Nielsen Responds To Latest Bubba ClaimsAfter we ran our story yesterday updating you on Bubba The Love Sponge's latest counter-claims against the ratings firm, we heard from Nielsen bright and early in the morning. Their statement was short and sweet:[read more]
Meet Hip Hop’s Most Powerful Morning Show(By Editor-in-Chief Ed Ryan) Before the three-person morning team that makes up The Breakfast Club got together, they were all doing very different things. By 2013, The Breakfast Club was being syndicated by Premiere, and it’s now on more than 70 stations across the country. [read more]
Franchisee’s Turning More And More To DigitalThat's according to a new report from Borrell & Associates called "How Franchisees Are Changing Marketing Expenditures." Borrell surveyed 500 local franchise operators and the new report says these franchisees spend 67% more than the typical local business and are heavy buyers of digital, which recently overtook direct mail as their number one media choice. [read more]
Next Week The Powerful Will SpeakThe most powerful people in Hispanic radio will be on a panel at Radio Ink's Hispanic Radio Conference next week in Fort Lauderdale. Former Univision Radio President Jose Valle will moderate as Hispanic radio’s leadership sounds off with their vision and outlook for the future of radio. What they say is always a revelation — and a window into what to expect tomorrow.[read more]
Detroit Owner Unloads On Former HostYesterday, we told you about the drama at WDFD-AM in Detroit regarding the firing of Monica Conyers (she says she quit). WDIV-TV in Detroit got hold of the internal memo station owner Kevin Adell distributed to employees. He gave seven reasons why she was fired, stating, "Monica Conyers is the same person you saw in City Council with her sense of entitlement."[read more]
iHeartRadio Hits 100 Million User MarkLook out Pandora and Spotify, iHeartRadio now has 100 million registered users. The company says the app has been downloaded more than a billion times and has 85% brand awareness among consumers. [read more]
Who Are The Best Program Directors In America?It's time for you to make your nominations for America's Best Programmers. Last year, SBS's Arturo Sosa, iHeart's Chris Conley and John Ivey, and CBS Radio's Jim Ryan and Kevin Weatherly topped our list. Can they do it again? Make your nomination HERE and check out the full 2016 list HERE.[read more]
A Call For Innovation(By Eric Rhoads) In any business, innovation is critical to survival, because no business should be the same as it was a year ago — or five years ago. In radio, innovation should be occurring in at least three areas: how you sell and service your advertisers, how you create content and service your listeners, and how you operate the back end that no one sees.[read more]
Advertising Is Key For Radio’s Future(By Paul Cramer) The “Uber-fication” of society has made it possible to fulfill human desires with ease and convenience. It’s also enabled consumers to be more fickle and to brand-switch near-instantly when they have a poor user experience. The consumer now has an unprecedented amount of control.[read more]
Weekend Programming(By Gary Begin) Your listeners’ priorities change with the end of the working week. As a radio station, you need to reflect that with ambiance. “Ambiance” is the byproduct of combining attitude and emotion. Great radio stations have ambiance; great weekends in radio are all about being topical and addressing what everyone is murmuring about. [read more]
NAB Adds Another NineJust one day after announcing 16 lawmakers have joined the Local Radio Freedom Act, the NAB says nine more have signed on. The LRFA now has 164 cosponsors in the House and 18 in the Senate.[read more]
Jeff & Jenn Go To WashingtonSenator Hunter Hill of Atlanta honored Entercom's Jeff Dauler and Jenn Hobby, the hosts of Star 94.1’s morning show, with Senate Resolution 402 recognizing the show’s one-year anniversary. Jeff Dauler and Jenn Hobby have been staples of the Atlanta radio market for over 16 years and began “The Jeff and Jenn Show” one year ago on March 3, 2016[read more]
Nsuk Signs On With MusicMaster SchedulingAs part of the expansion of its Dallas headquarters, the company has added Mary Jo Nsuk as Corporate Accountant. Mary Jo, who also holds an MBA and B.S. in Business Administration, will join the team led by MusicMaster CFO/Controller Ryan Young. A Dallas resident, Nsuk brings a diverse accounting background to the MusicMaster team.[read more]
Entercom Upstate Hosts RamseyDave Ramsey teamed up with WORD-FM in Greenville this week to present his Smart Money event at Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium. Ramsey is pictured here with the Entercom Upstate team. [read more]
Pair Of Aces For ESPN1000 MLB CoverageTwo members of the World Series Champions Chicago Cubs -- first baseman Anthony Rizzo and outfielder/catcher Kyle Schwarber -- will make weekly appearances on the station throughout the 2017 season. [read more]
Big “Praise” For St. JudeAtlanta’s WPZE Praise 102.5 FM is the latest station to give to St. Jude’s Research Hospital. The 10th Annual St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Radio-Thon, held Thursday, March 9 at the Radio One Atlanta studios raised a fantastic $306,261 in cash and pledges -- a record-breaking total for the station. [read more]
New Hampshire Stations Raise Money For VetsNews Radio 610, Manchester's News Traffic and Weather radio station, and News Radio 96.7, Portsmouth's News Traffic and Weather radio station, held the third annual "Make 12 Hours Count" radiothon. When it was over, the grand total raised was almost $140,000 to benefit Veterans Count[read more]
DUST OFF YOUR CLASSIC PHOTOSThanks to Will Fuller for sending us in this "Blast From The Past." This is Bob "Doc" Fuller from 1966 at WLOB in Portland, Maine when it was owned by Ralph Guild. Fuller and JJ Jeffrey now own the station. Send us YOUR classic photo to
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After we ran our story 
(By Editor-in-Chief Ed Ryan) Before the three-person morning team that makes up The Breakfast Club got together, they were all doing very different things. By 2013, The Breakfast Club was being syndicated by Premiere, and it’s now on more than 70 stations across the country. 
That's according to a new report from Borrell & Associates called "How Franchisees Are Changing Marketing Expenditures." Borrell surveyed 500 local franchise operators and the new report says these franchisees spend 67% more than the typical local business and are heavy buyers of digital, which recently overtook direct mail as their number one media choice. 
The most powerful people in Hispanic radio will be on a panel at Radio Ink's 
Look out Pandora and Spotify, iHeartRadio now has 100 million registered users. The company says the app has been downloaded more than a billion times and has 85% brand awareness among consumers. 
It's time for you to make your nominations for America's Best Programmers. Last year, SBS's Arturo Sosa, iHeart's Chris Conley and John Ivey, and CBS Radio's Jim Ryan and Kevin Weatherly topped our list. Can they do it again? Make your nomination 
(By Eric Rhoads) In any business, innovation is critical to survival, because no business should be the same as it was a year ago — or five years ago. In radio, innovation should be occurring in at least three areas: how you sell and service your advertisers, how you create content and service your listeners, and how you operate the back end that no one sees.
(By Paul Cramer) The “Uber-fication” of society has made it possible to fulfill human desires with ease and convenience. It’s also enabled consumers to be more fickle and to brand-switch near-instantly when they have a poor user experience. The consumer now has an unprecedented amount of control.
(By Gary Begin) Your listeners’ priorities change with the end of the working week. As a radio station, you need to reflect that with ambiance. “Ambiance” is the byproduct of combining attitude and emotion. Great radio stations have ambiance; great weekends in radio are all about being topical and addressing what everyone is murmuring about. 
Just one day after announcing 16 lawmakers have joined the Local Radio Freedom Act, the NAB says nine more have signed on. The LRFA now has 164 cosponsors in the House and 18 in the Senate.
Senator Hunter Hill of Atlanta honored Entercom's Jeff Dauler and Jenn Hobby, the hosts of Star 94.1’s morning show, with Senate Resolution 402 recognizing the show’s one-year anniversary. Jeff Dauler and Jenn Hobby have been staples of the Atlanta radio market for over 16 years and began “The Jeff and Jenn Show” one year ago on March 3, 2016
As part of the expansion of its Dallas headquarters, the company has added Mary Jo Nsuk as Corporate Accountant. Mary Jo, who also holds an MBA and B.S. in Business Administration, will join the team led by MusicMaster CFO/Controller Ryan Young. A Dallas resident, Nsuk brings a diverse accounting background to the MusicMaster team.
Dave Ramsey teamed up with WORD-FM in Greenville this week to present his Smart Money event at Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium. Ramsey is pictured here with the Entercom Upstate team. 
Two members of the World Series Champions Chicago Cubs -- first baseman Anthony Rizzo and outfielder/catcher Kyle Schwarber -- will make weekly appearances on the station throughout the 2017 season. 
Atlanta’s WPZE Praise 102.5 FM is the latest station to give to St. Jude’s Research Hospital. The 10th Annual St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Radio-Thon, held Thursday, March 9 at the Radio One Atlanta studios raised a fantastic $306,261 in cash and pledges -- a record-breaking total for the station. 
News Radio 610, Manchester's News Traffic and Weather radio station, and News Radio 96.7, Portsmouth's News Traffic and Weather radio station, held the third annual "Make 12 Hours Count" radiothon. When it was over, the grand total raised was almost $140,000 to benefit Veterans Count
Thanks to Will Fuller for sending us in this "Blast From The Past." This is Bob "Doc" Fuller from 1966 at WLOB in Portland, Maine when it was owned by Ralph Guild. Fuller and JJ Jeffrey now own the station. Send us YOUR classic photo to
