According to ABC News, McGriff's was killed while heading to a store near his Staten Island home around 2 a.m. Sunday. Police say the 32-year-old, born Corey McGriff, was found dead with a gunshot wound to his chest. No arrests have been made. |
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When was the last time radio station listeners took to the streets to protest a format flip? In Sonoma County California listeners to The Fox 101.7 were angry enough to do so when Maverick Media moved away from rock and started playing Top 40. It was the last rock station Sonoma County fans had to tune to. Maverick now calls the station Hot 101.7 and it will go head to head with Y100.9 owned by Sinclair. |
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Imagine the pressure of that title. Vice President of Revenue. There's no ambiguity there. Vice President of Revenue is a new position you see a lot of companies adding these days and Cox says Curran will be responsible for revenue development; sales operation systems, including CRM and yield management, and structure; and acquiring, evaluating and developing talent both at the field sales and sales management levels. |
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Motivational speaker Zig Ziglar once said an optimist is someone who goes after Moby Dick in a rowboat and takes a jar of tartar sauce. While the image that quote conjures up might bring a smile to your lips, you need to approach every sales call totally prepared like Zig's optimist. In the old days, we were able to differentiate ourselves from our competitors by simply asking a few questions and filling out a standard CNA, Customer Needs Analysis. Not anymore. |
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I still remember the old-timer telling me that in radio we can get the word out but we cannot sell their product for them in response to my question about why this account had not re-upped for another 13-weeks. Being a young seller it sounded logical. We were the radio Gods who walked the Earth with thousands of listeners so how could we fail? That client never bought from me again and it left me wondering what I did wrong. |
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Director of Programming for the Prtland Radio Group Randi Kirshbaum told Radio Ink last night the station put the idea together after being taunted a little bit by the state of Pennsylvania. Apparently the people of Pennsylvania called the people of Maine misguided moose lovers. And, Kirshbaum says that's all the ammo the station needed. This past Saturday at a Maine mall, WMGX-FM and the community went whoopie pie crazy and our troops will benefit in the end. |
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Mercurynews.com is reporting that "a major snag" may prevent the Oakland A's from having a station to broadcast games. Baseball season begins in a few days. KTRB-AM is in receivership with Comercia Bank. The A's sent out a release Friday night saying that "due to technical issues beyond their control," the games Saturday and Sunday against the Colorado Rockies would not be broadcast on KTRB as originally planned. |
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Sports radio station WFAN in New York City says the former Governor will do a late-night shift for three hours starting at 10 p.m. tonight. This is essentialy a tryout for Paterson who appeared frequently on WFAN when he was Governor. Paterson is very knowledgable about sports. He's also appeared as a guest host on the Mike Francesa show. |
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Calling it a new music experience for Dayton, a new format debuted at 1:01 PM Friday called "Click 101.5". "It's a combination of modern hit music put together just for Dayton" says Andrea Scott, Vice President and Market Manager for station owner Main Line Broadcasting. "We did an extensive project asking people in the Miami Valley what hit songs they wanted to hear together in the same listening experience. When our team looked over the results, the music opportunity was obvious. To us it just clicked". |
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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 4 Cover interview: Cumulus Media Chairman/CEO Lew Dickey
