Chris Janson To Host “Summer Kick-Off”
ACM-award winner and platinum-selling singer/songwriter Janson will host this year’s Westwood One Summer Kick-Off special. The four-hour broadcast is available for radio stations nationwide to air over Memorial Day weekend.
Forgy A Force For Saga
In May of 2018, Chris Forgy was promoted to Senior VP of Operations for Saga Communications. CEO Ed Christian and company created the position for Forgy who had been managing Saga’s cluster in Columbus. In 2019, Radio Ink named Forgy one of Radio's Top 20 Leaders.
Roundtree Lands In Vegas
Things are heating up in Vegas and iHeartMedia’s 93.1 The Mountain in Sin City extends a warm welcome to AD Rowntree as morning drive host and Assistant PD. Rowntree joins the Las Vegas market from ROCK 105.3 in San Diego.
Bob Simpson Calling Time After Half Century
Simpson, who is Production Director for Cumulus Indianapolis, will work his final day Friday, May 3, leaving just a few months shy of 50 years in the industry
“Mad Dog” Extends With SiriusXM
Sports radio personality Chris “Mad Dog” Russo has signed a four-year contract extension to host Mad Dog Unleashed on SiriusXM's Mad Dog Sports Radio channel. Highlights from Russo's show will also be available as a podcast on Pandora.
Podcast Takes Listeners Inside MLB
Inside the (Rob) Parker is a weekly podcast airing throughout baseball season hosted by the multimedia sports personality and journalist as he shares his opinions on the biggest stories in Major League Baseball, as well as interviews with the most notable names in the game.
Entercom Says Q2 Looking Strong
In an SEC filing to announce a $300 million refinance, Entercom released preliminary operating results for the first quarter and early pacing numbers for Q2.
Podcast Listening Is Soaring
Those are the words of Westwood One/Cumulus Media Chief Insights Officer Pierre Bouvard. Citing the 2019 Edison Research Infinite Dial study, Bouvard examines the historical growth of podcasting and audio streaming to understand how new forms of audio grow.
New Owner Has Big ideas For New Orleans Station
Wendell Pierce tells The Philadelphia Tribune he has big plans for WBOK-AM in New Orleans. Pierce started his career at WYLD-FM in New Orleans. He went on to star in roles such as Detective Bunk in HBO's The Wire.
Alpha Host Charged With Strangulation
Mathew Rydberg, known as Matt McKay on Alpha's KFRX-FM in Lincoln, was arrested and charged with domestic assault this past Saturday. That's a felony.
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