Big Promotion For Elberg
Vic Canales Media Group in South Florida has named Scott Elberg Executive Vice President/Market Manager. Most recently, Elberg was the Director of Business Development for Cumulus Media in New York.
Homecoming For Sportscaster Sheehan
Kevin Sheehan is rejoining 980 WTEM-AM/Washington, D.C. Sheehan, a longtime member of the DMV sports media community and native Washingtonian, returns to weekday mornings on August 5.
Westwood One Covering Upcoming Debates
Westwood One News is set to cover the next Democratic Presidential debates from Detroit on Tuesday and Wednesday, July 30 and 31. The debates will feature 20 candidates over the course of the two nights.
“Fantasy Free” Is The Real Thing
National radio syndicator MannGroup Radio has inked a deal to syndicate Loyal Ears Digital central radio property Fantasy Free, the digital fantasy sports gaming network designed for radio.
Raley Gets PD Stripes In Topeka
Veteran programmer and St. Louis Classic Rock Hall of Famer Randy Raley has been promoted to Program Director for Classic Rock station KDVV/V100 and Classic Hits station KWIC/99.3 in Topeka, KS.
Podcast Ads Least Likely To Be Skipped
That's what a new report from Westwood One and Canadian research firm Audience Insights says after the two companies released a study of 1,407 podcast listeners. Here are the highlights from that study.
iHeart Q2 Revenue Up 2.4%
The company filed an 8K that reported revenue of $913 million for April, May and June, an increase of 2.4% over the $892 million reported in the second quarter of 2018. The NASDAQ also approved iHeart which will begin trading this week.
Sam Alex Launches His Own Country Show
For the past five years Sam Alex has hosted a country music show for Townsquare called Taste of Country Nights. Two months ago Alex left the company hoping to launch a similar show, one that he owns, called The Sam Alex Show.
Bahe Leaving KOZN Omaha
Nick Bahe says he's leaving NRG's Sports Talker KOZN-AM, where he's hosted the 11a-2p shift for the past 6 years, to focus on his Television career. He told listeners he didn't accept a contract extension with 1620 AM KOZN.
Whittle Gets Big Promotion At Cumulus
Another veteran radio programmer is headed in a new direction: up. Leslie Whittle has been named VP, Hot AC Formats for Cumulus. She will continue in her role as PD for KRBE in Houston.
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