Southern California Public Radio Chairman Gordon Crawford tells Bloomberg "We want to be a major player in providing news and information in the 21st century". Southern California Public Radio already owns three stations. KPCC in Pasadena is the flagship station for the SCPR. KPCC is only a year and cost $25 million to build. |
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Monday afternoon, Millennium Radio announced the promotion of Russ DelCore to General Sales Manager for the Shore cluster of the company located in Monmouth and Ocean County. DelCore was the local sales manager before the promotion. He's worked in major markets accumulating over 20 years of experience in New York, Orlando, Memphis and Philadelphia. DelCore has now been with Millennium for six years. |
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Just a few days after Eric Fahnoe Vice President/General Manager for Buckley Radio in Connecticut told Radio Ink that Beck was lifted so his stations could go local, Rick Buckley is quoted by Media Matters being a little more harsh on Beck. Buckley told Media Matters Beck bounces around pretty radically. "I think he confuses people, they're not sure where he is coming from. It can change day to day, hour to hour. Consistency is, I think, the path to success in broadcasting, in radio for sure, whether it be music or talk. Glenn is sort of all over the park from time to time." |
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The piece is called "A Strange Man is Following You" and it touches on many of Jones' conspiracy theories. He also goes into Glenn Beck attack mode in the piece. "Glenn Beck climbed over my back. "He's like a fiddler crab that grabbed the shell off my back and scurried over me. He's got psychological-warfare operatives writing some of that teleprompter stuff. It's very sophisticated. It's very dangerous." |
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Clear Channel Market Manager Tom English offers up a short e-mail about the situation in Nashville. "Keith Kaufman is no longer a member of the WSIX team. We wish Keith well in all of his future endeavors. Our search for the Next Great Country Programmer begins immediately. Interested parties should send their information to PD@wsix.com." Kaufman has been running the ship at WSIX for nearly 15 years and the change seems to be a shocker to everyone in the industry. We sent Kaufman an e-mail looking for some details but have not heard back. |
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The HD Radio Alliance, the radio broadcast industry consortium which actively markets HD RadioTechnology has launched a brand new consumer focused website. The site, www.hdradio.com, is designed based on feedback from member radio stations along with analytics of historical traffic from the original HD Radio web site. |
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Last week the rapper Foxy Brown was allegedly kicked off Joyner's cruise, The Fantastic Voyage. On his radio show Joyner said rapper Foxy Brown was removed for inexplicable behavior and then escorted to a plane. "We put Foxy off the cruise ... Let's just say she got put off. You had to really act a fool to get put off," Joyner said on the program. No additional details about the incident were discussed. |
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NewsRadio 850 KOA says Logan has signed a three-year contract to continue providing both play-by-play for Denver Broncos radio broadcasts on 850 KOA's Broncos Radio Network as well as co-hosting The Ride Home from 3pm to 7pm weekdays. "We are thrilled to have Dave continue his storied career with 850 KOA and the Denver Broncos Radio Network," said Pat Connor, President and Market Manager of Clear Channel Denver. |
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Jones's KISS List Countdown begins this Saturday from 10am to 12pm. She'll count down the top 20 songs of the week. Jones will also post her favorite R&B songs from the 80's, 90's and today on www.987KISSFM.com and give listeners the chance to vote on the top 20 to make Jones's KISS List Countdown. |
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Radio Ink debuts the Mighty Red II, bringing back the little HD radio with mighty HD sound. New features on the Mighty Red II include Artist Experience -- cover art, artist info, and more -- onscreen ads that can be synced with audio, Live Pause, and song and ad Bookmarking. It's a great gift for clients to show them what's really possible with HD Radio. Click the headline to order now. |
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PastBlast, the new iPad app from Radio Ink is available now in the Apple App Store. Historical audio, photos, and more from every era of radio's history, with navigation through a beautiful, fully equipped retro radio studio. Click the headline to see it, or get it here. |
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April 4 Cover interview: Cumulus Media Chairman/CEO Lew Dickey
