The Great Sales Detective
(By Loyd Ford) September. Time to kick in your energy for the ride to the finish of 2024. This is the time of year when things get the most serious. Many local businesses will make their year in the next four months. What part do we play as radio salespeople?
Four Things You Might Miss In Your Next Ratings Book
(By Steve Allan) OK, it’s high noon and you’re ready to download your data. What should you be looking at and/or tracking? Of course, the first thing you want to know is if you were up or down in your key demo, but that's the easy part of the process.
Last Call For The 2024 Radio Masters Sales Summit
Tomorrow marks the start of radio's biggest sales event of the year in Cincinnati. After two days of non-stop money-making ideas, the final session of the 2024 Radio Masters Sales Summit will give the parting gift of perspective. It's not too late to register!
iHeart Rockets Its Atlanta Programming Into Strada’s Sphere
Jill Strada has been appointed Senior Vice President of Programming for iHeartMedia Atlanta. Strada will oversee all programming for the cluster's six stations. Strada previously served as Cox Media Group Miami's Director of Operations from 2014 until 2021.
KLOS Cancels ‘Kevin & Sluggo’ Amid More Meruelo Media Cuts
Meruelo Media has again reduced its staff in Los Angeles, this time cutting Kevin Ryder and Doug “Sluggo” Roberts from KLOS. Ryder revealed the news of his and Roberts’ dismissal on social media on Friday. The duo had hosted afternoons on the station since 2021.
Pat Prescott Brings ‘Favorite Things’ To Atlanta Radio With WBGO
Longtime New York City radio personality Pat Prescott is expanding her public radio program, Favorite Things, into national syndication with Jazz 88.3 (WBGO). Prescott has hosted the show on the Newark Public Radio signal since 2022.
UNT’s Mean Green Hits Marks Anniversary With Format Shift
Mean Green Hits, the student-run radio station at the University of North Texas, has unveiled programming updates as it prepares to celebrate a major milestone. Centering on throwbacks, this new approach will feature Billboard chart hits from 1990 to 2019.
NPR Board Expands with New Member and Public Appointments
NPR has elected several new members to its Board of Directors, including four Member Directors and two Public Directors, coming from NPR affiliates ranging from Texas to Michigan. The new board members will begin their terms in November.
Beasley Targets Longterm Financial Health With Debt Exchange
Beasley Media Group is continuing its financial pivot by becoming the second major radio company to offer a debt exchange plan to its creditors this year. The plan would extend Beasley's debt maturity window by two additional years, if successful.
SAG-AFTRA Joins The Fight for AI Regulation in Political Ads
The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists is one of the latest groups to come out in support of requiring AI disclosures in political advertising. The union filed an opinion with the FCC on behalf of its more than 160,000 media artists.
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