New Board Member For NAB
Leonard Wheeler, President and GM of Mel Wheeler, Inc., has been appointed to the NAB Radio Board of Directors by Radio Board Chairman Randy Gravley. Wheeler assumes the board seat previously occupied by Jim Watkins
Diaz Gets Her Own Show At Mix 100.7 In Tampa
Tampa’s Mix 100.7 will debut The Mix Morning Show with Laura Diaz on January 3. It will air weekdays from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. Diaz joins Mix 100.7 from iHeartMedia Orlando’s XL106.7, where she co-hosted alongside Johnny Magic on Johnny’s House for seven years.
Panel Approves Advertising Ban On Pot
A Maryland marijuana panel has approved a ban on all cannabis advertising. The Baltimore Sun reports that The Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission was unanimous in its vote Thursday to eliminate all advertising on radio, TV, billboards and most digital.
Taliaferro’s Son Hires Private Investigator
News 3 (WSIL) is reporting that the son of former KGO San Francisco host Ray Taliaferro has hired the investigator to look into the circumstances surrounding his fathers death.
RadioMax Rolls Out Ad Solutions
Mobile app developer RadioMax says it will now offer single app options to independent stations that include its Smart Ad technology.
Brown New Chairman Of NABEF Board
The NAB Education Foundation has elected board member and President of Bonneville Darrell Brown Chairman of its Board of Directors. Brown takes over for Larry Patrick.
TLC’s T-Boz Going Into Syndication
Superadio Networks & CTC Productions have joined forces in an affiliation and sales partnership to syndicate Explicitly Old School with T-Boz, a daily radio show hosted by Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins from the legendary girl group TLC.
The Christmas Music Widgets Are On iHeartRadio
The free Christmas-music widgets are a new idea from iHeart Radio — and simple, too.
News-Talk Show Added To KYKN Lineup In Oregon
1430 KYKN/Salem, OR, has added a local, one-hour show called Newsmakers hosted by Brent DeHart and Dave Bourne. The show airs noon-1 p.m. weekdays.
Shapiro Show To Debut In Memphis
Starting January 7, KWAM The Voice (FM 107.9 & AM 990) will be the Memphis home for The Ben Shapiro Show, weekday evenings, 6-8 p.m. Shapiro currently hosts the conservative podcast of the same name.
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