News

The Westwood One Podcast Network has added Esports 30 with Kevin Knocke to its offerings — an original podcast covering esports news and in-depth interviews with industry personalities, celebrities, athletes, influencers, and enthusiasts.

General Motors is bringing SiriusXM with 360L to nearly 1 million Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, and Cadillac owners. It will be available on select 2020 model year vehicles.

Gunner Jackson and Cheyenne Davis are the new morning team on the Phoenix country powerhouse. Entercom Market Manager Dave Pugh says Gunner and Cheyenne will bring a ton of energy and positivity to the show and are the perfect hosts to help listeners begin their mornings.

iHeartMedia has named Kelly Gueno Assistant Program Director of Urban Programming for Chicago. Gueno will assist with brand support for all urban programming and digital operations for V103, 107.5 WGCI, and Inspiration 1390.

Leading Los Angeles Regional Mexican radio station KBUE -- La Que Buena 105.5/94.3 FM -- will be making key additions to its afternoon and evening programming and talent lineup.  

Ronnie Stanton has been named Program Director for Corus FM Radio Vancouver. A well-known broadcaster and radio consultant, Stanton is returning to Corus.

On Monday, Spanish Broadcasting System announced that, in connection with its planned recapitalization, the company received a letter from a "recognized multinational financial services broadcast lender" stating that it is highly confident of its ability to arrange $300 million in secured debt financing."

Paul Howard's radio career spanned over 70 years. He was a salesperson for 55  of those years. Howard worked for West Virginia Radio Corporation and Radio Ink ran a profile piece on Howard this past March. Howard died Monday after a short illness at the age of 93. More HERE.

Beasley Media Group's Executive VP of Strategy and Innovation Buzz Knight will leave the company at the end of the 2019 and launch Buzz Knight Media.

The Radio Mercury Awards has announced the final round judging panel for the 29th Annual Radio Mercury Awards. The upcoming panel of top-level agency creative leaders represents radio’s top advertising categories.