And The Radio Marketer Of The Year Is…
Progressive Insurance has been selected to receive the 2019 Radio Mercury Awards "Radio Marketer of the Year" award in recognition of the company's long-term partnership with the radio industry to reach and engage consumers.
Phunny You Should Ask
(By Art Vuolo) This is not a story about a run-of-the-mill DJ. It’s a look at an extraordinary personality in an era when many feel entertainment on the radio has been obliterated by too much research, too many programmers who like to micro-manage everything.
Talking About Mental Health
In observance of Mental Health Awareness Month, iHeartMedia teamed up with the National Alliance on Mental Illness and the Child Mind Institute to kick off a multi-year campaign that will raise awareness of mental health.
This Webinar Is A Smackdown
The SoCast Digital Website Smackdown will take place Thursday, May 9 at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT. Toronto-based SoCast Digital has gathered a trio of digital experts who will review and assess three radio station websites. Entries close May 6.
Crain’s, WGN Combine For Fresh Content
Good content ideas are always at a premium. WGN Radio and Crain’s Chicago Business are expanding their content integration with a live microphone inside the Crain’s Chicago newsroom.
New Waze Of Doing Things For Radio.com
Entercom has entered a multi-platform partnership with community-based traffic and navigation app Waze. The partnership scales across broadcast, digital, and streaming with app integrations on both Waze and Radio.com.
Michel Joins KYGO As PD
Bonnerville’s KYGO-FM/Denver has appointed Brian Michel Program Director for 98.5 KYG. Michel joins the station from iHeartMedia where he was most recently Regional SVP of Programming.
MMTC Opposes
The Multicultural Media, Telecom and Internet Council has also filed comments with The FCC. The group opposes lifting ownership caps because it believes it would only benefit a handful of broadcasters and have a negative impact on minority broadcasters.
Ortiz Moving Up At LBI Media
Spanish-language broadcasting company LBI Media believe they’ve found the right woman for the Director of Sales position in their Houston market. Wynette Gallegos Ortiz has been with LBI Media since 2001.
Celtics Broadcaster Debuts Podcast
Boston Celtics radio broadcaster Cedric Maxwell is launching The Cedric Maxwell Podcast on the CLNS Media Network. The former NBA Finals MVP (1981) will be joined by Josue Pavón to get inside the mind of Max.
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