Brooke And Jubal To Replace Peck In Chicago
The syndicated morning duo will replace Brian Peck on Hubbard's WSHE-FM as of November 14. Brooke & Jubal is syndicated by Premiere Networks in partnership with Hubbard Radio. Premiere began its syndication of Brooke & Jubal in March, and Chicago is their largest market to date.
1986 Mets Ride Again On WOR
One of modern baseball’s most famous games is going to air again. The New York Mets’ radio flagship, 710 WOR-AM/New York, will re-air the entire radio broadcast of Game 7 of the 1986 World Series between the New York Mets and the Boston Red Sox, to celebrate its 30th anniversary.
Jimenez Thanksgiving Dinner Radiothon Raises Big Bucks
The 9th Annual Raul Jimenez Thanksgiving Dinner Radiothon was held Friday, October 21 in the Alamo Lounge and the accompanying radiothon raised over $131,000 to go towards the largest Thanksgiving dinner in the country.
Triton Digital: Sports Sees Biggest Increase
Triton Digital released its ranker for August 2016 and the company says, when compared to July 2016, the Sports format showed the largest listening gain with a 12.9 percent increase in Average Active Sessions, followed by Adult Contemporary (12.7%), Country (10.5%), Classic Rock (9.9%), and Top 40 (CHR) (7.6%). Check out the full August 2016 Triton Digital ranker HERE.
Politician Threatens Radio Stations over Ads
A lawyer for Republican state Senator Chris Walters (pictured) has sent a “cease and desist” letter to several Charleston West Virginia radio stations demanding they stop running ads that he says falsely claim Walters testified on behalf of a convicted child molester.
A&G Rally Listeners To Help Vets
You may have the read the national news story about how the California National Guard is requiring veterans to repay signing bonuses they were given years ago when the Guard was trying to keep service members from retiring. Syndicated morning hosts Armstrong & Getty are asking their listeners to help those veterans by signing a WhiteHouse.gov petition to force the government to forgive the debts.
Radiotopia Adds Two New Podcast Shows
The shows are The West Wing Weekly, co-hosted by Hrishikesh Hirway (of Radiotopia’s Song Exploder) and acclaimed actor Joshua Malina; and The Bugle, a satirical comedy podcast, founded by John Oliver and Andy Zaltzman.
Clinton Rules Radio. Trump Ignores Radio.
In the last 10 days, the Hillary Clinton For President campaign has run 15,531 radio ads on stations in the 85 major markets Media Monitors receives data from. But that wasn't all...
We Want To See You in Florida This March
If you are considering attending the 8th annual Hispanic Radio Conference in Fort Lauderdale next March, Radio Ink has a special offer to make conference budgeting easier. Those who sign up now through October 31 can choose between two convenient payment options. Registrants can pay in full now or spread payments out in a six month installment plan.
iHeartRadio Picks Up Pastor Rick
Pastor Rick Warren’s daily half-hour show Daily Hope can be now heard on iHeartRadio. The show, which debuted in 2013, centers around a lifetime of scriptural teaching by Warren.