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| He Grabbed My Bare A**, Report: GM Says Mueller Did It |
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| Radio Headlines For Friday 8-11-17 |
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 The New York Post is reporting the biggest creditor of iHeartMedia is ready to make a deal on a debt restructuring plan. The paper says Mutual Fund Franklin Resources is working with investment bank PJT Partners on the plan to present to the company next week. Franklin owns $2.3 billion of iHeart’s $20 billion debt. [read more] |
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 It had to be a record for the number of times the word a** and cheek were used in a federal courtroom. Taylor Swift took the stand Thursday and said she is 100% sure former KYGO morning man David Mueller assaulted her. "It was a definite grab. A very long grab," she said. "He stayed attached to my bare ass-cheek as I lurched away from him." [read more] |
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 The Denver Post has the details of the investigation KYGO General Manager Bob Call conducted following the alleged assault on Taylor Swift. Call testified that there were three things that convinced him Mueller did what Swift's team accused him of. Call fired Mueller three days after the groping allegation back in 2013. Here's what Call told the court. [read more] |
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 Radio Ink recruited two of the best programming minds in the business, Lee Abrams and Randy Michaels, to answer this question: "What are the greatest Top 40 stations of all time?” Here's how they stacked them up ... and your lively debate, comments and disagreements on how they did. [read more] |
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 In Lake Worth, Florida Frances Chapman has 10 days to shut down his illegal radio operation from his home at 88.7-FM. In Hollywood, Florida, American College Express has 10 days to shut down a pirate station, also at 88.7, broadcasting from a commercial business. Read the violation notice for Chapman HERE and American College Express HERE. [read more] |
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 (By Paul Weyland) Yes, I hear you. Well, not all of you, but plenty of you that are concerned about your local direct numbers as compared to last year. What’s going on? Does this indicate a seismic shift in the economy? Is this occurring in all markets or just mine? Are decision-makers losing confidence in the economy? Are they losing confidence in broadcast? How long will this slowdown continue? Is it me? [read more] |
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 (By Roy Williams) We live in a universe of paired opposites. Proton and electron. Inhale and exhale. Extend and contract. Rise and fall. Male and female. Day and night. What you embrace does not define you nearly so much as what you exclude. I’m speaking of self-definition. [read more] |
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 CBS Sports Radio announced its upcoming schedule of live weekend programming focused on football season, Thursday. Shows will give listeners the latest news and coverage of NFL, college, and fantasy football games throughout the upcoming 2017 regular season. [read more] |
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 More big news on the Radio Show: Multi-platinum and Grammy-nominated performer Demi Lovato is set to headline the 2017 Radio Show’s Music & Mimosas event on Friday, September 8, in Austin. The 2017 Radio Show will be held September 5-8 at the JW Marriott in Austin. [read more] |
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 Sun Broadcast Group and Jett Media have entered into a partnership bringing the country music mix show, Country Fried Mix with DJ Sinister, to the network. The show is the brainchild of music producer Charlie Pennachio, and national touring artist and producer DJ Sinister. The show runs on Friday or Saturday night, serving up back-to-back country hits, mashed up and remixed. [read more] |
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 Radio Ink Magazine turns 25 years old in 2017. We are marking that milestone with a special 25th Anniversary issue in November. We want you to be a part of our celebration. Search through your archives and send us your favorite radio station photos from the past 25 years. We would love to have them as part of this special issue in November. You can e-mail large scans of the photos to edryantheeditor@gmail.com. [read more] |
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 Dymond will be Vice President/Market Manager for the company’s five-station cluster in Flint, Michigan. Dymond has over 30 years’ as a Market Manager/General Manager in markets including Flint, Lansing, and Saginaw, MI; Erie, PA; and Toledo, OH. [read more] |
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 Gaines will be Afternoon Host and Assistant Program Director for Country radio station Kicks 101.5/WKHX in A-Town. Gaines moves from Cumulus Media-Memphis, where he was Afternoon Host for Country station Kix 106/WGKX. Gaines will debut on Kicks 101.5 on September 5. His show will air weekdays from 3-7 p.m. [read more] |
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 Country 98.5 KYGO/Denver has added Aaron “Goose” Seller to its morning lineup joining Tracy Dixon and Guy David from 5-9 a.m. Goose joins KYGO from KKPK 92.9 Peak FM in Colorado Springs, where he has handled wake-up duties the past 10 years, also spending time in mornings with KKMG 98.9. [read more] |
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 The Denver station has landed the vivacious jock to liven up the middle stretch of the city's workday. She will also be keeping her #1 afternoon show in Greensboro at 102 Jamz. Toshamakia started in radio in Connecticut then Philadelphia, later working at SirusXM, then on to NC's 102 Jamz. She’ll be on KS 1075 weekdays between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. [read more] |
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 Sports/Talk radio station WGFX/104.5 The Zone has had a good look at its roster and decided on its team to cover the new pigskin season, as of Monday, August 14. In the first of three moves, Blaine Bishop, former NFL Tennessee Titans safety and longtime host on 104.5 The Zone, joins the Wake Up Zone morning crew. [read more] |
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 Does your company or station have a news item you'd like us to run in our morning headlines? Do you have a news tip we need to investigate? Is someone being promoted at your station you'd like to recognize? Send all the details to Radio Ink Editor Ed Ryan at edryantheeditor@gmail.com [read more] |
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 Our thanks to Kirk Keller for this outstanding Blast From The Past from 1981. Kirk started his career at KDMO-AM in Carthage, Missouri at age 16. He started as a weekend announcer and worked at the station for 11 years. Today, Kirk works for Flagler Broadcasting in Palm Coast, Florida as the D.O.S. and you can reach out to him at kirkkeller@hotmail.com and Send us your old studio photos to edryantheeditor@gmail.com [read more] |
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