Salvation Army Honors Peter Smyth
On Thursday, The Salvation Army presented the Others Award, one of its highest honors, to Greater Media Chairman and CEO Peter Smyth in recognition of his service and contributions to the community.
Geraldo Files Suit Against Cumulus
Bloomberg reports Geraldo, who was let go by Cumulus, is claiming Cumulus backed out of a $600,000 deal for him to host his show in 2016.
Elisa Jaffe Joins KOMO Radio News Team
All-newser KOMO in Seattle found its next afternoon anchor right across the hall at KOMO-TV. Starting Monday Elisa Jaffe becomes part of the afternoon drive team on KOMO.
Letty B Takes Over for Sisanie on KIIS-FM
Letty B gets the 10AM-3PM slot on the iHeart station in L.A. after Sisanie left to work with Ryan Seacrest, taking the seat previously occupied by Ellen K.
Alpha Gets More Marketing Help
Valerie Sickles is the new Corporate Marketing Manager reporting to Corporate VP of Marketing Randi P’Pool. Sickles will be focused mainly on the East Coast and centrally located Alpha markets.
Gallenbeck To Lead Reno Media Group
Reno Media Group owns 8 stations and Tricia Gallenbeck will now manage them all as VP and GM. Gallenbeck began her career as an AE for Beasley in Las Vegas.
Kramer Gets CoHost Chair in San Diego
iHeartmedia's Channel 93.3 (KHTS-FM) has hired Steve Kramer to join “Geena the Latina” in the morning slot at the station. The new show will be called “Kramer & Geena.”
New Royalty Rates Expected Any Day
Broadcast attorney David Oxenford gives us the detail on when we can expect the new streaming rates which will cover the next fove years. He says the decision is supposed to be out by the 14th.
Couch Out at The Drive in Chicago
Director of Creative Services Tom Couch has been let go by the Hubbard station, according to The Chicagoland Radio and Media Blog. The reason was budget cuts.
Radio is Top Priority For Country Music
In a wide-ranging interview with Billboard new SONY Music Nashville Executive Vice President Steve Hodges was asked about radio as a platform for Country music artists. His answer is bulletin board material.















