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| Emmis Revenue Up 3%, Rochester Host Says She Quit Over Pay Disparity |
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| Radio Headlines For Friday 07-12-19 |
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 The core of the company Jeff Smuylan has run has always revolved around radio. In some form or another, Emmis as a radio company has been around for four decades. And while he shows no signs of retiring, it's clear Smulyan is steering his company away from the radio business. [read more] |
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 Despite all the recent change at Emmis, the company reported a revenue increase of 3% for the three months of March, April and May. And, Q2 is pacing up in the double digits thanks to record sales for Hot 97's Summer Jam concert in New York City. [read more] |
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 In a Facebook post, former 98PXY morning show co-host Whitney Young says she quit her job because co-host Corey James was making nearly double what she was. Young was moved to mornings with James in 2018. James has been part of the morning show since 2014. Here's the letter she posted... [read more] |
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 Kelly Dee Wilson, known on the air in Dayton as Nikki Brooks, was found dead in her apartment in early 2000. Police are still trying to figure out how the 29-year old died. [read more] |
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 This week on his podcast Math & Magic: Stories from the Frontiers of Marketing, Pittman will interview iHeartMedia’s Executive Vice President and Creative Marketing Officer, Gayle Troberman. [read more] |
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 Media Staffing Network and Radio Ink have teamed up to gather data for a Radio Sales Compensation Study that will be released at the Radio Show in Dallas this September. We need your confidential input. [read more] |
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 The legendary Mason Dixon has signed a multi-year renewal deal to continue as morning host at Q105/WRBQ-FM in Tampa. Dixon has been one of the most recognized media names in Tampa for four decades. [read more] |
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 Zamir Ahmed, NAB Director, Media Relations, has been promoted to VP, Media Relations. Ahmed joined NAB in February 2011 as Manager, Media Relations. [read more] |
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 Entravision, along with AL & CM Broadcasting, will hold a concert for Alex “El Genio” Lucas in celebration of his 30-year milestone as a radio broadcaster. [read more] |
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 Traci Thomson has been promoted to Emmis Senior Vice President, Human Resources. The promotion sets the stage for the important role Thomson will play in the months ahead, as the company continues to invest in its future. [read more] |
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 New York Times- and Conde Nast-published travel writer Daniel Scheffer, along with iHeartMedia, on Thursday launched Everywhere, a podcast that takes listeners on an adventure across the globe. [read more] |
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 Bonnie-Jill Laflin, the NBA’s first and only female scout, will co-host a new podcast called The Weekly Pass, from Westwood One. [read more] |
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 I Mean… Why Not?! That’s not a rhetorical question for our readers, but the name of a very successful new podcast from — wait for it — moms of the hit boy band Why Don’t We? [read more] |
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 The Clearing is a true-crime podcast produced by Gimlet in partnership with Pineapple Street Media about a woman who finds evidence that her father was a murderer. April Balascio called a detective in 2009 to tell him about her suspicions [read more] |
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 University of Wisconsin Athletics has extended its broadcast agreement with iHeartMedia’s Madison and Milwaukee markets. NewsTalk 1310 and WIBA FM 101.5 will continue to serve as the Badgers’ flagship radio stations through the 2023-2024 athletic season. [read more] |
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 It’s a five-year deal that Hubbard Radio West Palm Beach and Florida Atlantic University Athletics have signed, beginning with this year’s football season. Fox Sports Affiliate, WMEN-AM will be the new flagship station for the Owls [read more] |
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 Philipp Schmid, recently leader of Nautel’s Digital Systems team, has been named Chief Technology Officer for the Nautel group of companies. Schmid will remain active in select engineering projects. [read more] |
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 Including our final show of Season 2 with Mark Ramsey, who in partnership with Wondery, produces the Inside series, which includes Inside Jaws, Inside the Exorcist and his most recent release, Inside Star Wars. [read more] |
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