Stern Being Sued For Airing IRS Call
The Hollywood Reporter has the details about the lawsuit filed by Judith Barrigas. She says she called the IRS on May 19, 2015 to discuss how the tax agency had applied prior year liabilities to her tax refund. Then everything went sideways...
Memorial Fund Set Up For Bob Garrett
The Southwest Florida host died this past weekend at the age of 46. Garrett battled respiratory issues for most of his life which is what he passed away from on Sunday. He leaves behind a wife and young son which is who the donations in this GoFund me account will be given to.
Conclave To Honor John Gehron
Gehron will receive the Rockwell Award during the Conclave’s 42nd Summer Learning Conference on July 26-28 at the Doubletree by Hilton, Minneapolis – Park Place. The Rockwell is a lifetime achievement award.
Two New VPs For NAB
Nicole Gustafson and Grisella Martinez (pictured here) will join NAB as Vice Presidents of Government Relations on February 27, reporting to Curtis LeGeyt, NAB Executive Vice President of Government Relations.
Garth Brooks To Speak At Country Radio Seminar
It has been confirmed that Brooks will return to this year’s Country Radio Seminar in a keynote presentation on Thursday, Feb. 23 at 10 a.m. CT, titled "Inside Studio G" and billed as "an intimate, behind-the-scenes look into the business and life of the reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year."
Superstar Profile – Shaun Buford D.O.S. Entercom
Shaun Buford is the Director of Sales for Entercom in Norfolk, VA. He's responsible for directing the sales efforts of the entire cluster, coaching a salesforce of 17 people. He started in radio in his early twenties and hasn't looked back.
Millennial Spotlight – Neuhoff Media’s Andrew Harby
Over the past few years there has been a growing perception that most millennials only want to work in Silicon Valley — and that they have no desire to work in radio. We’ve found that not to be the case. Andrew Harby is the local sales manager for Neuhoff Media in Springfield, IL. He’s 27 and says he started in radio when he was 12...
Radio’s Relationship With 15-24-Year-Olds Is Complicated
As he continues to leak out information about his new research, Alan Burns says radio has a complicated relationship with teens and 15-24 year-olds. The data will be released in a series of four free webinars, the first one being Thursday. Here's the teaser from Burns today...
Another College Station Sold
We are seeing it more and more...colleges no longer interested in subsidizing campus radio stations are selling them off. On Tuesday Northern Kentucky University approved a plan to sell WNKU-FM to Bible Broadcast Corp. for $1.9 million. The college was spending about $1 million every year to keep the station going.
Entercom Syndicates Overnight Paranormal Show
The show is called Beyond Reality, a two-hour talk show about the paranormal. Westwood One is partnering with Entercom to syndicate the show starting March 6. It's already airing on 16 Entercom stations. Premiere has pretty much owned that timeslot with Coast-to-Coast AM with George Noory and before that Art Bell.