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Forecast 2019: Better Get In Quick!, GEICO Staying Put At Number One
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Radio Headlines For Monday 11-5-18
 
The streaming pure play reached that number with the addition of 784,000 subs in Q3, according to a company press release announcing earnings. By comparison, the company buying Pandora, SiriusXM, has 33.7 million paid subs. Here are all the details from Pandora's Q3. [read more]
 
 
There are only seven seats left at Forecast 2019. And the agenda continues to grow. Do you really want to miss out on veteran CBS news executive Harvey Nagler having a sit-down and one-on-one conversation with David Field, CEO of Entercom? [read more]
 
Once again the insurance giant was radio’s biggest advertiser, according to Media Monitors weekly chart. GEICO aired 47,571 commercials nationwide last week — an increase of almost 2,000 spots over the previous week. [read more]
 
It’s being billed as the most important congressional election in decades and radio will be working hard to keep listeners up to date. Westwood One News will be out in full force on Tuesday, November 6, providing continuous coverage from 7 p.m. ET until at least 1 a.m. ET. [read more]
 
 
If the answer is yes, you'll want to listen to our podcast Friday morning. Our guest on Podcasting For Radio Dummies is Elsie Escobar, The Community Manager at Libsyn. Elsie also hosts several podcasts of her own and is a superstar in the podcasting space.  [read more]
 
Joe Clayton was CEO of Sirius from 2001 to 2004 and chairman from 2004 to 2008. He died this past Saturday at the age of 69 after a brief battle with an undisclosed illness. Clayton was involved in the launch of DirecTV, Hopper DVR and Sling TV. [read more]
 
Val Nicholas has been named Senior VP, Creative Director for SummitMedia. Previously, Nicholas held senior positions at NBC News, MSNBC and ABC Entertainment. [read more]
 
 
Two new regional reporters have joined the Colorado Public News team in Grand Junction and Colorado Springs. They represent the first time CPR has embedded reporters in communities outside the metro area. [read more]
 
The duo have reached a broadcast milestone of 50 affiliates with recent additions Now 96.3 in St. Louis, Mix 105.1 in Albuquerque, Energy 95.3 in Bakersfield and Hot 104.9 in Tallahassee. [read more]
 
Lance Tidwell is resigning as Operations Manager at Townsquare's Fort Collins, CO, cluster. With Tidwell's departure, the company is looking for a new OM for its four stations in that market.  [read more]
 
 
 
Entercom station 94.5 KOOL FM in Phoenix has debuted an all-Christmas music format. To kick off the holiday festivities and make the switch, Santa Claus was in the studio at 6:00 p.m. MST on Friday, November 2. [read more]
 
The imaging company is offering its Christmas in a Box library to stations, free with a Benztown library subscription. Christmas in a Box includes over 5,000 tracks, giving listeners sweet and savory bites of Christmas cheer. [read more]
 
Cadence13 makes the announcement that sports anchor and reporter Lindsay Czarniak is launching a new podcast called "players." Season one, launching today, features Czarniak with the biggest “players” in country music, discussing the impact sports has had on their lives. The first episode features Cole Swindell. [read more]
 
 
The Bloomberg Radio Network will again be providing its original series Tax Tips, to be broadcast during the height of the 2019 tax season. Tax Tips segments will be 30-seconds in length and written and anchored by Bloomberg’s team leader for tax coverage, Alexis Leondis. [read more]
 
Do you know someone who is doing great work in Hispanic radio? Nominations are now open for the Medallas de Cortez awards, which are given for excellence in Hispanic radio. This is the 10th year for the awards. Make your nominations HERE [read more]
 
Our thanks to syndicated talker Lars Larson for this weeks advertiser success story. Lars has been working with Sleep Number Bed for two decades and he reached out to Radio Ink to let us know how consistent radio advertising and great storytelling with live reads can be a gold mine for advertisers. (Our weekly Advertiser Success Stories are sponsored by Sun & Fun Media) [read more]
 
 
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