NPR Gives Anya Grundmann VP Stripes
Grundmann's exact title with NPR will be Vice President of Programming and Audience Development. Grundmann has been in the new role on an interim basis and was selected following an extensive national search.
Hillman Joins Alpha In Savannah-Hilton Head
Allyson Hillman has been named Director of Business Development for Alpha in that market. Hillman spent 22 years in Detroit working for both Cumulus and iHeartMedia and has experience in
radio, television, Internet, digital, and outdoor.
Triton Partners With Hispanic Audio Company
Audio.Ad, a digital audio advertising company in Latin American and U.S. Hispanic markets, is partnering with Triton Digital. This deal enables the programmatic buying and selling of Audio.Ad’s network of online and mobile audio inventory through the Triton Digital audio ad exchange, a2x.
iHeart Promotes Postell In Sacramento
iHeartMedia has promoted Ann Postell to Senior VP of Sales for iHeartMedia in Sacramento from her position as D.O.S. at the cluster. iHeartMedia Sacramento includes KHYL V101.1 FM, KFBK News Radio 1530 AM and 93.1 FM, Talk 650 KSTE, 93.7 Jack FM, and B92.5 FM.
Oake Lands Morning Job At The Current
The Twin Cities’ KCMP 89.3 FM The Current announced Wednesday that local radio celebrity and veteran DJ Brian Oake has been named co-host of The Morning Show.
iHeartRadio Expands Into Canada
Bell Media in Canada and iHeartMedia have signed an exclusive partnership that will bring the iHeartRadio brand to Canada. Bell Media is Canada's largest radio broadcaster with 106 stations in 54 markets.
Radio’s Number One Ad Category Has Record Year.
Last year the auto industry sold more vehicles than any year in the history of the industry. Automotive has consistently been one of radio's biggest and best advertiser. The final number of vehicles sold in the United States was 17.47 million, surpassing the prior record of 17.35 million from 2000.
Innovation Begins Today in Las Vegas
All tech eyes will be on Las Vegas today as the annual Consumer Electronics Show opens. The event has become known for hatching new technologies and tech products. Jim Barry is the Media Spokesman for the Consumer Technology Association, which represents more than 2000 consumer technology companies and owns and produces CES. Greater Media's Buzz Knight, who's covering CES for Radio Ink spoke with Barry about what he expects to see from the floor this year.
KFWB-AM in Los Angeles Sold
The L.A. Daily News reports all-sports KFWB-AM will end operations as an all-sports station in mid-February after the station’s asset trust sold the business to a group that runs foreign-language programming. The staff was told about the sale at a meeting Tuesday.
Who Were The Top Ten Advertisers of 2015
Media Monitors has released its 2015 list of radio's top advertisers and The Home Depot is number one for the second year in a row. The big box home improvement store aired over 2.3 million commercials on radio stations across America in 2015. The only other company to air over 2 million spots was second placed GEICO. Here's the Media Monitors top 10 list from 2015.
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