Emmis Ends Quarterly Earnings Calls
Due to several factors, including limited participation, Emmis will no longer host the quarterly calls. Instead, the company will simply file its 10Q with the SEC. In recent years Emmis has been selling off its radio stations and looking for faster growing industries to invest in.
Giants Coach Cancels WFAN Show
New York Giants head coach Pat Shurmur has ended his weekly radio interview with WFAN's Mike Francesa, the team's flagship radio station, which is owned by Entercom. The Giants are a horrible team this year and Francesa has been critical of the organization.
Entercom Launches Live Daily NBA Podcast
A new show focused on the NBA called Scal & Pals will air live, daily from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. ET on the Radio.com Sports Digital Network.
“Israel Story” Returns For Fourth Season
The fourth season of the Israel Story podcast will consist of 11 episodes, as well as a number of specials and bonuses, which will be released between now and the New Year.
Cast Named For New “National Lampoon Radio Hour”
National Lampoon Radio Hour: The Podcast, the upcoming revival of the groundbreaking 1973 comedy radio show, has set its ensemble cast of writer-performers.
iHeart Brings Radio Outsider To Be Madison Prez
Drew Lauter is iHeartMedia's new Market President for Madison's six-station cluster. Lauter has worked for Sony, Lucent, Qello Concerts, and Qello Media. He replaces Keith Bratel who was hired for the position back in 2016.
Report Shows Big Impact Broadcasting Has On Economy
A new study by Woods & Poole Economics found that the local radio and TV generate $1.17 trillion of GDP and 2.47 million jobs through direct and stimulative effect on the economy. NAB made the announcement Thursday.
Caroline Beasley To Speak At U.K. Digital Conference
Beasley CEO Caroline Beasley will be among the speakers at the prestigious Drive to Digital conference in London next month.
A Very Special Person Is Hanging Up His Headphones
After nearly 50 years on the air, Lou Kolb is ready to retire. Kolb, who works for Backyard Broadcasting, is ready to settle down with his wife and dig into a few good books. Quite an accomplishment, being on the air for so many years. Oh, and one more thing, Lou has been blind since birth.
NRTS Hires Parker As Institutes Director
The National Radio Talent System has recruited Alexux Parker to be Institutes Director. Prior to joining the NRTS, Parker was the Marketing Director for the iHeartMedia stations in Raleigh, NC.















