Key On-Air Appointments At WEBE Connecticut
Cumulus Media announced that it has appointed Beth Foster as co-host of WEBE Wake Up Morning Show with Jay Michaels in Bridgeport, CT. Foster has previously been on-air for several stations in southern Connecticut. Concurrently, Cumulus Bridgeport announced that it has upped longtime WEBE swing shift talent Andy Madison to co-host/Traffic Reporter, afternoons on WEBE.
Online Listening Is NOT Declining
In our Friday story entitled "Is Radio Facing A PR Headache After CBS Announcement?", we referenced a chart from the Edison Research Infinite Dial study and indicated that online listening was trending down. That was incorrect. Here's a clarification to that story.
Power 96.1 Atlanta Launches New Morning Show
iHeartMedia's WWPW-FM will kick off Monday with a new morning show called PK and Riley. PK will join Power 96.1 from Houston. He was the founding member of the Playhouse morning show in Portland. Also, joining the show is former Playhouse member Denise.
Keola Lui-Kwan Returns To Honolulu
Ohana Broadcast Company has hired local boy Keola Lui-Kwan to host mornings on 102.7 Da Bomb (KDDB-FM). Kwan returns to Honolulu after 14 years in major markets.
KCBS-AM Staff Joins SAG-AFTRA
Late last week, employees at KCBS-AM in San Francisco voted in favor of joining SAG-AFTRA. Production assistants, writers, and newsroom assistants will join the union with an existing bargaining unit of editors at the all-news station.
CEO George Beasley Goes On Medical Leave
Beasley Broadcast Group CEO George Beasley is on a medical leave of absence, effective immediately, the company announced Friday. EVP/CFO Caroline Beasley will be interim CEO in George Beasley's absence; he continues as chairman of the board.
A New Deal and A New Job For Nickels
Cumulus owned MIX 107.3 in Washington DC has inked a new contract with midday personality Ashley Nickels. She also picks up the Music Director job with her new deal. Nickels joined the station in 2014, hosting nights, coming to DC from KDND in Sacramento
Former Oregon House Majority Leader Joins NAB
Ray Baum will join the NAB on March 31 as the organization's new VP of Government Relations. He'll report to NAB Executive Vice President of Government Relations Curtis LeGeyt.
Nebraska Broadcasters Induct Thorell Into Hall
The Nebraska Broadcasters Association has inducted Dave Thorell into its Hall of Fame, which was established in 1972. He becomes the 97th member and will be inducted in a ceremony on August 16 during the 82nd Annual Convention in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Radio’s Digital Ratings Product is Ready
The radio industry has been eagerly and patiently waiting for a ratings system that can accurately measure over-the-air listening and online listening -- data that needs to be easily presentable and understandable to advertisers. Nielsen has been testing its online audio ratings product for many months, and Thursday the company announced the service is ready to go. Radio stations will have their first taste of presentable data in May.
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