Toucher & Rich Are The Best Of Boston
Boston’s WBZ-FM/98.5 The Sports Hub morning personalities Toucher & Rich have been named the 2018 Best of Boston “Radio Personalities of The Year” by Boston Magazine. The winners were chosen based on the results of the publication’s 2018 Best of Boston Readers’ Poll.
30 Years On, “In The Studio” Still Going Strong
Rock radio show In the Studio with Redbeard: The Stories Behind History’s Greatest Rock Bands is celebrating its 30th year of national radio syndication. The show launched the broadcast week of June 27, 1988 with rock legends Crosby, Stills & Nash as inaugural guests.
Levin Takes Philly
The Mark Levin Show has joined the lineup on Talk Radio 1210 WPHT (WPHT-AM) in Philadelphia. The show will air weeknights from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. ET. It has been one of the top-rated shows on talk radio.
Harlan Recognized As Sportscaster Of The Year
The National Sports Media Association has named Kevin Harlan Sportscaster of the Year. Harlan, who is the play-by-play announcer for Westwood One’s Monday Night Football, received the award at the 59th NSMA Awards Banquet in Winston-Salem, NC, on June 25.
Lee Takes To The Air At KLUC/Las Vegas; Lineup Shuffled
Audrey Lee has joined 98.5 KLUC (KLUC-FM) in Las Vegas as midday host, effective July 2. Music Director and on-air host Yung Jon Que will host 98.5 KLUC’s afternoon drive from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. PT, effective immediately.
Farias Joins KOIT, KUFX
Bay Area stations KOIT-FM (96.5 KOIT) and KUFX-FM (98.5 KFOX) have welcomed Karina Farias to the fold as Music Director. Farias joins the Bonneville cluster from Bryan Broadcasting in College Station, Texas
Spitz Moving To SiriusXM
Veteran sports radio executive Eric Spitz is leaving CBS Sports Radio and joining SiriusXM as VP of Sports Programming. Spitz will be involved in the daily operation of SiriusXM’s sports channels, including the hiring of talent, programming development and live sports scheduling.
Former GAB President “Lanny” Finch Passes
Former Georgia Association of Broadcasters president Ellis Lanier “Lanny” Finch passed away the morning of June 22 following serious surgery. Finch was a longtime GAB board member, GAB board Chairman, GAB Director of Sales, and later on, the President of the GAB.
NAB Education Foundation’s 2018 Leadership Class Graduates
NABEF’s Broadcast Leadership Training class graduated this month following a 10-month executive MBA-style program that teaches the fundamentals of purchasing, owning, operating, and managing radio and television stations.
Busy Beasleys Keep Helping Out
Beasley Media Group Philadelphia employees rolled up their sleeves during the cluster’s recent Beasley Best “Day of Caring” event to lend a helping hand to the City of Philadelphia Community Life Improvement Program.
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