Hendrich Staying On With Apollo
Cox Media Group has announced the executive leadership of the new CMG once the sale of the stations closes with Apollo. Bill Hendrich will stay on as EVP of Radio. Hendrich has been running Cox’s radio division since taking over for Kim Guthrie back in 2015.
St. James New APD For KXOJ In Tulsa
Stephens Media Group has named Jeremiah St. James the new Assistant Program Director at KXOJ/Tulsa. St. James has programmed and hosted mornings for Stephens Media’s KKSR Tri-Cities Washington for the past year.
Baumgard Rises In Huntington
Tracey Baumgard is the new Market President for iHeart’s Huntington, WV, market. Baumgard has been with the iHeartMedia Huntington market for 23 years.
Standing On The Shoulders Of Giants: Remembering Dwight Case
(By Eric Rhoads) Paul Harvey used to talk about “the rest of the story.” The Radio Ink magazine and headlines e-mail you read have a story that is tied to one man — Dwight Case, a dear friend who just passed.
Continuous Diary Measurement Launches
Nielsen today launched Continuous Diary Measurement with the first data delivery in five of the 46 markets converting to monthly reports effective with the July 2019 survey.
Willy To Wake Up Calgary
Q107 in Calgary has signed on for popular morning show Willy in the Morning, starting Tuesday, August 27. Willy Percy, Kim Seale, and Alece Anderson say they are raring to go.
Local Radio Is More Important Than Ever
RAB SVP of Insights Annette Malave's latest blog highlight's the importance of radio in local communities. She says that with nearly 1,800 newspapers either disappearing or merging with other publications since 2004, radio is more important than ever. Get all the details HERE.
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Another Station Attacked By Ransomware
This time it was Christian radio station KNEO in Neosha, MO. GM Mark Taylor tells KSN16
the hackers demanded $100,000 which the station did not pay. Due to the type of software used it was determined the hack came from Russia.
Fox Sports 910 Phoenix New Radio Home For Coyotes
The National Hockey League’s Arizona Coyotes and iHeartMedia Phoenix have a new multi-platform broadcast and streaming agreement, making Fox Sports 910 the flagship station for all Coyotes games.
Music Panel At Podcast Movement
You may have heard about the SoundExchange announcement, Monday, regarding music becoming available for podcasters in 2020. On the “Broadcasters Meet Podcasters” track a Thursday session is being held to discuss that very topic. Here are the details.
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