Rosenworcel Glides Through Committee
As expected, FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel has been confirmed by the Senate Commerce Committee. The vote was unanimous Wednesday. Rosenworcel must still get full Senate confirmation, but she's expected to breeze through the Senate as well.
Judge Gives Balyo A Break
John Balyo, who is serving 40 years in prison, for sexually abusing a child, had his sentence reduced by two years for turning on a former friend, who also had a perverted sexual interest in children, and cooperating with authorities.
Fletcher & Chop Get Multi-Year Alpha Deal
The afternoon team at Alpha's Portland sports station has been working together for a few months now after doing separate shows. The company has decided to sign them to a new multi-year deal.
Pandora Hires Former BMW Exec
Rob Passaro gets the title of VP of Product Management, Automotive and Consumer Electronics at Pandora. He has 19 years of technology experience, including 13 at BMW where he worked on in-car entertainment solutions
2 Guys Named Chris Syndicates
They are the heritage morning show originating from Dick broadcasting’s WKRR-FM in Greensboro, NC. 2 Guys Named Chris has been heard on WKRR-FM, Rock 92 since 2000.
Spotify Considering Massive Business Model Shift
The Wall Street Journal says Spotify is "caving in." The Spotify business model has always allowed all of its users having access to the same catalog of music. Some pay for the service ad-free. Others have to listen to ads.
Triton: Boston Big For Online Listening
Triton Digital released its October ranker for online listening and according to the report, Boston showed the largest listening gain up 30.4%. Sacramento was up 20.5%, followed by Milwaukee at 20.2%.
NPR’s Rehm Retiring After Election
Diane Rehm has been on the air for nearly 30 years. She plans to retire at the conclusion of the next presidential election. “The Diane Rehm Show” is a two-hour program heard on 197 public radio stations
Seacrest Gets His New Co-Host
Ryan Seacrest is bringing on Los Angeles radio personality Sisanie as co-host of his program "On Air with Ryan Seacrest," effective immediately. "On Air with Ryan Seacrest" broadcasts on L.A.'s 102.7 KIIS-FM on weekday mornings and is syndicated on 170 stations.
Host Accused of Stealing Contest Winners Info
The New Orleans Advocate reports that 35 year old Brian Benemy is under arrest accused of 22 counts of identity theft after police say he used copies of ID cards from radio contest winners to rack up thousands of dollars in charges.
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