Gen, Creative Talent to Partner
Media Rep company Gen Media Partners and talent agency Creative Talent have signed a deal to work more closely together.
Leadership Moves At NPR Digital Services
In aligning the work of the Digital Services and Digital Media divisions more closely, NPR has promoted Stephanie Miller to have full responsibility for overseeing the operations and staff of Digital Services. Digital Services’ Jason Butler will also be taking on expanded responsibilities.
Radio Star Rico Colindres Joins Cast Of “Lopez”
Rico Colindres, the creator and mastermind behind the nationally syndicated Carmen Calls, has been cast as a series regular in George Lopez’s new single-camera comedy Lopez.
Are Podcasts Too Difficult For Users?
Bridge Ratings has just completed an update to its annual “State of Podcasting” study originally conducted during November 2015 and January 2016. CEO Dave Van Dyke says for most Americans who care enough about podcasts...it's too cumbersome of a process.
Dems Using Radio More Than Republicans
Media Monitors released its update on the primary election and caucuses in the states of Iowa and New Hampshire. This week the focus was on political radio ads that were run in Des Moines, IA, and Portsmouth-Dover, New Hampshire, from January 1 to January 24, 2016.
Kruz To Program iHeart’s WMAD Madison
Katie Kruz has been with IHeartMedia in Madison since 2010. She's been programming CHR-WZEE for the company and is now adding country station WMAD-FM.
Canada’s Rogers Media Cutting 200 Jobs
The layoffs will come from Rogers Media's television, radio, and publishing divisions. The company owns 50 radio stations across the country. It's a reduction in the workforce of 4%.
Walgreens Tops The Charts
The normality of seeing GEICO or The Home Depot at the top of the Media Monitors chart was upended last week when Walgreens ran over 60,000 ads on radio stations across the country.
Westwood One News Wins A Golden Mike Award
This past Saturday night (1/23), Westwood One News won a Golden Mike Award for best reporting by a radio network, given by the Radio and Television News Association of Southern California (RTNA).
How I Became a National Sales Manager
Our second Management Podcast features recently promoted Director of National Sales Jodi Rainey from Cox Media Group. Jodi tells us how she rose through the ranks of radio management, how she keeps her people focused on their goals and offers advice on how to become a better leader and manager. We've also added a special Digital Tip Segment with WOWO PD Ryan Wrecker and Renee Bakos discusses millennials and the upcoming Radio Ink Hispanic Radio Conference. LISTEN HERE
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