Frank Lenzi Joins Seattle’s KIRO Newsradio as News Director
Bonneville Seattle's KIRO Newsradio has named Frank Lenzi as its News Director, succeeding Charlie Harger, who is taking over Seattle’s Morning News in January following the retirements of longtime hosts Dave Ross and Colleen O’Brien.
Wisconsin Stations Raise $15K to Help NC’s wART After Helene
Two independent stations in Wisconsin have raised over $15,000 to support a fellow volunteer-led, community station in Western North Carolina after it was destroyed by flooding from Hurricane Helene.
iHeart Holiday Toy Drive Delivers 11,152 Toys to North Carolina
iHeartMedia Raleigh and Charlotte have wrapped up their holiday Stuff-A-Bus campaigns, collecting 11,152 toys across North Carolina in two weekends. The initiative featured on-air personalities living on buses for 60 hours to encourage donations.
Bold Gold Collects 10 Trucks of Toys and $48,000 in the Poconos
Bold Gold Media’s stations in Pennsylvania’s Pocono Lake Region have wrapped up another record-setting year with two holiday fundraisers: The Wayne County Ford & Bold Gold Media Holiday Toy Drive Challenge and The Michael G. Stanton Shower for Charity.
Broadcasters and Lawmakers Respond To AM Act Exclusion
The omission of the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act from the year-end budget bill has drawn strong reactions from Capitol Hill and the industry. Leaders ranging from Sen. Ted Cruz to top broadcast executives now share their perspectives with Radio Ink.
Radio Ads Win Over Wireless Plan Switchers For Cell Carriers
As Media Monitors reports have shown, wireless carriers are using radio ads in the holiday season to get their messages out amid strong competition for end-of-year tech upgrades. Now Audacy research is showing how AM/FM helps win over "plan switchers."
FCC and NAB Discuss Software Solutions for EAS Overhaul
As the year comes to a close, the National Association of Broadcasters is still hard at work to promote its proposal to transition the Emergency Alert System from hardware-based encoder/decoder devices to a software-based model.
Women to Watch: Erica ‘Ms Eklass’ Pierce; Real 98.3, Indianapolis
(By Charese Frugé) Erica Pierce AKA “Ms Eklass” is currently Afternoon host on iHeartMedia's Real 98.3 (WZRL) in her hometown of Indianapolis, IN. When she’s not on the air, she’s teaching elementary school music and running a media and design agency.
The Looming Labor Crisis: Why Recruitment Ads Are Critical Today
(By Chris Stonick) The current worker shortage in the country sits at 1.1 million. According to a Bloomberg report released in September, that shortage will be 6 million by 2034! I have said this for the last 20 years: this is not a problem that is going away.
95.3 WDAE Expands FOX Sports Content for Tampa Bay
iHeartMedia Tampa Bay has announced updates to the evening and late-night programming lineup for Tampa Bay’s Sports Radio 95.3 WDAE, introducing several FOX Sports Radio shows beginning Monday, December 23.
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