iHeartMedia Named In Fast Company Article
The mention was in a piece on Fast Company’s list of “10 Bold Rebrands That Made A Big Difference,” published Monday. Clear Channel became iHeartMedia in 2014 and iHeartRadio now has 84% brand awareness among consumers.
JVC Brings Oldies Back To Long Island
It's an HD 2 broadcast and a 250 watt translator on 98.1 for JVC on Long Island. The station signed on commercial-free thanks to a sponsorship from local company Slomins Home Heating and Security.
WMMR’s Midday Host Celebrates 35 Years
How often do you read about a host who stays with the same station for 35 years? WMMR’s legendary midday host Pierre Robert is one of the few after relocating from San Francisco to Philadelphia in 1981 and never looking back.
Wally Brine Retiring After 35 Years
He's been part of the Loren & Wally Morning Show on WROr in Boston for three-and-a-half decades, but Wally Brine has decided to turn off his microphone Friday, December 16.
Benztown Brigade Helps Distribute Turkeys
The folks from Benztown (pictured here) volunteered in Los Angeles at the E.J. Jackson Foundation Turkey Giveaway, which feeds over 10,000 hungry Angelenos in need every Thanksgiving.
What’s The Buzz? NH Show Raises $150K!
New Hampshire morning show Greg & The Morning Buzz raised over $150,000 during its 26th annual Lend A Helping Can fundraiser. The funds will benefit 11 New Hampshire organizations that combat local hunger.
Big Promotion For DC In DE
iHeartMedia has named Derrick “DC” Cole Senior VP of Programming for its five stations in Wilmington, DE. Cole has programmed multiple formats, including CHR, Hot AC, Country, and News-Talk, and has worked as an on-air personality at stations in Long Island, Hartford, and Poughkeepsie, as well as at Premiere.
101.9 KINK Radiothon Raises Over $98,700
The Portland station raised the bonanza for Union Gospel Mission on November 17 at the Skype Live Studio. The amount raised equates to over 51,400 meals for the city’s homeless.
WMAL Shifts Larry O’Conner To PM Drive
And that means Michael Savage is out. O’Connor will host a new three-hour weekday afternoon (3-6 p.m.) show on WMAL-AM/FM beginning January 2. He segues from his co-hosting duties on WMAL’s Mornings On The Mall with Brian Wilson.
Graham Replacing Tyler Cox As PD At WBAP
Kevin Graham is the new Program Director for News/Talk radio stations WBAP and KLIF in Dallas. Graham moves to Dallas from Boston, where he was Brand Manager for WEEI-FM/AM and Red Sox Radio Network, and Sports Radio Format Captain for Entercom for the past three years. Graham is replacing longtime Program Director Tyler Cox, who is retiring.
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