Interest In Our Company Is A Good Thing
That's what iHeartMedia CEO Bob Pittman and CFO Rich Bressler want employees of radio's biggest company to know. In recent weeks, there have been reports that both Apple and Liberty Media are kicking the iHeart tires.
Who Are The Highest-Paid Radio Hosts?
Everyone loves a list, especially when it involves taking a peek at someone else's salary. Forbes is out with its annual list of radio's highest paid hosts. Combined, the top five, all men, made nearly $300 million. The King-of-all-media is still number one.
Sean “Mr. Influential” Hannity
As if making the Forbes list of highest-paid hosts wasn't enough, Mediaite has named Sean Hannity the most influential figure in the news media.
Nielson Details 2019 Continuous Diary Measurement Launch
More than 200 small to medium markets will benefit from monthly reporting by Nielson Audio, as quarterly and twice-a-year diary reports are phased out. Details about those changes, first revealed this fall, were the focus of a Thursday webinar hosted by Nielsen.
Curtains Closing On Yet Another Year
And Westwood One News is offering affiliates a series of 20 Year in Review reports featuring one-minute vignettes showcasing many of the year’s biggest stories. Also being offered up to affiliates will be two long-form Year in Review programs.
Radiothon Raises $175K For Sick Kids
Dallas New Country station 96.3 KSCS raised $175,670 during its 5th Annual KSCS Cook Children’s Radiothon, which took place Saturday, December 1. Cook Children’s is a Children’s Miracle Network Hospital.
Veterans In Need Helped By iHeartMedia, LA
iHeartMedia AM 570 LA Sports will host the 11th annual Help-A-Hero Veterans Radio-thon, December 12 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Pittsburgh Stations Helping Synagogue Heal
Pittsburgh stations 100.7 STAR (WBZZ-FM) and Y108 (WDSY-FM) will hold “A Concert for Unity” to benefit the rebuilding of Tree of Life – Or L'Simcha Congregation in Steel City. The event will be broadcast live on both stations on December 2.
Cluster Steps Up For Kids, Seniors
Cumulus Nashville’s NASH FM 103.3, 95.5 NASH ICON, 104-5 The Zone, Super Talk 99.7 WTN, and 92Q came together on Tuesday to collect thousands of toys and gifts for those in need in Nashville this holiday season.
Life Sentence For Host Killing
A New Jersey man convicted of killing former radio host April Kauffman back in 2012 has received a life sentence plus 30 years. Authorities say Kauffman was killed to prevent her from exposing a drug ring her husband was also involved in.
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