Police Still Looking For WORT Shooter

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Whoever walked into public radio station WORT-FM in Madison, WI is still on the loose and police say the shooting doesn't appear to be random. Station personnel say a man wearing a mask and hood entered the station and opened fire on three workers this past Sunday.

Spreaker Removes Alex Jones Podcasts

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As has been widely reported over the past few days, YouTube, Facebook, Apple, and Spotify have all banned Alex Jones from their platforms. They are claiming Jones' ramblings are hate speech. Alex Jones has been using Spreaker as a secondary host provider for his podcasts. Spreaker VP and Head of partnerships Rob Greenlee tells Radio Ink Jones is coming off the Spreaker platform as well. Here's their statement...

Crossover Media Bulks Up Sports Programming

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Crossover Media Group Sales, a cross-platform content-production and advertising-sales representation firm, has added five new program lineups in the sports field to its growing roster of client shows and personalities. And the new sports betting laws have a lot to do with the new programs.

Premiere Promotes Silcock

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Premiere Networks has promoted Casey Silcock to VP of Affiliate Relations/Morning Shows from Director of Affiliate Relations. Based in New York, Silcock will continue to report to Peter Tripi, SVP of Affiliate Relations/Talk and Morning Shows.

More Success Tips From A Radio Wayne Finalist

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The Radio Ink Radio Wayne Awards will be handed out on September 27 at the Radio Show in Orlando. And in a new series of podcasts, we pick their brains about how they've made it to the top. Today our podcast features Katie Phillippi, Sales Manager for Alpha Media in Lincoln, NE.

KNKX Enlists Jazz Radio Vet Handley

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88.5 KNKX/Seattle-Tacoma, WA, has hired Northwest Jazz radio veteran Carol Handley as its new Director of Music Programming, starting August 20. Handley comes to KNKX with decades of music programming, management, and on-air experience in the Seattle market. 

David Field Wants To Set The Record Straight

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Entercom CEO David Field expanded on the company's recently ended relationship with United States Traffic Network in an internal memo sent out on Monday. USTN has filed a lawsuit against Entercom, calling the company a corporate bully. USTN wants $5 million from Entercom for backing out of a deal to take over the company. The memo details Entercom's side of the story over the past 8 1/2 months.

The Streak Ends

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GEICO has upended The Home Depot after the big-box chain was radio's number one advertiser for 18 weeks in a row. According to Media Monitors, GEICO aired 43,287 commercials last week as The Home Depot aired only 35,468, way down from the 72,599 spots it ran a week earlier.

The One-Two Punch To Stellar Female Ratings

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(By Randy Lane) The one-two punch that propels female-targeted shows to big ratings is the combination of a sticky relationship benchmark and relevant personal stories from the cast. Those stories connect best with the female audience (and the male audience) when they are vulnerable, self-deprecating, and humorous.

Providence College Basketball Finds New Radio Home

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Providence College Athletics has announced a five-year agreement with Cumulus Media to become the official radio home of the school's men’s basketball on NewsTalk 99.7FM & AM 630 WPRO. John Rooke and Joe Hassett, who have been the voices of Friar Basketball for more than 30 years, will call all Friar games this season.

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June 9, 2025


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