Neil Barry Joins United Stations
USRN has hired Neil Barry as Executive Director/Brand Sponsorships. Barry will handle the development of multi-platform advertising programs and branded content for the network’s marketing partners.
Willis Retires. Lakefield Steps Up.
Cumulus Media’s 103.9 WVBO in Appleton/Oshkosh is moving Chuck Lakefield (pictured) to mornings. Lakefield shifts to mornings from his midday slot on WVBO. He was also morning host on 1280 WNAM-AM in Appleton and has hosted morning shows in Duluth, Lansing, and Terre Haute.
Vet Sports Broadcaster Delivers New Feature In Detroit
Detroit’s News/Talk 760 WJR-AM will debut a new daily sports feature Monday: Eli Zaret’s After Further Review, will air weekdays at 4:36 p.m. on The Guy Gordon Show, which is broadcast from 3:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. on 760 WJR-AM.
Emmis To Reduce Power On Indy Station
It will be a temporary reduction in power on (translator) 93.5-FM so Emmis can work with the FCC "to eliminate potential interference issues." You've been reading about how Woof Boom Radio President J Chapman has a station that he says is being interfered with by this Emmis signal. This reduction is to help deal with that situation.
CBS Radio Renews With Westwood One News
Westwood One News has re-signed some of CBS's biggest radio brands, such as WINS in New York, KYW in Philadelphia, and WBZ in Boston. The network has also added CBS's WWJ in Detroit. The news network now has more than 700 affiliates nationwide, and as of this week can also be heard on the SiriusXM POTUS and Progress channels.
Lotus Closes On KFWB-AM
The $11.2 million purchase of KFWB-AM in Los Angeles is now closed. Lotus Communications purchased the station from Universal Media Access KFWB-AM, LLC. The sale was announced on October 4, 2016. Earlier in 2016, after sitting in a trust since 2011, KFWB-AM was sold to Universal Media Access for $8 million. Eight months later the station was flipped for $11 million. Kalil & Company were the exclusive brokers on the Lotus purchase.
Lowe’s Ramps Up Radio Spend
And comes in second on the Media Monitors weekly chart by airing 30,947 commercials on radio stations all across America last week. GEICO held on to the top spot with 46,644 spots. Lowes' big competitor, The Home Depot, was third with 28,683. Rounding out the top five were McDonald's with 26,100 and employment company Indeed with 25,733.
Bidding Over The Airwaves Brings Big Bucks For United Way
Nothing like a good auction to get the blood pumping and the dollars flowing. On Friday, March 3 WHCU (Ithaca, NY) Morning Newswatch host Lee Rayburn auctioned off a different restaurant and wine pairing every hour to listeners. The auction raised $5,030 in 12 hours (6 a.m. to 6 p.m.).
iHeart Gets Creative With Snapchat
iHeartmedia continues to show how it's hip with the times when it comes to using the latest social media platforms. This past weekend at the iHeartRadio Music Awards, winners of several award categories were announced using Snapchat. Artists that could not make it to the show snapped 10-second acceptance speeches. Check out some of those videos HERE.
GM’s: How Important is Local to You?
Local, local, local. We hear that a lot when asking managers about making a radio station successful. We also hear that as long as content is entertaining, it doesn’t matter where it comes from. So which is it? We turned to a panel of managers who were on Radio Ink’s 2016 Best Managers list for the answer to this question: How important is local autonomy in making a station successful today? Here's what these top managers had to say...
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