Alpha Selling West Palm Market
It’s one of the company’s biggest markets and now it’s being sold. Alpha’s six West Palm stations (WRMF-WIRK-WMEN-WFTL-WEAT-WMBX) are being sold to Hubbard.
Bex Boston Bound
Rebekah “Bex” Maroun has been named Executive Producer and co-host for Boston’s Kiss 108’s Matty In The Morning, starting October 1.
Maine Loves Binnie’s Bennett
Binnie Media’s Stan Bennett has been awarded the “Broadcasting Achievement Award” from the Maine Association of Broadcasters. Stan has been a fixture in Maine radio since he was 15. He now oversees the Binnie Media’s Maine operation and hosts morning drive on WFNK-FM.
Radio’s Ambassador Honored At Radio Show
In addition to his unwavering love for radio, John David is also known for his dry sense of humor. His jokes, bad attempts at jokes, and facial expressions have added a very enjoyable element to many awards presentations in his role as NAB’s Executive Vice President of Radio.
Day One of The Alpha Media Programming Pop-up
Highlights from the event included The Randy Lane Company’s Jeff McHugh (pictured here) revealing the most effective way to coach talent, Nike’s Steve Bence sharing how one of the world's biggest brands created their "Just Do It" culture and The secrets to imaging a winning radio station, provided by Gorilla Sound.
Beasley Locks Up The Celtics
The NBA’s Boston Celtics announced a multi-year extension with Beasley Media Group’s 98.5 The Sports Hub, Wednesday. The station has been the official flagship station of the Celtics since 2013 and it will continue to be “for many years to come.”
UCONN Basketball Has A New Home
WICC600/Bridgeport has partnered with IMG Sports to be Southern Connecticut’s home for the University of Connecticut’s Men’s and Women’s Basketball teams, starting November 8.
The ROI Of Regional Mexican Radio
In August 2018, the regional Mexican station in Los Angeles that stood out from the pack is LBI Media's KBUE-FM "Qué Buena>" In this latest Hispanic Radio Podcast, produced for the 2018 Radio Show in Orlando, RBR+TVBR Editor-in-Chief Adam R Jacobson catches up with Mariano Amador, GSM of the radio stations owned and operated by Liberman Broadcasting in Southern California.
WCPT In DeKalb, IL, Sold For $1.6 Million
Educational Media Foundation has agreed to purchase WCPT (FM) licensed to DeKalb, IL from WDEK, an Illinois corporation. The purchase price is $1,600,000.
What Did Bob Pittman and David Field Say Yesterday?
iHeartMedia CEO Bob Pittman and Entercom CEO David Field believe data will move the revenue needle higher for radio. We heard much of the same from the two CEOs about radio’s effectiveness, about how it’s the least disruptive medium, and how radio is everyone’s companion. So how is data going to take radio to the next level?
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Lifetime Leadership Award Honoree Harvey Nagler
The $250 Question: Inflation and Contesting
