12-19-14
It was back in March that Pandora ended its one-time annual charge for paid subscribers. Pandora notified users on Twitter yesterday that the annual subscription was back "due to high demand." There's no discount for the annual payment, it only saves users from seeing a recurring charge. Existing subs paying $3.99 per month can now pay the one-time $48 charge. New subs will pay $4.99 or $55.
9-11-2014
Westwood One popped the cork on the fun bottle at the NAB/RAB Radio Show in Indianapolis last night, kicking off the festivities with a branding party. And in the party tradition, there were treats, prizes, and live music featuring up-and-coming country artist Chase Rice, who opened for the SRO crowd, followed by country duo Montgomery Gentry. Prior to their set, they were interviewed on stage by CBS News correspondent Barry Bagnato. All of which made Westwood One very much the popular kid in school.
Award-winning country duo Montgomery Gentry burst onto the national scene in 1999. Their hard-driving sound has helped them sell millions of records and rack up 14 Top 10 singles, including five number ones -- ?Something To Be Proud Of,? ?If You Ever Stop Loving Me,? Lucky Man,? ?Back When I Knew It All,? and ?Roll With Me.? Their newly released single, ?Headlights,? is the lead single from their upcoming album.
Chase Rice?s non-traditional career path into music has placed him as a one-time NFL hopeful, a Survivor contestant, and a NASCAR pit crew member! He initially gained attention in Nashville as a songwriter. He co-wrote Florida Georgia Line?s number one single ?Cruise.? His latest album, ?Ignite the Night,? recently reached number one on the Billboard Top Country Album chart.
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6-23-14
GSB Broadcasting's WCTG, located at the beach along the coast of Virginia and Maryland's Eastern Shore has hired a slate of full-timers after starting out with part-timers. Greg Fentress is added to CTG's Big Breakfast Morning Show. Gary Edsall takes the 10 a.m.-3 p.m. shift, coming over from WCEM-FM in Cambridge, MD. And, Benjy ?Doc? Holloway, will be on from 7 p.m. to midnight. Steve Branly has also been added to the WCTG sales team (Pictured left to right: Fentress, Holloway, Branly).
12-9-13
Lincoln Financial Media says veteran radio programmer Ken Payne is the new PD at classic hits WMXJ-FM (MAGIC 102.7). Payne comes to LFM/Miami after spending the last 14 years as PD at Clear Channel's Adult Hits WMGF-FM in Orlando. Payne said, ?It?s a great privilege to join the Lincoln Financial Media family. MAGIC is a market leader delivering music and meaningful conversation to more than 800,000 listeners each week, making it an enormous force in South Florida. It?s a thrill to be part of such a prestigious team and legendary radio station."
12-2-13
Pandora says the company will be bringing its Discovery Den event from Austin at South by Southwest Conferences and Festivals to New York for the first time this holiday season. Pandora will host the Holiday Discovery Den at The Grand Ballroom in New York City on Saturday with performances by Pretty Lights, Chromeo (DJ Set), as well as Tegan and Sara. Pandora determined the artists for the Holiday Discovery Den by analyzing the musical preferences of local New York listeners.
Invitations to this special event were extended to a group of Pandora listeners in the tri-state area identified as fans of the participating artists and similar artists through stations they have created. Admission to the Pandora Holiday Discovery Den is free with an advance RSVP, and attendees will be treated to custom activations, including a photo booth and giveaways, from sponsors Glade, Roku, Canon, RetailMeNot, TBS?s Cougar Town and Clinique.
9-2-13
Entercom has launched a new Hot AC radio format in the Seattle market. Targeting modern Seattle women, "HOT 103.7-The Rhythm of Seattle," replaces The Mountain in Entercom?s Seattle lineup. The format will be today?s hits with throwbacks from well-known artists from the 2000s and 1990s. VP/Programming and Operations, Dave Richards, says KKWF PD and former VP for CHR at CBS, Mike Preston, will program the station. ?It?s a logical choice. Mike is a brilliant programmer and knows this music and Seattle better than anyone."
Preston said, ?We are building The New HOT 103.7 to compete and win. We will launch with 10,000 songs in a row to build our brand and grow our audience, and we will back up our launch with an aggressive media campaign starting in September."
The Mountain will continue to be streamed on the station website and Entercom is dedicating an HD2 channel to the format.
8-21-13
The Kansas Association of Broadcasters recently announced its annual awards which included KNSS Wichita's Dan Oneal taking home 1st place for his work on the MDA Radio-Thon. Steve McIntosh, received two 2nd place awards. One was for his editorial/commentary for The McIntosh Report ?Remembering Fred White? and one for Public Affairs Program Issues 2013 ?Cancer is Not Hopeless.? It was the 13th time McIntosh has won an award for The McIntosh Report.
Another 2nd place award went to Jennifer Lane and the entire KNSS staff for the station's website. This is the second year in a row Knssradio.com was awarded the 2nd place prize for Station Website. Tony Duesing, program director for KNSS said, ?I?m very proud to work with the great news staff at KNSS Radio. They not only have a great deal of experience, but also the talent to win awards year after year.?
8-21-13
KGME-AM Fox Sports 910 AM Phoenix has hired Jody Oehler for afternoon drive. Oehler joins Cardinals Insider Mike Jurecki and Michael ?Jack? Bauer from 2:00-6:00 p.m for the afternoon show beginning September 3. Oehler is currently the Afternoon Drive host at Journal?s ESPN Tucson on 1490 AM and 104.9 FM, and Sports Anchor at KGUN-TV.
PD Neil Larrimore says, ?Jody is a talented rising star. He?s an incredible communicator and a true sports fan. We look forward to Jody helping to move our brand forward on-air as well as online. We are lucky to have him.?
?I'm very excited to join the most dynamic talk lineup in the Valley. I look forward to teaming up with Mike Jurecki and Mike Bauer to bring engaging and entertaining sports talk to our listeners every day," said Oehler. "I'm excited to get to know our Phoenix listeners and talk sports.?
Fox Sports 910 Phoenix is home to Dan Patrick and Jay Mohr Sports, as well as live and local programs The Freaks with Kenny & Crash, and local NFL expert and Arizona Cardinals insider Mike Jurecki.
8-6-13
Lincoln Financial Media has hired Ellen Cavanaugh as the new D.O.S. for its Denver cluster of six stations. Cavanaugh was with the new media firm FindMyCompany where she was corporate sales manager for the last four years. Her previous experience includes management positions at Latino Vibe Media, KILT-FM/Houston, Radio Unica Network, and Liberman Broadcasting. Cavanaugh begins her new position on September 3.
Cavanaugh said, "I can hardly wait to get started with a great company so aligned with my passions, skills, training, and experience, and especially my philosophy on marketing and client focus. I look forward to growing with Lincoln Financial Media and its values of placing listeners, clients, and employees first."
Lincoln Denver Senior VP/General Manager said, "I'm very excited to find someone with the depth of experience across a broad range of media to lead our sales departments. Ellen brings a terrific professional reputation and outstanding track record to our cluster of brands, helping to support our mission to create effective, integrated marketing solutions that drive results for our clients."
7-3-13
On July 6, New York non-com WFUV will launch a new show called UKNY, Saturday nights at 11 p.m. ET, hosted by The Alternate Side's Kara Manning. UKNY will feature music from emerging U.K. bands like Money, Public Service Broadcasting and Temples as well as more familiar favorites like Pulp, Tricky and Arctic Monkeys. The program will also feature a brand new "Commonwealth Cut" each week from bands and artists out of Australia, Canada, South Africa, and beyond.
UKNY host Kara Manning is content editor, writer and interviewer for The Alternate Side and WFUV. She?s written for Rolling Stone, MTV News and NPR and is the former producer of Vin Scelsa's Idiots Delight?. She has interviewed PJ Harvey, New Order's Bernard Sumner, Elbow, Bat for Lashes, and scores of other UK artists for WFUV. Kara is the recipient of the 2007 Princess Grace Award in playwriting, and her work has been produced or developed via the Royal Court Theater, Out of Joint, the O'Neill Playwrights Conference, Page 73 Productions, MCC, MTC and other theaters. She is also the literary manager of the Irish Repertory Theatre.
New York?s Rock and Roots station WFUV (90.7 FM, www.wfuv.org) is a noncommercial, member-supported radio station, licensed to Fordham University for 65 years. WFUV has received national recognition for its award-winning weekday format of adult album alternative music, local and NPR news, and a diverse weekend lineup. WFUV?s robust website has extensive audio archives, videos, song playlists, an events calendar, blog and other resources.
5-20-13
Bill Pugh has been named Operations Manager for KFOG and KSAN/San Francisco and PD for KFOG. Pugh was most recently with Clear Channel in San Diego. He said, "I am very excited to join the Cumulus team and looking forward to all the opportunities to expand the brand in San Francisco." Pugh takes over immediately.
2-12-2013
TJ Taormina has been named morning show host of CBS's 103.3 AMP Radio (WODS-FM) in Boston. TJ joins AMP from the ?Elvis Duran Morning Show? on Z100 in New York where he was a co-host. TJ began his career in high school volunteering at Fairleigh Dickinson University's WFDU-FM, running public service tapes on weekends. In 2002, after getting accepted into FDU?s broadcasting department, he landed an internship with Elvis Duran.
12-14-2012
Ridio One Regional Vice President Doug Abernethy says Alan Furst (pictured) will assume the duties of PD for News 92 FM (KROI-FM) beginning January 7th. Since the station?s sign on just over a year ago, programming responsibilities have been covered by consultant Ed Shane in cooperation with Radio One?s corporate programming staff. Furst is a former consultant for Shane Media and has spent over twenty years working in Texas markets.
Furst, currently the program director of Emmis' News/Talk 93 WIBC-FM in Indianapolis, says he is ready for the challenge. "I'm thrilled to return to Houston and join News 92 FM. Radio One has put together a great team and the energy in the building is electric. We?re going to build something very big and very special that will become a force in the nation?s fourth largest city.
Abernathy said, ?Alan is exactly the programming pro we?ve been looking for. He?s got the talent, the drive, the enthusiasm, and, most importantly, a track record of success. He knows the market, he knows the format, and we are confident Alan can deliver big results."
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10-15-2012
Hart worked at KUBE in Seattle for more than 20 years before parting company with the Clear Channel station last December. She starts today on the Sandusky station, hosting the 9-2 slot. ?I couldn?t be more excited," Hart said. "WARM 106.9 is a giant-powerful brand in the Northwest and a perfect fit with my fun, active & engaged personality. Growing up in Seattle, the WARM legacy feels like home to me and a partnership with endless possibilities. Can?t wait to connect and engage again.?
Sandusky V.P./G.M. Marc Kaye said, ?How fortunate we are to be able to welcome such a radio superstar to the WARM family. I can?t wait to hear Shellie on 106.9 fm on Monday. I will be tuning in.?
Reach Shellie Hart at shelliehart@me.com
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9-18-2012
Steele (pictured) begins as Ops Manager for Northern Lights in Minneapolis on October 2nd. He'll be leaving the Billy Bush program where he was head of Programming and Marketing to work for the local station owners in Minnesota.
Senior VP/GM Sam Elliot Gagliardi tells Radio Ink, ?I?ve known of Michael and his work for a long time and have admired what he's accomplished. His diverse music background and work with major talent match up perfectly with what our plans are for K-TWIN. I truly feel we have a unique opportunity here in Minneapolis to do some things differently and that appealed to Michael ? we are locally owned, willing to take risks and are committed to truly being the hometown radio station. I can?t wait for him to start.?
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327-2012
Tim McNamara is the new VP/Market Manager for Entercom?s 6 Portland, Oregon stations. Entercom?s Regional President Weezie Kramer said ?No one knows the Portland business community and makes a difference for customers like Tim. I am excited to bring Tim?s energy and leadership to the Entercom Portland team.? McNamara had been the CMO and Vice President of Marketing and Sales at Adpearance, a Portland based digital marketing agency. He has spent nearly 30 years in radio including the President of Portland?s Rose City Radio where he managed two of Portland?s leading radio stations.
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1-4-2012
KJCE - Talk Radio 96.3FM and 1370AM will now carrying Walton & Johnson. Entercom Austin Market Manager Alan Kirshbom says ?I grew up with Walton and Johnson on the radio! They are the perfect duo to kick off mornings on Austin?s Right Choice?The New Talk 96.3 FM and 1370 AM. Austin radio definitely has fantastic morning radio, made up of interesting and entertaining characters."
Walton and Johnson have been together since 1983. They are also on in Houston, Biloxi-Gulfport, Baton Rouge and New Orleans. See them on the web at http://www.waltonandjohnson.com/
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Danziger will take over Talk Radio 1270 WXYT-AM for CBS Radio. CBS RADIO Detroit Senior Vice President and Market Manager Debbie Kenyon said ?Rona is great addition to our staff in Detroit. Her energy and passion for radio is exciting and I?m confident she will make our newest station and Morning Show a huge success.?
Danziger said "I?m thrilled to be part of the launch of Talk Radio 1270. I can't wait to work with Charlie Langton and the terrific staff at CBS Radio. I'm excited to program a radio station that will bring edgy, opinionated, and highly entertaining conservative talk radio to Detroit.
Prior to joining WXYT-AM, Danziger most recently served as program director for Sports Radio 1130 WDFN. She started her programming career in 1990 as an intern at WJBK TV2 (now FOX 2) and later became Associate Producer for Jerry Stanecki Productions where she managed pre and post production for marketing videos and TV commercials. In 1994, she moved to WDFN as producer and was promoted to senior and executive producer prior to being named program director in 2002. In addition to programming WDFN, she was the program director for WXDX/WDTW 1310 AM where she managed the stations? on-air syndicated programming and online web content and served as a programming consultant for WTKA AM in Ann Arbor.
Another former CBS manager finds a gig with another company. Rogers was most recently at CBS where he was Market Manager in Washington DC. He left CBS back in June. Cumulus EVP/COO Jon Pinch said ?with the anticipated close of Citadel in September and the 2012 political revenue expected to break all records, this is an important new position at Cumulus. Sam is a true broadcast professional with over 20 years? experience in Washington D.C. radio and uniquely qualified for this role.?
Rogers said ?to say I?m excited to join Cumulus is an understatement! Cumulus is the sort of apolitical company that others aspire to mimic. It?s a platform that will offer political advertisers ease of purchase through their proprietary software systems and access to well over 100 markets coast to coast!? Sam most recently was the CBS Market Manager in Washington.
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Hunt will be the new PD for (Wired) WRDW-FM in Philadelphia starting September 6th. The 10 year programming vet will move from Providence where he was PD and Midday Host for WWKX-FM. Vice President and Market Manager Natalie Conner says ?Dan?s leadership skills and experience, along with Wired?s talented staff, make him the perfect PD candidate for us. We are thrilled to welcome him to our great team.? Hunt said ?I'm honored to be the new PD for WRDW and excited to become aligned with such a great radio station. I can?t wait to start working with the amazing team at Wired 96.5.?
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