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In 2006, Severin signed a 7-year deal worth about $1 million per year. Now, due to some things he said on the air, he is out of a job. Severin has been a staple at WTKK-FM in Boston for a long time. Greater Media deemed what Severin was bragging about last week inappropriate and has shown him the door. |
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Shannon Burke was a man on the rise with Clear Channel back in 2009. He had an afternoon shift on one of the coolest stations in Orlando called Real Radio. It was an FM Talker with an edge and Burke played the role perfectly. He had a strong following, arms loaded with tattoos and enjoyed riding motorcycles. He came to Orlando from Texas where he leaned liberal. The Real Radio crew had more of a conservative twist to it so Burke switched teams. No biggie. Radio is show biz baby. |
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The passing of the long-time radio personality was announced on his Facebook page where many Radio people are leaving messages and their memories. McCloud died yesterday after a battle with cancer. |
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One manager I worked for in the early days of voicetracking insisted, "Live is evil spelled backwards." One day a colleague asked, "Why are you looking at it backwards?" Decades later, the debate over voicetracking still rages. We may not love it. Radio people complain about it all the time. It's not like speaking to an audience live, in real time. You could be staring at the wall in production, not even listening to any music. |
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Humphries is adding affiliates at the speed of sound these days. These 10, in the last 60 days, can be added to the 22 added in January. Humphries is now up to about 205 stations. The latest additions being KSEV, Houston, TX; WMPS. Memphis, TN; WTTB, Ft. Pierce-Vero Beach, FL; KIXW, Victor Valley, CA; KFNA, Abilene, TX; KFYX, Texarkana, TX; KNJT, Fordyce, AR; WYXC, Cartersville, GA; WMPL, Hancock, MI. The Rusty Humphries Show is now the 8th largest syndicated show, with over 2.75 million weekly listeners, according to Talkers Magazine. |
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Beck put a press release on his website yesterday announcing his split with Fox. "I truly believe that America owes a lot to Roger Ailes and FOX News. I cannot repay Roger for the lessons I've learned and will continue to learn from him and I look forward to starting this new phase of our partnership." There's been a lot of chatter about how Beck's TV ratings have been in decline and advertisers were staying away from the program. Even with the drop in ratings Beck had the third highest rated program on cable. |
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Two men have been arrested in connection with the death of 32-year old former radio DJ known as DJ Megatron. He was shot dead near his home a few weeks ago. His real name is Corey McGriff and police are now saying he was shot while on his way to purchase marijuana when an attempted robbery went bad. |
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Zako was promoted from LSM to GSM for WDVD/WDRQ in Detroit. Zako came over from Clear Channel/Detroit where he was an AE for the past 6 1/2 years. Zako was also the Director of Sales for WBAB/WBLI on Long Island and VP/GM of WDRE/WLIR on Long Island during the early 90's. Also Marty Rosenberg is named LSM of WDVD/WDRQ. |
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Boston.com is reporting that Michael Felger and Tony Massarotti have signed a new 3-year deal with CBS's 98.5, The Sports Hub. They have been talking sports on the station for 18 months often giving competitor WEEI a run for its money. Boston.com quotes CBS market manager Mark Hannon saying "In the last 18 months, Mike and Tony have built a very compelling show that speaks to an enormously devoted and passionate listener-following. We are thrilled they will be part of 98.5 The Sports Hub for years to come." |
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The Carter Broadcast Group has announced an alliance with mobile marketing IT provider Pronto. The mobile applications will allow listeners to listen live from anywhere in the world from their mobile device. Some of the key features allow listeners to interact 24 hours a day. The application is free to download and available for the iPhone, Android and BlackBerry. |
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KIIS FM in L.A. and Just Jared will share breaking news, resources and content. VP of programming for KIIS FM in Los Angeles, John Ivey, says, "The strength of this partnership is about the influence of KIIS and Just Jared's average collective audience across all assets of more than 10.8 million people per month (according to Arbitron, comScore, and Omniture). That really opens doors for unlimited opportunity and creative development, not only for our brands but for artists as well." |
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Curley riveted the crowd in 2010 with his talk on the Sun's innovative and highly adaptable approach to news both in print and on the paper's huge and constantly updated website, demonstrating apps and upcoming initiatives and explaining the "hyperlocalism" that has brought the Sun success even as newspapers in general decline. That concept -- hyperlocalism -- is key, says Curley, to succeeding in the wildly competitive new media world. And at Convergence 2011, he'll offer an updated look at his own team's projects and a new perspective on change and competition in the digital world. |
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Radio Ink's Tech Summit will be held this year on May 17-18 at the Microsoft Silicon Valley Campus in Mountain View, CA , immediately preceding Convergence 11, which will be on May 18-19. Tech Summit presents new media's best and brightest technologists sharing the latest and most innovative trends. This conference will cover both the technical and business aspects of new radio technology in a way that stimulates better understanding of each sector by engineers and managers alike. It's a unique opportunity for radio managers and their technical teams to convene in a single forum that charts a coherent course toward future growth. Click here for the complete Tech Summit agenda. |
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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 18: Cover interview: Townsquare Media CEO Steven Price
