Dan Bongino Announces Return To Syndicated Radio
Dan Bongino is headed back to radio, teaming with Shawn Farash for a new three-hour weekday program on Westwood One that marks his first regular return to the airwaves since leaving his nationally syndicated show in 2024 for a stint in the Trump administration.
MediaCo Secures Debt Waiver; Revenue Climbs For Fifth Quarter
MediaCo's bet on streaming and free ad-supported television pushed revenue higher for a fifth consecutive quarter, even as the multicultural broadcaster disclosed that it secured a lender waiver just in time to avoid a debt default this month.
CMG Latest to Press FCC on Radio Ownership Rules
The FCC's Local Radio Ownership Rule has drawn a steady stream of visitors to commissioners' offices this summer. Now Cox Media Group is the latest broadcaster to press the case for looser radio ownership rules directly to commissioners.
Meeting Quota Shouldn’t Be Your Goal
(Loyd Ford) Your sales manager is responsible for revenue, activity, forecasting, accountability, morale, and often explaining performance to someone above them. You can either become another problem they have to manage, or become one of the reasons they sleep better at night.
Make Your Customers’ Dream(s) Come True
(Jeffrey Hedquist) In actors’ training, one way to prepare for a scene is to ask ourselves, “What is my character’s dream, and what can I do to make this dream come true today?”That’s the same question we should be asking about our client’s customer.
Grunge Garage, Britpop Show Syndicated Host Bob Stei Dies
A Baltimore-bred radio host and syndicator of The Grunge Garage and The Britpop Show is being remembered as, "a light in so many people's lives, both personally and through his radio career," after Bob Stei's unexpected death on August 13, his daughter said.
101 The Fox Rocks Its First Kansas City Blood Drive
Cumulus Media Kansas City's 101 The Fox (KCFX) teamed up with the Community Blood Center to hold its first blood drive on August 11. The Classic Rock station's "Rock & Roll Up Your Sleeves Blood Drive" drew 124 donors and collected 114 units of blood.
Traffic Crew Recounts 9/11 From the Air In New Radio Special
A quarter century after September 11, the NYC crew that captured the attacks live from a traffic helicopter is telling their story for radio. Any Other Tuesday: Reporting On 9/11 From The Air revisits their real-time coverage and the friendships forged that morning.
Detroit’s Screamin’ Scott Randall Scrambles Fore a Good Cause
For the 9th Annual Screamin' Scott Scramble, Beasley Media Group Detroit 94.7 WCSX personality Screamin' Scott Randall traded Morning Drive for a different kind of drive. The charity golf outing teed up on August 2 in support of The Rainbow Connection.
Joe Gagnon, Detroit Radio’s ‘Appliance Doctor,’ Dies
Joe Gagnon, the Detroit radio personality known as "The Appliance Doctor," has died. Gagnon spent more than 25 years on air at Cumulus Media's WJR-AM, building a broadcasting career around consumer advocacy and home-appliance expertise.
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