The Buzz Raises $162K For The Hungry
Portsmouth, NH isn’t only one of America’s most beautiful small cities, it’s also right up there for generosity. iHeartMedia Portsmouth’s Greg & The Morning Buzz raised over $162,000 during its 27h annual “Lend A Helping Can” fundraiser.
Alpha Helping Out PR, Caribbean Islands
Alpha Media West Palm Beach, FL raised $9,159 for Puerto Rico and the Caribbean Islands with their Taste of Soul Music and Food Festival. The festival was held on Saturday, November 11 with all proceeds going to hurricane relief.
Cumulus Detroit Names Jessica Tyler APD/MD
Tyler will take up the reins as both Assistant Program Director and Music Director for NASH FM 93.1/WDRQ-FM in Detroit beginning December 15. She will also be on-air host of the 10 a.m.-2 p.m. show, weekdays. Tyler joins Cumulus Media-Detroit from Q103.1/WQNU in Louisville
B98.5 Collects Bounty For Needy Families
On November 16, B98.5 listeners donated an incredible 4,800 pounds of food to supply Thanksgiving meals for the Atlanta Community Food Bank. This included an amazing 2,792 pounds of turkey, 1,522 pounds of canned goods, and 486 pounds of produce.
Bouncing A Bunch Of Bikes To Detroit’s Kids
105.1 The Bounce’s Bikes for Kids Holiday Collection will kick off with four live broadcasts from selected metro Detroit locations beginning on November 20. The collections will be held on December 1, 8, and 15. The final collection and distribution day will take place on December 16.
WTOP Launches New App
WTOP has launched a new app for both Apple and Android devices, developed in partnership with jācapps. The app provides D.C. listeners with the latest news, traffic and weather from around the D.C. region. It also includes personalized news feeds based on a user’s interests, custom breaking news and traffic alerts, and weather targeted to the user’s location.
What Did Field Tell The Troops?
The deal is done: The merger of Entercom and CBS Radio has closed. The merger was announced in February, and the companies got DOJ approval after agreeing to divest stations in Boston, San Francisco, and Sacramento. The FCC gave its go-ahead on November 10. So what did Entercom CEO David Field tell his team?
Why You Should Attend Forecast Next Year
(By Buzz Knight) I just attended for the first time Radio Ink's Forecast 2018 Event held in NYC and from a Programming and Content perspective I have some thoughts and takeaways that are relevant for consideration.
Entercom Teaming With Analytic Owl
On Friday, Entercom also announced a new deal with AnalyticOwl, a company CBS Radio had been using for audience analytics. The tool will help the company track and quantify the impact of advertising campaigns.
Field To Be Paid $1.2 Million
That's the CEO's new salary as of the closing of the merger with CBS Radio, according to this SEC filing on Friday. Field will also have the opportunity to earn an annual performance bonus of 200% of his base salary every year. Entercom's merger with CBS makes it the second largest radio company in the country behind iHeartMedia.
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