Zukauckas Named To VP Role
Native Clevelander Jeff Zukauckas has been named VP of Marketing, Brands and Promotion for iHeart Cleveland. He will also remain Promotion Director for 99.5 WGAR and a National Event Brand Manager for iHeartMedia’s National Programming platforms.
Morning Host Tamara G. Agrees To New Terms
The on-air personality has signed a new multi-year contract extension. Tamara G. is co-host of morning show Julie Guy & Tamara G. on Emerson’s 101.5 LITE FM (WLYF-FM) in Miami.
New College Show Has Academic Slant
It’s a new show with a pretty strange name: The Radio Free Hillsdale Hour. The nationally syndicated program is produced by Hillsdale College (Hillsdale, MI) and currently broadcast to nine stations in three states.
Dixon A Big Boost For Radio One
Urban Station Radio One Philadelphia has named industry veteran Jay Dixon as the new Program Director of 100.3 WRNB, Praise HD2, and Classix 107.9.
Jukes Comes South To WHYI
Taylor Jukes has been named PD for iHeart's WHYI FM/Y100 in Miami. Jukes moves to the sunshine state from Canada where she was Senior Manager of National Content for iHeartRadio Canada
Radio Reacts To The Death Of Bruce Reese
The radio world was rocked Thursday when word started to travel around that former Bonneville and Hubbard Radio leader Bruce Reese died after battling a long illness. Reese was on Radio Ink's 40 Most Powerful People in Radio list for 19 consecutive years (1996-2014) and received our Lifetime Achievement Award in 2017. He was 70 years old.
The First Pandora/SiriusXM Collaboration
On Thursday, SiriusXM and Pandora unveiled Pandora NOW, a music channel created for both SiriusXM subscribers and Pandora listeners. Pandora NOW features new music delivered uniquely to both SiriusXM and Pandora audiences.
Veteran Duo To Fire Up North Florida Mornings
Fifteen-year market veteran Leroy, who has been waking up Gainesville-Ocala on Country-Rock WXUS, will join Jenn Ryan as co-host of The Jenn Ryan Show on CHR/Top 40 WMFQ. Filling the vacant spot at WXUS is another radio vet, Barry Michaels, who will host mornings starting next Monday.
WSOU Inducts Duo Into Its HOF
Seton Hall University’s stellar radio station will welcome two new inductees into the station’s Hall of Fame on April 5, 2019: Joe Garifo ’72 and Matt DeVoti ’84. In addition, Clayton Collier ’16 will be presented with the WSOU Distinguished Young Alumnus Award.
Two New Trustees For Minnesota Public Radio
They are Shawntera M. Hardy, cofounder and Strategy Lead at Civic Eagle, and Vivek Agrawal, senior partner with McKinsey & Company. Hardy has over 15 years of combined experience in government and community relations, urban planning, and workforce and economic development.
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