What Happened To The Shock Jock Format?
With Howard Stern making the rounds to promote his book (and telling everyone he regrets how he behaved during his popular radio years), and Bubba losing his last Florida radio affiliate, it got us wondering -- what happened to radio's shock jock format?
Music Writer Rytlewski Takes Up Web Editor Role
Veteran Milwaukee music journalist Evan Rytlewski has been named Web Editor for 88Nine Radio Milwaukee (WYMS-FM 88.9). For the past 13 years, he worked as Music Editor for the weekly and online Shepherd Express.
Jamie Dupree Documentary A Smashing Success
Washington correspondent Jamie Dupree lost his voice in 2016 due to a rare neurological condition with no cure to date. Now, a new documentary, Voice of Reason tells his story, from diagnosis to comeback.
KYMT Has Raiders Covered In Vegas
The NFL’s Oakland Raiders are Vegas bound in 2020. For their last year in Oakland, KYMT-FM/Las Vegas is getting in to cover the Raiders’ 2019 season. Under a new agreement, the station will broadcast pre-season, regular season, and post-season games.
“Out Of Bounds” Is Over And Out
New York State public radio station WSKG is reporting on its website that Out of Bounds, hosted by Tish Pearlman, is going out of production in early June after 14 years due to a lack of funding.
Stevens A Welcome Addition At NYC Stations
Entercom New York stations WCBS-FM and WNEW-FM have welcomed Michelle Stevens as their new Assistant Program Director. Throughout her career, Stevens has guided more than 100 stations in over 20 markets.
What YOU Said About Liberal Talk Radio
Our story last week about Mike Crute's plan for liberal talk radio generated a lot of feedback from our readers, including this comment from KCAA CEO Fred Lundgren...
Nolan Moves From Entercom To Townsquare
Townsquare has hired Libby Nolan as Market President and Chief Revenue Officer for its Quincy-Hannibal local media cluster. Prior to joining Townsquare, Nolan was General Sales Manager for Entercom and Emmis in St. Louis.
Stereotyping Can Lose Sales
(By Bob McCurdy) This past week I had a conversation with a General Manager of an Audi dealership, suggesting to him that while his primary target was adults 25-54, he shouldn’t be content reaching only adults 25-54, as that was likely a short- and long-term recipe for declining sales.
Spotify Has Created A Measurement Device
In a blog post Friday, Spotify let everyone in on the rumor about its in-car device. Turns out Spotify's "Car Thing" is not something users will be able to buy to listen to their music. It's more like Nielsen's Portable People Meter. It's a measurement device.
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