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| Who Are The Most Influential Women in Radio?, WBT Charlotte Turns 95 |
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| Radio Headlines For Tuesday 4-11-2017 |
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Nielsen: Bubba Counterclaim is a “Shotgun Pleading.”  In a new court filing Nielsen is asking the judge in Bubba The Love Sponge's alleged ratings tampering case to dismiss the shock-jock's claim that the ratings firm conspired with Cox Media Group to get him off the air. Nielsen says the counterclaim is nothing more than "wild and far-fetched accusations and should be dismissed as a blatant shotgun pleading." Nielsen says Bubba's counterclaim consists of page upon page of irrelevant factual allegations with the thinly-disguised purpose of slinging mud at Nielsen's reputation. [read more] |
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Who Are The Most Influential Women in Radio?  Since 1999, Radio Ink's Most Influential Women in Radio list has reflected the significant progress made in the growth and opportunities of and by women in the industry. Hard earned? Absolutely. Enough? In many areas, still no. But what is impressive is that a list of 10 eighteen years ago topped 100 in 2016. [read more] |
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WBT Charlotte Turns 95  And the news talker now owned by Entercom celebrated its big birthday on Monday by airing special programming highlighting key moments in WBT 1110 AM’s 95-year history. The celebration also included the announcement that Ray Gooding, Henry Boggan, and John Hancock will be inducted into the WBT Hall of Fame. [read more] |
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What’s YOUR Story?  (By Heidi Raphael) Storytelling has been going on since the beginning of time. From sharing wonderful memories at the dinner table to passing on a family recipe that’s been handed down over generations, stories play an important part in our lives. They are personal and have meaning.
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KIOA’s Dixon Stepping Aside  Pam Dixon has been hosting mornings for 34 years. On Monday, she announced her retirement. Dixon is a three-time breast cancer survivor. On the station's
Facebook page Dixon wrote, "It's time once again to focus on my health and 'Kick Cancer's A$$'! I just want to say thank you to KIOA listeners and my radio family for all of the love and support I have felt through the years." [read more] |
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Univision Promotes Lowry  It's a newly created position for Danny Lowry at Univision. He's now the VP for National Sales and will oversee sales efforts for all Univision radio stations. During his 12 years at Univision, Lowry has served as VP/GM of Univision Austin. Prior to that, he was D.O.S. for UCI’s four stations in Dallas. Christine Escobar is promoted to VP/GM and D.O.S for Univision Austin. [read more] |
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Hartel Expands His Horizons  Mike Hartel is Alpha Media’s new Vice President of the Mid-Atlantic Region. Hartel will continue to hold the positon of SVP/Market Manager in Columbia, SC. Hartel will be working with the markets of Savannah-Hilton Head, Myrtle Beach, Greenville-New Bern-Jacksonville, Fredericksburg, and Bluefield. [read more] |
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Dead Radio Contest Winner Announced  Oink Ink says the winner of its 18th annual Dead Radio Contest was Cundari’s Emmanuel Torres’ 60-second spot called PUSH for fixauto.com. Torres, an art director in Cundari’s Toronto office, had the idea for the script seven years ago in his first advertising class in college. [read more] |
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Government A Friend To Radio  Only The Home Depot aired more commercials than the U.S. Department of Transportation last week, according to Media Monitors. The USDOT aired 40,287 spots on radio stations all across the country, with The Home Depot at 77,108. Rounding out the top five were GEICO (39,374), Lowe's (31,591), and Mattress Firm (30,919). [read more] |
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KLOS-FM Is Wilde About Rita  Beloved Los Angeles’ radio personality Rita Wilde has signed a new multi-year agreement with the station. Wilde will continue on-air weekdays from 7 p.m. to midnight, and will continue to host the popular Album Side at 11 segment, featuring the uninterrupted play of one full classic rock album side at 11 p.m. [read more] |
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It’s Magic Mornings For Danielle In Tampa  Cox Media Group Tampa Radio has named Magic Mornings with Danielle as its new, permanent morning show on Magic 94-9 (WWRM – FM). For the past 10 years, Danielle McBroom was on the air with sister station WSUN (97X). [read more] |
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Gresh Returns To Providence Airwaves  Sports-hungry New Englanders get another side on their plate when Andy Gresh returns to the Providence airwaves as the new 6-9 p.m. host at WPRO-AM. Gresh will talk Red Sox, Patriots, Celtics, and Bruins, as well as Providence College, University of Rhode Island, Brown, and Bryant. [read more] |
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Miller Takes Listeners Back To The Beginning  The podcast universe keeps expanding. This time it’s a new program narrated and researched by author James Andrew Miller. Origins, the podcast will explore beginnings -- whether from the worlds of television, movies, sports, music, business, or human relationships -- to explain how greatness starts and how critical happenings come to be. [read more] |
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27 Years Of Animal Talk  Jon Patch's lively, three-hour show Talkin’ Pets is celebrating 27 years of broadcasting. Patch, and his dedicated veterinarians and trainers on the show, talk about medical, behavior issues, pet products, food, treats, training issues, and more. For more information or to add Talkin’ Pets to your station please call Jon at 813-888-5043 or email him at jonpatch@talkinpets.com. [read more] |
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3 New Hall-Of-Famers For WSOU-FM  Seton Hall’s student-run station, WSOU 89.5 FM, has welcomed three new inductees into its Hall of Fame: sportscaster Matt Loughlin '79, traffic reporter Pete Tauriello '76, and engineer Richard Koziol. In addition, George Roskos '09 was presented with the station's Distinguished Young Alumnus Award. The honorees were inducted on Saturday, April 8. [read more] |
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NAB Show Continues To Grow  The NAB show, set to begin later this month in Vegas, will have over 200 companies that are exhibiting for the first time. Some of the new companies to set up on the 1 million-plus square feet of exhibit floor include Google, Vimeo, and TiVo, among others. The 2017 NAB Show, April 22-27, will feature over 1,700 companies, including 751 international exhibitors. [read more] |
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St. Jude Raises $4.2M With Help From Univision  The renowned children’s research hospital reached the massive total during this year’s Promesa y Esperanza® (Promise and Hope) radio event held in 16 media markets in the U.S. and Puerto Rico, April 6-7. Since the partnership’s inception in 2006, the St. Jude/Univision national radio event has raised more than $56 million. [read more] |
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At some point soon, the long-running Mike and Mike syndication morning program will come to an end as Mike Greenberg moves over to the TV side of ESPN. 
