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| Urban One Radio Revenue Declines 7%, Podcasting For Radio Dummies Goes Live at 9 a.m. |
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| Radio Headlines For Friday 05-10-19 |
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 CEO Mary Berner said national, spot, and Westwood One were all strong in the first quarter of 2019, which obviously means local revenue continues to be the weak link for Cumulus. [read more] |
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 A big part of that drop -- between $500K to $800K -- was blamed on a ransomware attack that affected the entire company, according to CFO Peter Thompson. It cost the company another $500,000 on the expense line to get the issue fixed. The company did not pay ransom to anyone to resolve the matter. Here's what happened. [read more] |
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 And our guest today is former radio programmer Dave Beasing who founded his own company called Sound That Brands, a creative ad agency for podcasts. [read more] |
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 The company reported pro forma revenue for December, January and February was down 4% in markets that were up 3%. For the full year pro forma radio revenue was down 2% in markets that were down 1%. [read more] |
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 The FCC has adopted a Report and Order that it says will streamline and improve FM translator interference complaints. The problem ballooned ever since the FCC started handing out FM translators to anyone who pulled up to the Commission's drive-through window. [read more] |
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 Who knew hanging up on a boring guest was big news these days? Beasley's Toucher & Rich in Boston are getting national attention after Fred Toucher decided he had enough of Chip Alexander's southern accent. [read more] |
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 It's called 22 Hours: An American Nightmare and the show debuts in June. The true-crime series comes from award-winning journalists at Hubbard's WTOP in Washington D.C. Hubbard owns 30% of PodcstOne. [read more] |
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 Heidi Raphael, who joined Beasley Media Group in May, 2017, has been promoted to the position of Chief Communications Officer. Raphael has been a perennial on Radio Ink’s Most Influential Women in Radio list since 2006. [read more] |
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 Shosh Abromovich is the new Market President for iHeart's Toledo market, which has seven stations. Abromovich is promoted from SVP in Toledo. She's also been an AE, LSM, and GSM for iHeart in Detroit. [read more] |
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 Longtime radio sales rep/manager Joe Hubbard passed away Thursday, May 9. He was most recently working at iHeartRadio Chicago as a Senior AE. He also worked for Emmis. His 25-year-plus career in radio sales centered mostly in and around Chicago. [read more] |
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 Taste of Country Nights is a weeknight country show airing live from Nashville on over 100 stations nationwide. And as of Monday, May 13, it will have a new host in Evan Paul. [read more] |
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 Steve King is the new Operations Manager for NRG Media’s, Lincoln, NE, station cluster. He comes to the company after 2 1/2 years as Operations Manager and Program Director for Titan Broadcasting in Burlington, IA. [read more] |
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 Chelsey Waddell has been named Director of Marketing and Promotions for iHeartMedia Raleigh, NC. The Raleigh market’s brands and franchises – both broadcast and digital – include G105, 100.7 WRDU, B93.9, 106.1 FM Talk, and ALT 95.3. [read more] |
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 Way up north in Alaska, Market Manager Scott Smith — who was the Master of Ceremonies at the 2019 Alaskans for Litter Prevention and Recycling Awards — accepted the Board of Directors Award on behalf of Alpha Media. [read more] |
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 Albany’s News Radio 810 & 103.1 WGY and 99.5 The River, together raised over $330,000 during the 21st annual Cares for Kids Radiothon. Funds will benefit Bernard & Millie Duker Children’s Hospital at Albany Med. [read more] |
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 The National Defense Radio Show and Envision Networks are offering a free Memorial Day Weekend show that is heard on more than 100 radio stations in the United States and overseas on Armed Forces Radio Network. [read more] |
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 It started as a Rock station in 1971 and, eventually turning Top 40, became one of the most popular radio stations in New York City. Three weeks from tomorrow, after nearly 50 years of delivering music and memories to listeners and fans in the largest market in the country, WPLJ will go off the air. [read more] |
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 Thanks to our friends at djmastercontrol.com for this classic of Don Sherwood from KSFO San Francisco -- one of the greatest morning men in radio history. Send your Blast From The Past photo to edryantheeditor@gmail.com. [read more] |
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