Tom Peake Off The Air In Arizona
Peake has been on KOOL-FM in Phoenix for nearly 40 years. He tells AZCentral.com the decision to come off the air as afternoon host wasn't his idea but he has no bad feelings or regrets. Peake will remain the station's music director. The Classic Hits station is owned by Entercom.
Perry Returns To Bay Area Radio
KBLX-FM/San Francisco welcomes veteran Bay Area broadcaster Celeste Perry as one of the station’s fill-in personalities. Perry is a 2014 inductee of the Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame.
Johnny B. Crosses To Delaware
John Baublis is the new PD at The New Mix 99.5 WJBR-FM in Wilmington, Delaware. Baublis, aka “Johnny B.,” recently did mornings and served as the PD at 97.5 KLAK-FM/McKinney, TX.
Urban One Opposes More Deregulation
Another sign the industry is not totally united on lifting the ownership limits. And we shall see if this FCC takes into account that two important minority groups, in addition to iHeartMedia, do not want to see any additional deregulation.
Triton Announces Offshore Expansion
Triton Digital has expanded its Webcast Metrics Monthly Ranker to Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The Ranker is a list of the top digital audio stations and networks as measured by the Webcast Metrics streaming measurement service.
NABOB Opposes Lifting Ownership Caps
The National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters has also filed comments with The FCC regarding the upcoming Quadrennial Review of ownership rules. Another no vote.
Entercom Q1 Up 3%
Entercom CEO David Field reported $309 million in net revenues for the first quarter of 2019, up from $300 million in 2018. National, digital, and network revenues outperformed local, with digital now making up 10% of Entercom's total revenue.
WFAN. Making Great Radio
The battle between morning hosts Boomer & Gio and afternoon driver Mike Francesa was on full display on the air, Tuesday. Francesa believes Boomer & Gio took something he said out of context and unfairly criticized him, so he called the show to let them have it.
And The Radio Marketer Of The Year Is…
Progressive Insurance has been selected to receive the 2019 Radio Mercury Awards "Radio Marketer of the Year" award in recognition of the company's long-term partnership with the radio industry to reach and engage consumers.
Phunny You Should Ask
(By Art Vuolo) This is not a story about a run-of-the-mill DJ. It’s a look at an extraordinary personality in an era when many feel entertainment on the radio has been obliterated by too much research, too many programmers who like to micro-manage everything.
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