To Cap Bloody Week For Spotify, CFO Paul Vogel Is Out, Too
On the heels of the company's third mass layoff of 2023, Spotify Chief Financial Officer Paul Vogel will be leaving the company. The move comes after Vogel sold $9.3 million of Spotify shares, coinciding with the company’s announcement of 1,500 job cuts on December 4.
SnoCountry Hits The Slopes With Skyview In Renewal
Ski conditions and resort information provider SnoCountry is sticking with Skyview Networks for network audio sales. This continued partnership enables advertisers to connect with SnoCountry's audience of winter sports enthusiasts for 2024.
KROQ Goes Almost Acoustic For St. Jude and LA Kids
On Saturday, Audacy LA's KROQ hosted the 32nd annual Almost Acoustic Christmas concert at the Kia Forum. The sold-out event, benefitting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital featured The Offspring, Garbage, Portugal. The Man, Bleachers, and more.
New Hampshire’s WZID Says Christmas Is For Kids, So Is $100k
Saga Manchester, NH's 95.7 WZID wrapped up its 25th annual WZID Christmas Is For Kids Radiothon. The 12-hour broadcast, led by morning hosts Neal and Marga, raised more than $100,000 to benefit families across New Hampshire.
KEXP Explores Nirvana’s Influences In ‘The Cobain 50’
Seattle's KEXP will start the new year with the premiere of The Cobain 50, a weekly podcast delving into Kurt Cobain's 50 favorite albums. Initially featured in the 2002 book Journals, Cobain's favorite albums list has been a subject of fascination among fans.
Adtech Execs: Growth Coming For Ad-Supported Audio, AM/FM
As 2023 draws to a close, leaders from adtech agency A Million Ads, or AMA, are sharing what they've observed in the audio space for the past year and the trends they expect both traditional and digital audio to take into 2024, including key growth drivers.
Urban One Could Divert Casino Plans From Virginia To Maryland
As Urban One catches up on its financial earnings releases to regain Nasdaq compliance, the company held its first-half 2023 conference call on Thursday. Led by CEO Alfred Liggins, the call focused on audio, Q4, and the company's failed bid for a Richmond casino.
Oregon AM Fined $5k Over Silent Ownership Transfer
The FCC Media Bureau has finalized a Consent Decree with Willamette Broadcasting Company, the licensee of KYKN-AM in Keizer, OR. This agreement comes after controlling interest in Willamette was transferred to Jeffrey Morgan without prior FCC approval.
92.1 The Frog Care-A-Van Fills Ride For Northwest Ohio Kids
Woof Boom Radio's 92.1 the Frog wrapped up its annual 'Care-A-Van' event, aiming to support local children in need during the holiday season. For twelve hours, the station stayed outside a Lima, OH, Wal-Mart, collecting donations for Allen County Children Services.
Guthrie and Hopeck Step Out Of iHeart Division President Roles
We now know additional details about iHeartMedia's Markets Group "leadership restructuring." With the introduction and promotion of five new Division Presidents comes the stepping down of two previous Division Presidents, Scott Hopeck and Kim Guthrie.
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