New Studio And Co-Host For Mike & Mike
ESPN Radio morning hosts Mike Greenberg and Mike Golic debut an enhanced studio set this Monday and First Take moderator Molly Qerim is joining the show for the last two hours.
RDR Releases Product To Help Increase Political Ad Sales
Revenue Development Resources says it's providing stations with access to the Edmonds Political Contact Database that provides contact information for thousands of candidates and campaigns, from justice of the peace to presidential campaigns.
Peoria’s Mix 106.9 Welcomes New Morning Co-Host
Alpha Media, Peoria announced that Stephanie Blue will join veteran Morning Mix host Randy Rundle on Mix 106.9 (WSWT), effective February 15. Blue has been in the radio industry for 11 years.
“Jorge & Izzy” Debuts On ESPN Radio
On Monday, Feb. 8, ESPN Radio will debut Jorge & Izzy, hosted by Jorge Sedano and Israel Gutierrez. The show will air weekdays from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. ET and will cover the day’s top stories from across the sports world.
No Changes For Radio’s Top Advertisers
It was steady as she goes for radio's top five advertisers for the week of January 25. Walgreens held onto the top spot airing 63,506 commercials, followed by GEICO with 42,226.
Despite Snow, January Auto Sales Look Strong
J.D. Power reports that radio's largest advertising category will report a very good month to start off the year selling an average of 36,499 new-vehicles every day. The seasonally adjusted annualized rate (SAAR) for January is expected to reach 13.9 million units, up from 13.8 million in January 2015.
NPR Picks Triton For Podcast Distribution
NPR’s podcast catalogue includes Fresh Air, TED Radio Hour, Hidden Brain, Invisibilia and a wide variety of additional on-demand content covering science, music, pop culture, comedy, and news. NPR has chosen Triton’s Tap Podcast for distribution and monetization of its podcast content.
Nolan Promoted to CFO At Greater Media
Edward Nolan has been promoted to Senior Vice President/ Chief Financial Officer at Greater Media. He joined the company in 1989 as head of the corporate Internal Audit Department.
iHeart Launches Global Music Marketing Initiative
Alissa Pollack will run the program, as Executive Vice President, which iHeart hopes to use to leverage its pool of listener data and music and consumer insights in front of advertisers and music labels.
Radio Nominees Announced For ACM Awards
In the National On-Air Personality category, the nominees who are up for the ACM award are: Blair Garner and Chuck Wicks from America’s Morning Show, Cody Alan (CMT After MidNite), Lon Helton (Country Countdown USA), Lorianne Crook, Charlie Chase (The Crook and Chase Countdown), Sam Alex (Taste of Country Nights), The Bobby Bones Show, Whitney Allen, Jackie Stevens, Mike McNamee (The Big Time). The winners will be announced in Las Vegas on April 2. Here’s a complete list of this year’s ACM radio nominees:














