Beasley Promotes Two To Format Captains
Boston Program Directors Mike Thomas of WBZ-FM/98.5 The Sports Hub and David Corey of Country 102.5 WKLB-FM have been elevated to the position of National Format Brand Managers for the company.
Orlando Rules Atlanta
Orlando Rosa has been named PD for iHeart's El Patron 105.3 in Atlanta. Rosa joins the Atlanta market from Rivera Communications where he was operations manager.
Suarez Joins United Stations
United Stations Radio Networks needed a representative in its Affiliate Relations department, so they recruited radio and music industry veteran Gina Suarez. Suarez has an impressive history of working hand-in-hand with radio stations and their programming departments.
Entercom Revenue Declines 4% In Q3
And CEO David Field said the numbers came in exactly where he expected. He's consistently stated that the company would be a stronger performer in the back half of 2018 and Q4 is pacing up 4%.
Political Pushes Townsquare Revenue Higher
Including all divisions (radio, digital, and events) Townsquare's pro-forma revenue was up less than 1%. When live events revenue is backed out, which then leaves radio and digital, net revenue was up 7.3% in the quarter.
Tornado Kills Wife Of Station President
WGNS in Murfreesboro, TN, is reporting that Angie Walker, the wife of station president Scott Walker, was killed when an EF-2 tornado with winds reaching 135 miles per hour ripped through their home.
More Sports Play-By-Play For Entercom
This time it's of the college variety as the company and the University of San Francisco extend their broadcast agreement. 1550-AM The Game (KGMZ-AM) in San Francisco will broadcast all University of San Francisco men’s basketball games.
Westwood One Bringing The Weather
The 24/7 weather reporting service Weatherology has chosen Westwood One as its exclusive radio partner. Weatherology delivers weather reports and breaking weather advisories directly into radio station automation systems.
North Country, NY, Kids To Benefit From Radiothon
Community Broadcasters' Watertown, NY, stations WBDR (The Border 106.7) and WOTT (94 Rock WOTT) raised $110,000 in three days (October 31-November 2) with their Children’s Miracle Network Radiothon to benefit Watertown’s Samaritan Medical Center.
Former SiriusXM CEO Dies
Joe Clayton was CEO of Sirius from 2001 to 2004 and chairman from 2004 to 2008. He died this past Saturday at the age of 69 after a brief battle with an undisclosed illness. Clayton was involved in the launch of DirecTV, Hopper DVR and Sling TV.
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