Chris Hoffman Promoted By Cumulus
Chris Hoffman has been promoted to Vice President of Adult Contemporary where he will be responsible for 27 AC-formatted radio stations. Hoffman will continue in his role as Operations Manager for Cumulus Salt Lake City’s KUBL-FM, KBEE-FM, and KKAT-AM.
BIA Adds Three
BIA Advisory Services has added three people to its forecasting and consulting divisions. Nicole Ovadia has joined as VP of Forecasting and Analysis, Leyla Chatti joins as Senior Media Analyst and Mark Dugan as Director of Data Insights and Client Relations.
Award For WPLN’s Samantha Max
Samantha Max, criminal justice reporter for WPLN in Nashville, has been honored with a 2021 Daniel Schorr Journalism Award. Her investigative report on a systemic pattern of misconduct, silence and retaliation in the Nashville police department earned her the award.
More Stations For O’Reilly
Bill O'Reilly's 'No Spin News,' is now on 58 stations across the U.S. The one-hour weeknight show has been airing in New York on 77 WABC for over a year under the title ,i>'Common Sense with Bill O’Reilly'.
Bobby O’Jay Dead at 68
Channel 3 in Memphis is reporting that WDIA host Bobby O'Jay died while he was at the station Tuesday morning. Midday host Bev Johnson told the station when O’Jay would open the phone line at 9 a.m., the radio station was only playing music.
Steve French Retiring
WNIR 100 FM in Akron, OH is saying goodbye to station veteran Steve French. French has been part of "The Morning Buzz" program since June of 1995.
Mojo Joins Cumulus
Vincent 'Mojo' Wilson is the new Operations Manager for Cumulus in Mobile. Wilson will also serve as PD for WABD-FM and WXQW-AM and will be heard on-air on WABD-FM weekdays.
GBS Promotes Littleton
GeoBroadcast Solutions has promoted Jean Paul Littleton to Chief Technology Officer. Littleton currently heads Spectrum Design and will oversee and continue the development of GBS technologies.
Siegel Retires After 41 Years in Pre-Recorded Message
Matty Siegel announced his retirement from KISS 108 in Boston Tuesday morning. He's been hosting mornings at the station for 41 years. He'd been off the air for two weeks and his retirement announcement was pre-recorded.
Former RAB Exec Mike Mahone Dies
Retired Radio Advertising Bureau Executive Vice President Mike Mahone has died. He was EVP/Services for the RAB for 18 Years.
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