Radio Mercury Awards Call For Entries
The 28th Annual Radio Mercury Awards are now officially accepting entries. For 2019, two new prizes have been added that reflect the current advertising environment for radio and related audio platforms.
Will More Data And Tech Help Radio?
(By Ronald Robinson) Recently, another audience measuring system has been introduced, and with some fanfare. Well, let the bells ring out, let the trumpets blare, let the banners fly. The system does one thing: It measures radio listening only in late-model vehicles.
Big Year For Cumulus Dallas Charity Drives
Cumulus’ seven-station Dallas cluster raised a total of $1,304,861 for Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex charities during the 2018 calendar year.
Sirius XM Premieres New Weekend Sports Magazine Show
R&R on Sports, a weekend, sports magazine show, is a new program feature on the SiriusXM network Saturday mornings on Channel 211.
Pandora Launches Voice Mode In Its Mobile App
Some Pandora listeners can now control the streaming app simply by using their voice. For Voice Mode, Pandora has partnered with SoundHound’s Houndify voice and conversational AI platform. Pandora started rolling out Voice Mode to select listeners on Tuesday.
iHeartMedia, The CW Sign Extension
The CW and iHeartMedia have signed a new multi-year agreement for The CW to remain the exclusive television broadcaster and video streaming partner for the two-day iHeartRadio Music Festival, the annual holiday iHeartRadio Jingle Ball event, and more.
Cumulus Albuquerque Catch A Trout
TJ Trout — Albuquerque radio legend and New Mexico Broadcasters Association Hall of Famer — is returning to Albuquerque radio at 94.5 FM and AM 770 News Radio KKOB as afternoon host.
Townsquare Promotes Goldberg
CEO Bill Wilson makes the announcement that Alyssa Goldberg is promoted to Senior Vice President for Human Resources. Goldberg has been with Townsquare for the past five years after working for Phillips Consumer Goods, Viacom and World Wrestling Entertainment.
KDKA’s Griffin Cancer Free
Newsradio KDKA in Pittsburgh reports that Marty Griffin says he's cancer free after having a PET-CT. Griffin had HPV-related cancer near his throat and went through weeks of chemotherapy, radiation and immunotherapy.
iHeart Partners With Panoply
Panoply Media announced on Monday that iHeartMedia has selected Panoply’s Megaphone platform to distribute select podcasts across its iHeartPodcast Network. Those podcasts are...
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