WBZ’s Gary LaPierre Dies
iHeartmedia's WBZ NewsRadio in Boston has reported that legendary morning news anchor Gary LaPierre died peacefully on Monday, surrounded by his family. LaPierre was recently diagnosed with leukemia. He was 76.
Report: Virk To Sue ESPN
ESPN anchor Adnan Virk, who was also a regular on ESPN Radio, is said to be pursuing legal action against the network after he was abruptly fired last Friday, and escorted out of the building.
Williams Promoted At Beasley
Jennifer Williams has been promoted to the position of Vice President of Digital Marketing at Beasley Media Group. Williams most recently served as Director of Interactive Marketing.
Midwest Gets Six From Alpha
The six stations Alpha is selling off are in Peoria. Ever since Larry Wilson was removed from day-to-day operations of running the company, Alpha has been looking to sell off stations. Duke Wright is the latest beneficiary.
Robert Signs To Extend His 35 Years In Philly
WMMR-FM/Philadelphia midday personality Pierre Robert has signed a multi-year contract extension with Beasley Media Group. Robert joined the station in 1981.
vCreative Hires New President/COO
Susie Hedrick is vCreative's new President and Chief Operating Officer. Hedrick will lead sales and operations while also directing the company’s finance and administrative functions. She joins vCreative from WideOrbit where she was SVP of Sales for North America.
Adams Ready To Rev Up Motor City Radio
Kim Adams is the new midday drive host for Entercom's 987 The Breeze (WDZH-FM) in Detroit. The TV veteran has been working as a meteorologist for WDIV-TV in Detroit. She's also held the same job at WXYZ-TV in Southfield, MI and WBNS-TV in Columbus.
Cheng Brings Classical Expertise To WQXR
New York City Classical Music station WQXR has announced that Jacqui Cheng will join as its first-ever Editor-in-Chief for Music. Most recently, Cheng served as Editor-in-Chief of Wirecutter.
Station Owner Running For Mayor
Scott James is the owner of SmallTown Broadcasting in Valdosta, GA. He's also the morning show host on the Talk station he owns. James announced on Monday that he is running for Mayor of Valdosta.
GEICO Bounces Back
The insurance giant returned to the top of the Media Monitors list of radio advertisers after surrendering it to recruiting services company Indeed for a week. GEICO ran a total of 53,501 spots nationally last week.
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