Our Latest Print Issue Is Out
And this elegant cover features a great success story of the team that makes up the leadership at AdLarge Media, Cathy Csukas and Gary Schonfeld. Having worked together at MediaAmerica, Jones MediaAmerica and Westwood One, Csukas and Schonfeld sketched out their business plan and launched in 2011. Read the entire cover story HERE
RNC To Spend $150 Million On Digital
Advertising Age has the details about the massive "buy with dozens of partners, the largest of which is Google." The campaign will include premium digital video, mobile video, and high-impact placements that show up in prominent spots on Web pages, some of which are in Spanish-language media.
NPR Tops New Podcast Rankings
A company called Podtrac is now releasing a monthly ranking of podcasts based on unique monthly audience in the United States and unique downloads globally. NPR's 32 podcasts topped the April ranker.
Soto To Host Afternoons On V103 Chicago
Joe Soto will take over the slot previously occupied by the Doug Banks Show. Banks passed away in April at the age of 57. Soto, a 36-year veteran, is most familiar to Chicago listeners as host of The Real Show and Back in the Day on V103.
Former New York City DJ Pens Radio Novel
The name of the book is Naked DJ, and the author is former Z100 and K-ROCK DJ Jo Maeder. She says her new novel draws on her radio career both on and off the mike. “NAKED DJ is an uncensored all-access pass to one woman’s climb to the radio top. Then her troubles really begin. It’s also a great contemporary story. How far do you go for your job? And for love?”
Beasley Grabs Another Florida Translator
Bob Heymann of the Chicago office of Media Services Group fills us in on the details. Beasley is purchasing the construction permit for FM translator W276CX New Port Richey (Tampa), Florida, from Cornerstone Community Radio, a Florida not-for-profit corporation, for $125,000. No word yet on what the company plans to broadcast on the translator.
Radio Button Network Adds First Show
The Radio Button Network has picked up its first program following the launch of the network by syndicated hosts Ace & TJ earlier this month. Greg & The Morning Buzz is the first to be added to the show roster. The show is based at iHeartMedia's WHEB in Portsmouth, NH.
Damme Is The Man To Be Entercom Austin’s New MD
Entercom Austin has named Dayne Damme as Marketing Director of four stations: AC KKMJ (MAJIC 95.5), Hot AC KAMX (MIX 94.7) Urban AC KKMJ-HD3 (96.3 RnB), and News Talk KJCE-AM (Talk Radio 1370). Prior to joining Entercom Austin, Damme worked with CBS Radio's KSFM/Sacramento and most recently as Marketing and Promotion Director for Entercom Sacramento.
As Expected Cumulus Flips To Talk In Birmingham
WZRR-FM officially launched as Talk 99.5, Birmingham’s Real Talk, Tuesday morning. The former NASH Icon station features a live and local lineup from 6AM-6PM and network programming from 6PM-6AM. Here is the new Talk 99.5 lineup...
KGBC Dumps Classic Hits For Business Talk
1540AM KGBC, owned by Siga Broadcasting, has flipped the station in Galveston/Houston to the BizTalkRadio network. Daily shows on BizTalkRadio include Experience Pros, The Ray Lucia Show, Business Rockstars, The Big Biz Show, The Big Pitch Radio Show, Investor’s Edge, and The Frankie Boyer Show.
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