1-15-2015
Mike Klein takes the programing helm at RadioNOW 100.9/WNOU Indianapolis. Klein was most recently at Z104 Norfolk and has logged on-air time at Z100/NY and WFLZ Tampa Bay, as well as holding PD and talent positions in Louisville.
General Manager, Vice President of Radio One Indianapolis Chuck Williams adds, "We are all looking forward to having Mike on our team to play a key role in the continued growth of our staff and our CHR station. He is a great fit for our team."
9-9-14
The annual Radio Show, put on by the Radio Advertising Bureau and National Association of Broadcasters kicks off today in downtown Indianapolis. Advertising and Digital tracks begin at 9AM and the big advertiser luncheon will be held at 11:30. RAB President and CEO Erica Farber will moderate a panel that includes Jamie Liszka and Amanda Polito from Allstate Insurance and Christopher Warmanen from the ad agency Leo Burnett. The advertiser luncheon will be highlighted by the Radio Ink Radio Wayne awards which will be given out by Radio Ink Publisher Eric Rhoads. We'll have the names of the winners posted immediately after the event and highlights and pictures on Twitter and Facebook, where you can also find our live coverage of the events of the day. A few additional highlights from today include a panel moderated by Marketron CEO Jeff Haley at 1:25, a big announcement from NextRadio at 2:00, a panel with some of radio's best on-air personalities (Bob and Tom, Scott Shannon and Clark Howard) and opening day comments from the RAB's Erica Farber and Gordon Smith, CEO of the NAB.
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Naptown Rock Radio Wars, a 90 minute documentary about the rock radio war in Indianapolis, will be unveiled on public television January 14th. The feature film is a culmination of four years of work, dozens of interviews with former Indianapolis radio personalities and memorable radio airchecks. The focus is on the rock radio war that raged for nearly two decades in Indianapolis from the late 50's to the late 70's. Indianapolis earned the nickname Naptown during that era. The fight centered around two fierce competitors ? WIBC-AM owner Richard Fairbanks with a 50,000 watt blowtorch and the young upstart Don Burden who launched the promotion-oriented but low-powered, WIFE-AM. Entering the mix was WNAP-FM, "The Buzzard" also owned by Fairbanks.
The project is the brainchild of President of Videopoliis TV David Fulton and former WNAP-FM Program Director Al Stone. Four years ago Fulton reached out to Jon Quick who was still the Director of Operations at Emmis' WIBC. They asked Quick for help tracking down some of the old jocks and airchecks. Now, Quick owns his own public relations and marketing company called Absolutemax and he's helping Fulton get the word out. The final product will air in the Spring on Indiana Public Television, a special premiere, complete with many of the living legends behind the story is happening at the IMAX Theater in Indianapolis at 7PM on January 14, 2012.Quick says what happened during this battle was truly a culture shift. "From loosely formatted to tightly formatted stations, the battle for listeners between WIBC, WIFE and WNAP is fascinating. The strategies and tactics the owners and managers developed and the on-air personalities implemented really changed Indianapolis, reflecting the same changes going on all over America at the time. For those who were around Indy at the time and for those who may not even remember a "45" this documentary is both entertaining and informative. It is the history of a time in a city when lives were changed and memories were made."
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Quick says it's still fascinating to see and hear the passion and the excitement the personalities still have about those days. "Many of these radio personalities are still well known in the area, even though some have now been out of the business for years. It might be hard for many younger people to imagine that there was a day when radio personalities were huge stars, when their voices were instantly recognized in public, and when they were actually stopped for autographs on the street or in the supermarket."
Reach out to Jon Quick about the film via e-mail at QJon79@aol.com
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