Audacy Picks Print Exec Charles Mems For St. Louis Sales VP
Audacy has announced the appointment of Charles Mems as Vice President of Sales for its St. Louis cluster. Before this role, Mems held the position of President at Central Illinois Media, a subsidiary of Lee Enterprises, where he led The Pantagraph newspaper.
Main Street Matters: Independent Operators To Talk At Forecast
For independent and small broadcast groups, “local” is more than a buzzword: It’s how they operate. Now the leaders of some of America's most successful independents will gather their strengths at NYC's Harvard Club on November 15.
As Brands Embrace Digital Audio, Emotional Ads Give Extra Lift
The recent podcast revenue report from the IAB unveiled significant brand spending growth in the podcast advertising landscape. Now the Cumulus Media/Westwood One Audio Active Group is adding insights from across audio, including a sizable blindspot.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Lesson For Radio
(By Jeff McHugh) Famous for suspenseful movies like The Birds and Psycho, Hitchcock storyboarded each shot in detail before shooting and even planned the audience’s emotions with a technique called blue scripts and green scripts.
FCC Sends Second Round Of 2023 EEO Audits
The FCC Enforcement Bureau has dispatched its second round of 2023 Equal Employment Opportunity audit letters. In line with the Commission's EEO rules, the Enforcement Bureau undertakes an annual audit of EEO initiatives maintained by random broadcast license holders.
Motor Racing Network Sets Coverage For NASCAR Finale
Motor Racing Network is set to cap off NASCAR's 75th Anniversary season this Sunday, November 5th, at Phoenix Raceway. Fans can catch the action live on around 300 radio stations, the official NASCAR mobile app, and on MRN.com.
‘John & Gordy’ Return To Wisconsin Airwaves After Two Decades
Civic Media has bought back the radio broadcast pairing of John Peterson and Gordy Young on Mad Radio's WMDX 92.7 in Madison, WI. The John & Gordy Show: As We Were Saying, which aired its first program on Monday, will air on weekday mornings.
Catholic Spirit Radio Increases Coverage Of Ministry In Illinois
Catholic Spirit Radio has broadened its transmission to encompass more of northern Illinois. WYWL 88.9 will now broadcast national and local religious content to eastern Rockford, Harvard, Woodstock, Belvidere, Loves Park, Roscoe, Marengo.
Apple Music Outpays Spotify In New Royalty Calculator
In a move to provide transparency to the music industry, Billboard has launched a royalty calculator for Spotify and Apple Music users. This creation is the result of collaboration with data gathered by music industry law firm Manatt, Phelps & Phillips.
Spotify May Set Minimum Play Threshold For Royalties In 2024
In response to the explosive growth in the number of tracks being uploaded to the streaming platform, Spotify is set to revise its royalty payout system by implementing a minimum streaming threshold for songs to be eligible for royalty payments.
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