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| Trustee Objects to Cumulus Bonus Plan, Alexa & Radio: A Great Partnership In The Making |
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| Radio Headlines For Wednesday 2-14-2018 |
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 Aaron Leiker's new company 25-7 Media is purchasing KLMR AM &FM in Lamar, Colorado, and KBLJ-AM and KTHN-FM in La Junta, Colorado, from Cherry Creek Radio. It's Leiker's first foray into ownership, although he's been hooked on radio since he was a freshman in high school. We wanted to know why this 35-year-old jumped into radio ownership, when all we hear about these days is how younger people are only interested in digital. So we asked him. [read more] |
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 United States Trustee William Harrington has filed an objection with the bankruptcy court over Cumulus' attempt to pay out millions of dollars in bonuses while the company is in Chapter 11. [read more] |
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 (By Editor-In-Chief Ed Ryan) We're hearing every week about companies and stations becoming "Alexa-enabled," making listening to radio as simple as walking through your front door and asking Alexa to play Z100 in New York. We spoke to Amazon's Ryan Reddington and Alex Luke to see if they believe there is a way for us to work together. [read more] |
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 Audioboom announced Tuesday morning its intention to purchase Triton Digital Canada, the parent company of Triton Digital for $185 million. The deal will be a reverse takeover, and once complete, the new company will be called Triton Digital Group. [read more] |
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 Twenty-seven Detroit and Ann Arbor stations will pause at 9 a.m. Wednesday for a special tribute to a long-time advertiser who passed away Monday after a bout with cancer. Eighty-seven-year-old Art Van Elslander, owner of Art Van Furniture, was a loyal advertiser to radio for many years. [read more] |
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 (By Wayne Ens) When you consider all the time and effort that go into prospecting and presenting, it's understandable that some salespeople think of “the close" as the end of a complex selling process. But professional radio marketing consultants understand that the close is really just the beginning of a solid, sustainable relationship with their clients. [read more] |
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 (By Paul Weyland) A couple of years ago in this very publication I came up with a new word for little bitty accounts with acorn-sized budgets that run you crazy and take up all of your time. I call them squirrels, and there's a reason for that. [read more] |
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 Maire Mason has been named VP/GM for SBS in New York where she'll manage WSKQ-FM Mega 97.9FM and WPAT-FM Amor 93.1FM. Mason replaces Eric Garcia who exited SBS last week to work for Univision. The 30-year radio management veteran most recently worked for Cumulus as VP/GM in New York. She's also worked for Merlin Media, Univision, and CBS Radio. [read more] |
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 Eric Lauer has been named DOS for Entercom’s Milwaukee cluster, which includes KISS-FM (WXSS-FM), The Mix (WMYX-FM), and The Fan (WSSP). Prior to joining Entercom Milwaukee, Lauer held sales management roles with Cox in Florida and Georgia. Most recently, he was a GSM for Scripps Milwaukee. [read more] |
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 New York Mets flagship station WOR-AM has named Ray Martel the new Executive Producer for Mets broadcasts. Martel has been with WOR for over two years as an Associate Producer of Len Berman in the Morning. Before joining WOR Martel was a producer at WFAN for 13 years, when they carried The Mets. [read more] |
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 Media marketing veteran Gus Swanson has been appointed to the position of Marketing/Promotions Director for heritage Adult Contemporary WARM 106.9 (KRWM-FM) in Seattle. [read more] |
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 The Nebraska Broadcasters Association will welcome Dave Otradovsky (Dent) into the NBA Hall of Fame, August 14 in Lincoln, during the 84th Annual NBA Convention. The Hall of Fame was established in 1972. Dent is the owner and General Manager of KVSH-AM in Valentine. [read more] |
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 The New York Times’s audio news report, The Daily, will soon extend its current following of 4.5 million monthly unique listeners to the national radio audience. Beginning in April 2018, American Public Media will distribute a radio edition of the popular daily podcast to public radio listeners across the country. [read more] |
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 WTPT-FM 93.3 The Planet’s top-rated morning show The Rise Guys, are hosting the largest mass wedding in the Upstate Wednesday, February 14, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Rocky River Plantation in Williamston, SC. The event is called “Numerous Nuptials." [read more] |
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 Are you hearing things about your market? Let us investigate. Radio Ink Magazine is the only 25-year-old trade magazine in the radio industry. That's the result of a lot of trust over those years. Send all news tips in total confidence, and any other station news to Radio Ink Editor Ed Ryan at edryantheeditor@gmail.com [read more] |
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 (Advertiser Success Story) Necker's Jewelers opened in 1893. The owner was a German immigrant who sold the business to the parents of Dave and DJ Necker in 1952. It was then sold to Dave and DJ in 1990. There are now two Necker's Jewelry locations. The original location in DeWitt, Iowa, the other store is in Davenport, Iowa. (Our weekly Advertiser Success Stories are sponsored by Sun & Fun Media) [read more] |
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 In 2018 RadioInk.com will be publishing weekly advertiser success stories. Advertisers that use radio to drive customers to their stores and dollars to their cash registers. Take a look at the roster of success stories we've compiled so far HERE. [read more] |
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Don't Miss Any News This AfternoonMake sure you're registered for RBR+TVBR's daily newsletter, which delivers radio and TV business news every afternoon. Today Editor-in-Chief Adam Jacobson brings you the latest news from the FCC and Capitol Hill as it impacts your business. He also offers a video podcast from expert sales coach Barrett Riddleberger about how hiring a sales rep to "hunt" for new customers could result in a catastrophe. Make sure you're receiving the RBR+TVBR daily headlines by subscribing HERE. |
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 This classic is from 1978. It's our friend Fred LeFebvre at WKKI-FM in Celina, Oh. Fred now hosts mornings for iHeart's WSPD-AM in Toledo and can be reached at Fred@wspd.com." Send your classic studio shot -- cart machines and all -- to edryantheeditor@gmail.com. [read more] |
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