Broadcast Communications in Chicago. Here's the entire list of presenters.

Envision Networks has reached a representation deal with Jim Brickman to distribute The Jim Brickman Show as well as new audio and video programming from The Brickhouse Network. The Jim Brickman Show is a four-hour lifestyle program with music and interviews hosted by the award-winning songwriter and best-selling solo pianist.

Seasoned programmer Bobby Novosad has been promoted to Program Director of KXKC-FM/NASH FM 99.1, “Acadiana’s Country Music Leader.” The promotion expands Novosad’s leadership role in the Cumulus Media-Lafayette station cluster.

Cumulus has promoted Producer and Digital Content Director Doug MacGunnigle to Assistant Program Director of NewsTalk 99.7 and AM 630 WPRO and AM 790/WPRV-AM in Providence, RI. MacGunnigle started at WPRO in 2002 as a weekend board operator, soon branching out to production and on-air duties on Hot 106 and 92 PRO FM.

The Westwood One Podcast Network has added The Kurt Warner Quarterback Podcast to its lineup. Warner, the former star quarterback for the then-St. Louis Rams, recently inducted Pro Hall of Famer, and NFL Network analyst will be joined  Kevin Harlan, the voice of Westwood One’s coverage of Monday Night Football and the Super Bowl.

(By Bob McCurdy) If you read one article this week, read “Shokunin Kishitsu and the Five Elements of Mastery,” and if you watch one film, make it Jiro: Dreams of Sushi. It is available on Netflix and it is impossible to walk away uninspired. The commitment to excellence displayed by this chef in both the article and documentary is epic.