Steve Stewart to Program Chicago Big 95.5

1-9-2015

iHearMedia's new Country station in Chicago has a new PD, Steve Stewart. Steve was a top-5 pick for Radio Ink Country PD of the year in 2014, and he's now in place to lead Big 95.5's Country battle in the Windy City.  He most recently served as Regional Program Manager for iHeartMedia St. Louis and Program Director of 93.7 The Bull. Under Stewart, 93.7 The Bull logged its highest ratings in the station's history. KSD 93.7 The Bull's PD chair is currently empty following Stewart's departure. He has also held programming and on-air positions in Grand Rapids and Providence.

Tommy Austin, Vice President of Programming for iHeartMedia Chicago says, "Steve Stewart brings a wealth of experience to Big 95.5 and we look forward to him providing his tremendous programming expertise to the station."

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Cumulus Names Steve Shaw President of Westwood One

6-24-14

Shaw is currently Senior Vice President of Cumulus National Sales, a position he has held since March, 2013. Shaw will expand his role as head of national spot sales for Cumulus? owned-and-operated stations to include all national and digital sales for Westwood One. In Steve?s new role he will oversee Westwood One Networks, Westwood One Sports, and Westwood One Digital, including Rdio and Cumulus National Sales, which will be renamed Westwood One Media Group. Shaw was previously President of Katz Radio Group and President of Cox Digital Solutions.

Lew Dickey, Chief Executive Officer of Cumulus, said: ?Steve will drive the integration of our large stable of national media assets and advertising products under the Westwood One brand. His track record of success in both broadcast radio and digital media will be instrumental as Cumulus and Westwood One combine to provide a compelling new set of ad packages designed to meet the rapidly evolving needs of our advertisers.?

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Steve Harvey To Join NAB Broadcasting Hall Of Fame

12-9-13

Steve Harvey will be inducted into the NAB Broadcasting Hall of Fame at the NAB Show Radio Luncheon, set for April 8 in Las Vegas and sponsored by ASCAP. Harvey, who began his career in the '80s as a standup comedian, hosts the Premiere-syndicated Steve Harvey Morning Show, as well as TV's Family Feud and the Steve Harvey talk show. He's also a best-selling author whose books include Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man and was the longtime host of Showtime at the Apollo. Harvey has been an actor, host, writer, and producer for a number of TV and film projects.

"Steve Harvey entertains people of all ages with his unique and humorous perspective on life," NAB EVP/Radio John David said. "Mr. Harvey's dedication and talent have earned him great success, and we are thrilled to induct him into NAB's Broadcasting Hall of Fame."

The Steve Harvey Morning Show debuted in 2000 and has been syndicated by Premiere since 2005; it's now heard on more than 70 stations and on iHeartRadio. With his induction into the NAB Broadcasting Hall of Fame, Harvey will join such broadcasting legends as Dave Ramsey, Gerry House, Vin Scully, Rick Dees, and Ron Chapman.

(12/9/2013 6:54:50 PM)
He sure did a lousy & inappropriate job on his show today, trying to be so funny toward the last when that auto mech. lady was on.
People were trying to LEARN something!
Could tell by audience's expression that they were irritated.
Timing was very wrong, in our estimation.

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Preston And Steve Set Donation Record

12-9-13

WMMR Philadelphia morning hosts Preston and Steve camped out in a parking lot for a week?s worth of broadcasts to generate interest and motivate listeners to donate food to feed the hungry. The marathon netted a record amount of food and cash donations for Philabundance, the Delaware Valley food bank responsible for distributing food to the needy. 772,468 pounds of non-perishable food was collected, filling 37 tractor trailers.  $240,521 in cash was also raised. One cash donation of $80,000 came from an anonymous source after hearing of Camp Out For Hunger on WMMR. 

The Preston and Steve Show welcomed dozens of Hollywood celebrities, local personalities, and live music performers each day. In addition to featuring a different, local house-band each morning, national recording artists performed, including Matisyahu, Sponge, and Living Colour.

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How I Got Into Radio -- Steve Goldstein

6-28-2013

When I started MBM, one of the first National Program Directors I met was Steve Goldstein. In the 1980s, Saga was an outstanding company to work for and Steve was a genius at finding great talent. Steve was smart: He wanted to hire 100K talent for 30K. For every opening Steve would tell you ?money was not an issue,? and then when it came time to offer the talent a position he would quote you 30K! I would always laugh, because Steve had Bergdorf taste but preferred a Walmart budget wherever possible. The fact that he treated his stations with kid gloves and gave them the best talent to win was a tribute to his ability to spot great talent. As the years progressed, Steve realized he might have to pay a bit more to have his dreams met; there is not a Saga station out there with marginal talent -- only the best for Steve Goldstein. And that?s how Steve continues to operate, hiring only the best for his company.

And now, in his own words, here's how Executive VP Saga Communications Steve Goldstein got into radio?

I grew up in the northern suburbs of New York listening to plenty of great radio. Dan Ingram on WABC was magic. Yes, I wrote him and received a terrific and encouraging note back. I listened to everything from WNEW and William B. Williams (my mother?s favorite) to the progressive sound of Roscoe on WOR-FM. Format changes, air personality changes, new jingle packages. All really good stuff. And yes, let?s get the ?radio-dork? factor out of the way --  I had a studio in my bedroom.

At Mamaroneck High School, we were one of the few schools at the time with a TV studio and, at the urging of the school?s principal, I pioneered a daily morning show ? "MHS Information." Dual anchors, over-the-shoulder graphics -- we looked damn good. This led to an invitation to produce a radio show for high school students on Sunday nights at the commercial station in nearby New Rochelle, NY -- WVOX (Vox Populi -- the voice of the people). I think we were on air right before Garner Ted Armstrong and "The World Tomorrow." I produced and hosted ?Young Westchester,? which featured reporters from about 10 regional schools.

The station?s program director Mark Mason was terrific. Mark would go on to program WMCA, WFAN, ESPN Radio, and WINS among others and was a tremendous influence. I hung out at the station all the time, picked up some part-time hours playing Vicki Carr and Al Martino (look them up) records. During my senior year in high school, the afternoon shift opened up and Mark asked me to host it. So ?Steve Gold? was on the air! I joined the union and made $3.75 an hour playing the MOR hits and running ?comprehensive news from Mutual Radio? -- ?Jim Croce died today in a plane crash. He was 30 years old??  WVOX?s format was a precursor to today?s radio: ?Play all of the commercial and then it?s okay to play a song.?

I went on to college in Ithaca, New York, and ?jocked? on WTKO, a great Top 40 station that I am proud to say our company now owns. After college I worked for NBC on development of a network called ?The Source? and later anchored news for WNEW-FM, New York, when Mel Karmazin roamed the halls. I moved to the ABC Radio network, where I was their youngest news anchor ever. Thank goodness the news director recognized my desire to be in programming (and my on-air limitations) and helped me get the job as Assistant Program Director at the legendary WABC, New York, under Jay Clark. There, I not only got to meet the great Dan Ingram but also to directly work with him and so many other great personalities, including Howard Cosell, Ron Lundy,  Howard Hoffman, and Ross and Wilson on a daily basis.

Email Steve at sjgoldstein@sagacom.com

Lisa Miller is the President of Miller Broadcast Management in Chicago. She's also one of Radio Ink's Most Influential Women in Radio. Miller can be reached at Lisa@millerbroadcast.com or 312-454-1111. So, how did you get into radio? We'd love to hear the story about why you're passionate about radio.

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Steve Borneman Out in New York

5-16-13

Six months after he came on board, Clear Channel Media + Entertainment confirms that Steve Borneman is no longer with the company. Borneman was brought in as part of the senior management team in New York City. Shortly before that he was the Market Manager for Cumulus, a cluster of three now being run by Kim Bryant. Including WOR-AM, Clear Channel has six stations in New York City.

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This is what is wrong with the radio industry--its failure to retain top talent. I have known Steve Borneman since he first started in radio...replace him? Good luck with that!
Look for the CD of my RAB workshop entitled "Drop Dead Management."

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How I Got Into Radio -- Steve Czaban

5-10-2013

Years ago, my business partner Matt Miller came to my office and said, ?I want you to take a look at Steve Czaban.?  I said, ?Who?? Matt said, ?You?ll love this guy; he?s hilarious and incredibly talented.? Since Matt is a guru when it comes to spotting great sports talent, my ears perked up. So after listening to Steve on WTEM-AM in Washington D.C., we agreed that Steve was smart, quick, entertaining, irreverent, and clearly one of the funniest guys in Sports Radio. Steve?s dry sense of humor and brilliant style made listening to Sports Radio enjoyable. Don?t get me wrong, I love sports. I?m just a believer that Sports Radio should be informative and entertaining. As one of the hardest-working men in radio, Steve hosts a national morning show on Yahoo Sports Radio Network and a local afternoon show on WTEM-AM. His following is huge and his fan base as loyal as it gets. If you listen, you?ll be hooked too.

Now, in his own words, Steve Czaban tells us how he got into radio?

My love affair with radio really began at our student-run radio station at UC Santa Barbara, a veritable powerhouse of wattage blanketing the entire four square-mile area of campus. It was the perfect place to start as I had zero experience. I had already signed on with the college newspaper, covering the sports beat reporting on the various UCSB athletic teams. The student-run radio station was in the same building as the newspaper, so I figured as long as I was there I would check it out. The next thing I know, some idiot let me check out the equipment, and I was off and running!

The first game I called was a water polo game. Yes, water polo. What did I know about the sport? Nothing. Could I make out the names of the players as they splashed about the pool? Barely. So what? I had equipment and a buddy doing color commentary, and the students walking to class listening to the station (all seven of them) had live water polo action, poolside! Life was good.

From there we started covering nearly every school sport. I remember coming back from a time-out during a volleyball game and literally freezing, watching the clock tick by as I remained inexplicably quiet for what was about 30 seconds or so, but felt like a lifetime. About 20 seconds into my Marcel Marceau impression my on-air partner elbowed me in the ribs and mouthed ?ARE?YOU...HAVING...A?SEIZURE?!!?

I was energized by the medium of radio. While my sports column in the student newspaper stood among countless other articles and photographs, radio was literally an empty canvas that required great creativity to fill. To me, it was by far the most challenging and rewarding of the sports media outlets.  

They would let us broadcast sporting events at the station when possible, and they even had a little kitty of money to allow us to travel to report on school sporting events. When their Division III football program was re-instated, I would travel with them. I?m pretty sure the student radio station had more money than the football program. The team got a batch of day-old sandwiches from the dorm cafeterias (free!) and we'd stop at a state park to eat them on picnic benches. There we were, some 90 or so mediocre football players, and one aspiring play-by-play man stretching out in the middle of a 12-hour bus trip to Chico, California. Beautiful.

I went back home to the D.C. area after college, still not sure what to do. But before I had left school I put my hat in the ring for the UCSB basketball play-by-play job on KTMS-AM. In 1992, KTMS hired me to do the Gauchos' play-by-play, doing morning sports updates and a one-hour daily talk show from 6-7 p.m. In Southern California there was a great mix of sports and sports stations, including the Mighty 690 and Hacksaw Hamilton. Later, when I joined One-On-One Sports, I was able to hear local Chicago shows like Steve Dahl who became a big influence stylistically. Already a fan of Don & Mike from back east, I could feel all the early influences melding together into the style of Sports Talk I enjoy doing to this day.

You can email Steve at czabe@yahoo.com

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in Chicago and can be reached at lisa@millerbroadcast.com or 312-454-1111.

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How I Got Into Radio -- Steve Smith

2-22-2013

If you know Steve Smith, then you know there is no one else like him in the radio industry or in the world for that matter. Steve's personality is all over every station he programs and the station?s success is the result of Steve's ?It's the right thing to do" attitude. He?s never scared of the establishment and follows the voice in his head that tells him which direction to go. And in doing so, he is always ahead of the game. In the early 90s, I worked with Steve when he was overseeing the programming of KKFR in Phoenix. We had just placed Danny Bonaduce after his first run in Philadelphia. Danny made every day interesting; every phone call from Danny started with "Lisa, you're not going to believe what happened" and every one of Steve?s calls started with ?Lisa, you?re not going to believe what happened.? So, needless to say, Steve and I spent a lot of time together on the phone ?not believing what happened.? If you don't know Steve, you don't know one of the brightest guys in the industry, as Director of Radio Programming, is still working ahead of the business and making Cox a formable competitor.

Now, here's Steve in his own words?

I was 17 years old, playing in a rock band, going to Arizona State University, and preparing for law school. I was going to be a litigation attorney.

I took a job with Phoenix Pest Control as the new telephone sales manager. We would call new home owners and trick them into thinking we had been servicing there house all along. I became a top sales manager within weeks. One day the phone rang back, a bit startled I answered; it was a woman from a research company. She asked me if I wanted to help her by answering a few questions. She went on to explain that she would play the hooks to certain songs and I would rate the songs between 1 and 10 based on if I liked them or hated them. I said, sure. Several months later when I left the pest control company, I needed extra money for my senior year in college so I called the ?song hook girl? and asked her about openings at her company. The next day she called me and told me that I had an interview for a job. I drove to the company for my interview; the corporate headquarters were located in a double-wide trailer in Guadalupe, Arizona.  As I sat through my interview, I remember looking at the guy behind the console who was talking into a microphone. I thought he was performing air traffic control for Sky Harbor Airport nearby; I had no idea he was the DJ of the radio station located in the trailer.

The next thing I knew I was in the research department, where I made up all the answers, picked my favorite songs, and watched the station get the best ratings ever.

From this, I was promoted to weekend public affairs/overnight producer. KUPD was a Top 40 FM station. The station was known as ?Cupid?; and if the ?Cupid Call Girl? called you, you got cash. The AM station was a ?wacko? throwaway; I was on the AM station. Steve Casey was the PD of the AM station and John Sebastian was the PD of the FM station. One Sunday, while babysitting ?Dateline Israel,? I cracked the mic and said ?670 KKKQ Phoenix, break from the tapes with more of your favorite music.?   The next day Steve took me aside and told me: ?While driving my wife to the airport Sunday morning in an effort to get her to a 6 a.m. flight, I heard you.?  ?I?m sorry," I replied.  ?I?m not angry, I thought you sounded good.?

Thirty days later I went to work for KUKQ-AM an R&B radio station. I was a paid weekender and acting as music director for free.  In 90 days we had a 5.5 rating 12+ and beat KUPD, and creamed Guy Zapoleon at KZZP. Guy immediately flipped to a rhythmic CHR.

I had finished college and was enjoying playing at the radio thing when I was accepted to Pepperdine in Malibu. But, I was struggling with the thought of going to law school and leaving the radio business. I told my Dad, ?I love this radio thing, meeting great artists, going to concerts; it?s really a lot of fun.? My Dad said, ?If this radio thing is so great, how come you still don?t have enough money to live on? So I went to law school, and when I finished I went to work for Hot 97.7 in San Jose.

Lisa Miller is the President of Miller Broadcast Management in Chicago. She's also one of Radio Ink's Most Influential Women in Radio. Miller can be reached at Lisa@millerbroadcast.com or 312-454-1111.

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Steve Smith was fun to work with. When he was going to law school in LA, he was the music director, then soon program director of 670 KWNK "Top Hits 67 K-Wink" in Simi Valley. We had some good times there. And I knew then Smith had what it takes as a great PD.

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PD Profile: Steve Stewart - KSD "The Bull" - St. Louis

2-18-2013

Steve Stewart is celebrating his 25th year in the radio industry, 10 of which have been programming the Country format. For the past two years he's been the PD at Clear Channel-owned KSD The Bull in St. Louis where, from December 2011 to December 2012, ratings at the station are up 20 percent (25-54) and up 53 percent (18-34). KSD ranks number one in all three core demos for the last quarter: numbers that have never been attained by KSD in its history, according to Stewart. In the just-released CRS issue of Radio Ink magazine, Stewart will appear on our 2013 list of Best PDs in Country. Here is what he has to say about his success.

How have you become so successful that your peers consider you one of the top Country PDs in the business? First and foremost any success I have is because of the people that I am surrounded by. This team is 100 percent committed to the total success of the station. When we go through ratings, we always look at the total station first before we ever look at individual accomplishments. In PPM, we are able to find small nuggets of opportunities that we can turn into big wins for the station. We are all passionate about putting out the best product possible and I think that is why I have been able to have a great level of success with KSD.

What role does digital play in the success of your station? 
It is a huge factor and is the main driver of our grassroots marketing. Our team is communicating with our audience 24/7. Our Facebook ?Likes? have more than doubled in just over a year and we are finding more fans are starting to use Twitter than ever before. We also engage our listeners with SnapChat and share pictures of artists in our studio directly with listeners in real time. Everything we do is 360 degrees?we have weekly planning meetings on how digital works into our promotions and on-air presence. The team as a whole is constantly looking for the hottest apps to help get the station in front of our very digital-savvy audience.
Where do you believe Country radio is right now?
I think we are in a great timespan musically right now. With the influx of great young artists and core artists that are putting out music, it really hits the center of the demos we are trying to gain. I don?t see it slowing down for a while and believe that the format will remain strong well past this coming year. Another large plus has been the addition of so many great minds from outside the format that have brought great ideas and perspectives on what we can do as Country programmers to help grow the format on a mass-appeal level.
Where do you believe the radio industry is headed? 
My best guess is the industry is going to continue to show its power and growth through its ability to adapt to any new challenge. With all of the noise that the industry competes with, many operators have done a tremendous job of moving into spaces where they are able to take advantage of new opportunities. From the evolution of iHeart radio to the research we can gather from iTunes, Facebook, Twitter, and others, we truly have more to work with today than we did in years past. This information age will help lead us down the path that best serves our listeners.
How can a new or smaller-market Country PD sit in your chair one day? 
Love your job. No matter where you are and who you are working for. Having been in small, medium, and large markets, I can truly say that this is a passion profession. If you are not passionate you will not reach your goal. If your goal is to be in a large market, then learn everything there is to know about programming in the PPM world.  Network; pick up the phone or email a PD that has never heard of you before and ask questions about how things are done. My best advice came from a friend working in a major market who said ?radio is radio, no matter what market size you are in.? Finally, understand that you don?t, and never will, know everything. I love talking shop with PDs and air talent from ALL formats and learn something new everyday. We have taken practices from the CHR and Urban worlds and put them in place in the programming philosophy of The Bull and a lot of them have worked.

Who is the one person you most admire (not a member of your family)?
I am constantly amazed by so many people so my list is always changing. But if we are not talking family or God, then currently on my list is a woman named Maryam Durani. She is a radio station owner/operator in Southern Afghanistan. I came across her story this past year and found that she risks her life to broadcast about women's issues in the Kandahar province, right in the middle of Taliban territory. She stands up for womens rights and talks about important issues that affect the women of her area. Thinking of Maryam helps me reset my thoughts on what it is that we do. Yes, we are a business, and yes sales and ratings help us keep these jobs, but the reason why we started doing the job is the most important thing to me. For Maryam, she sees herself providing a service to her audience and one that could cost her her life. I truly believe that whether I was here in St. Louis or in a remote region of Afghanistan, I would want to do what I am doing. Maryam creates a product that she hopes inspires people to an emotional response. I believe that is our job as well and for that I admire the great lengths that she goes to.

Reach out to Stewart directly and congratulate him on a job well done stevestewart@clearchannel.com

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Curtis Adds Steve Harvey In Raleigh

1-4-2012

Programming changes at "The New 96.9" (WBZJ) were announced by Curtis Media on Friday. Starting Monday, The Steve Harvey Morning Show will air Monday through Saturday. Also joining the lineup in January are Keith Sweat and Reverend Jesse Jackson. 

Curtis Media Group President/COO Phil Zachary stated: "We would never attempt an Urban format of any kind without time-tested, iconic personalities. Steve Harvey, Keith Sweat, and the Rev. Jesse Jackson will be the bigger-than-life pillars of the New 96.9. They make us instantly credible to a very discerning audience right from day one."

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Is Steve Harvey The New Titan Of Talk?

11-26-2012

People Magazine thinks so....on TV anyway. In a story titled ?Talk?s New Titan,? Harvey says he owes his work ethic to has father and that he plans to continue to work as hard as he does because he loves to see the smiles his success puts on the faces of his family. Harvey also discusses how he went from living out of his car to hosting a hit daytime talk show, giving credit to faith and family for his success. The Steve Harvey Morning Show is heard on more than 60 radio stations nationwide and is syndicated by Premiere Radio Networks.

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CBS Promotes Steve Davis in D.C.

10-22-2012

Market Manager Steve Swenson promotes Davis (pictured) to Operations Manager for CBS in Washington D.C. Swenson said, ?Steve?s many years of experience as a programming consultant for radio brands in the United States and Europe, his intimate knowledge of Arbitron ratings, and his work in establishing 94.7 FRESH as a strong Hot A.C. station will help us as we do more and more across all six of our radio stations here in DC."

Davis will work closely with CBS DC program directors in managing programming content, collaborate with the Director of Sales and the Director of Marketing on special projects, as well as retain his position as program director of WIAD-FM 94.7 Fresh. Davis has been with the CBS radio in D.C. since 2010 as the Program Director for 94.7 Fresh FM.

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One Year Ago Today: Steve Jobs Passes

'I skate to where the puck is going to be. Not where it has been...'

One year ago TODAY, APPLE co-Founder and creative driving force STEVE JOBS succumbed to cancer. Among the myriad of tributes being expressed over the web is one now seen on APPLE.COM.

Immediately following the video, there's a message from CEO TIM COOK. The text, in full:

A message from Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO

Steve’s passing one year ago today was a sad and difficult time for all of us. I hope that today everyone will reflect on his extraordinary life and the many ways he made the world a better place.

One of the greatest gifts Steve gave to the world is Apple. No company has ever inspired such creativity or set such high standards for itself. Our values originated from Steve and his spirit will forever be the foundation of Apple. We share the great privilege and responsibility of carrying his future legacy into the future.

I’m incredibly proud of the work we are doing, delivering products that our customers love and dreaming up new ones that will delight them down the road. It’s a wonderful tribute to Steve’s memory and everything he stood for.

Tim

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Telos Founder Steve Church Dies at 57

9-28-2012

Colleagues and friends are mourning the passing of Steve Church, engineer, entrepreneur, talk show host, and founder of Telos Systems and the Telos Alliance, a coalition of broadcast technology companies. Over the past thirty years Church created many of the products that ushered broadcasting into the digital age. Radio Ink Magazine Publisher Eric Rhoads said, "Steve was one of the brightest, most innovative people I've ever known. His ideas were revolutionary and changed the radio industry. His passing is a big loss for our industry."

Steve was born in San Diego, California, and began his broadcast engineering career in 1975 at WFMK in Lansing, Mich. He later worked at W4 (WWWW) in Detroit before moving to Indianapolis, Indiana to become chief engineer at WFBQ/WNDE. Church?s first innovation transformed the sound of radio talk shows. Having hosted such shows in addition to his engineering duties, he was frustrated by the poor sound delivered by the analog telephone adapters then in use, which were plagued by sidetone distortion. The problem was thought to be unsolvable even by Bell Labs engineers, but by applying DSP adaptive filtering, Church solved the problem and was able to eliminate sidetone distortion. This became the basis for his first product, the Telos 10 telephone hybrid, and Telos Systems was launched in 1985 as a part-time project.

Church later moved to Cleveland to become chief engineer of WMMS/WHK, still building the company in his spare time. Sales of the Telos 10 telephone hybrid increased, to the point that Church decided to quit his day job and commit to his company full-time. The rest, as they say, is history.
Church?s second breakthrough changed the way radio stations do remote broadcasts. What was once an expensive, complex and time-consuming undertaking with long distance telephone lines or satellite links was simplified when Church combined then-new MP3 audio coding with ISDN technology. The result was the Telos Zephyr, which enabled stations to set up and transmit broadcast quality point-to-point digital audio in a matter of seconds. Zephyr has since become the most successful digital broadcast audio product of all time.

Next, Church applied packet switching and Ethernet technology to the routing of audio signals around the broadcast plant. The result was Livewire IP-Audio, which employs a linear audio-over-IP method. This technology has fundamentally altered broadcast studio infrastructure and spurred a new wave of signal routing within broadcast plants.

At the heart of Steve?s work was a deep, abiding love for the medium of radio itself, a love manifested since childhood. He wrote, in 2008:
?Radio is a bit like a kiss, no? When passion takes a grip, a kiss connects two humans in an exchange of secrets and emotions. We kiss furtively, lasciviously, gently, shyly, hungrily and exuberantly. We kiss in broad daylight and in the dead of night. We give ceremonial kisses, affectionate kisses, Hollywood air kisses, kisses of death and (in fairytales) pecks that revive princesses. At its best, and in our imagination, radio has such a variety, and a similar power."

?It is well-known that one?s lifelong musical taste is pretty much imprinted during the teen years. Our connection to radio might be, as well. How many of us, during those sensitive years, listening to a great DJ or talk host, decided we wanted to be a part of that? ? Think about the vast numbers of people for whom work is just work, and consider how fortunate we are to have found a vocation bound in such a way to our
inner spirit.?

Church fought a three-year battle with brain cancer. He passed away quietly at his home near Cleveland, on September 28, 2012. He is survived by his loving wife Lana, stepson Dimitri, mother Jacqueline Burgess, and brothers Brent Church, Dann Church and Todd Church. He was 57 years old. Steve Church ? 1955 - 2012

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Steve was 56-years-old.

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Steve Giuttari Steps Down As Dir./Operations At CC/Poughkeepsie

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CLEAR CHANNEL/ POUGHKEEPSIE Dir./Operations for its 10-station cluster, including Country WRWD STEVE GIUTTARI is stepping down from his position, effective FRIDAY, JULY 20th.
Before the 20th, GIUTTARI will assist in the search for his replacement. Interested candidates should reach out to Market Manager CHUCK BENFER at (845) 471-2300 or chuckbenfer@clearchannel.com and Regional Program Manager JOHN COOPER at (518) 452-4884. GIUTTARI tells ALL ACCESS that candidates should have multi-format experience and be strong in Country Top 40, Classic Rock and AC.
You can reach out to STEVE GIUTTARI, who is looking for his next opportunity, at (845) 790-1760 and before JULY 20th at stevegiuttari@clearchannel.com.
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(TALENT) Tips from Steve Jobs & The Beatles

6-8-2012

The May 2012 issue of "Fast Company" magazine included an article called ?The Lost Steve Jobs Tapes? which featured previously unreleased conversations with Steve Jobs. This conversation with Steve has a lesson for radio relating to creating balance within your programming team or morning show: ?My model of management is the Beatles. The Beatles kept each other in check. John kept Paul from being a teenybopper. Paul kept John from drifting out into the cosmos, and it was magic. And George provided a tremendous amount of soul to the group. I don?t know what Ringo did.

It was the chemistry of a small group of people, and that chemistry was greater than the sum of the parts. When they split up, they never did anything as good.

At Pixar and Apple my trusted team talk about things a lot. One of us will want to do something really stupid, or maybe not stupid but?maybe not the wisest thing in the long run. Then one of us will say, ?Hey, I think there?s a better way to do that.? So we slow down and think it through, and we come up with a much better way.?

Takeaway for your programming team: Analytical program/brand directors need creative music directors and promotion/marketing directors to keep each other in check and get the best of both approaches.

Takeaway for multiple-cast shows: Generators and reactors complement each other. Organized and structured talents balance creative and free-wheeling talents. Techies and non-techies complement one another. Production people complement creative writers, etc.

Use the power of contrast to build your team, maintain balance and score big ratings.

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Steve Rivers Dies

Former Evergreen Media CEO Scott Ginsburg told Radio Ink last night how sad he was to hear this news, "Steve was an integral part of our broadcast enterprise, and was nothing short of a high functioning genius.  He will live on through all the people he trained and brought into the radio broadcasting industry."And, in hearing from many programmers who learned from, and looked up to Rivers, they can all still hear him saying, "Just Play The Hits,"as they share fond memories of a man who died way before he should have. Radio Ink Publisher Eric Rhoads (pictured with Rivers) said, "Steve and I became friends when we worked together at 96X in Miami in 1975 and have been close ever since. We worked together again when he joined me at RadioCentral, my Internet radio startup. Steve was soft-spoken but carried a big stick. He was a powerhouse programmer and one of the most fair and gentle men I have ever known. Steve was one of my closest friends, and this is a huge personal loss. My heart goes out to Steve's family. We last spoke following his stroke, when he was bedridden in the nursing home in Tampa. He was frustrated that he could not work and was doing station critiques while listening to stations online. He never lost his passion for radio. He will be deeply missed."

Clear Channel President of National Programming Tom Poleman tells Radio Ink, "I spent most of my early career trying to get Steve's attention. As far back as the 80s, he was a legend to me. I studied everything he did; I knew all of his formatics and promotions. And I desperately wanted to work with him, but never got the chance until shortly after I became PD of Z100 in 96. My dream came true when Evergreen and Chancellor merged and Steve became the head of programming for AM/FM. I loved every minute of our strategic meetings. I can still hear his voice reminding me to "just play the hits," and "if you're not getting complaints of repetition, then you're not playing your powers enough!" Steve gave me my first shot as an SVP of Programming. And I'll forever be grateful. He was a brilliant programmer and a special man. He'll always be part of who I am as a programmer."

From left to right in this picture are: Lynn Powell, Michael Martin, Steve Rivers, Karen Tobin, Steve Ringold, Mike Callahan, Kevin Weatherly, Jerry Burnham and Jack Silver.

KLOS/KABC Program Director Jack Silver tells Radio Ink, "I first met Steve at KMEL in San Francisco in the mid 80?s?And he became a major mentor to me and all those around us brining his top 40 skills from Tampa and sharing them with me and Keith Naftaly. Then, in the late 80?s, Steve brought me to KIIS-FM to work with Rick Dees and later music director.It is a sad day for our industry in that we lost a guy who truly loves radio and shared his expertise with those around him. On a personal side, I loved smoking a cigar with Steve, and sharing radio stories.  He was a pioneer in our industry."

B101 Philly PD Chuck Knight tells Radio Ink, "Steve was the VP of Programming for Pyramid Broadcasting in the mid-90s. He believed in me enough to bring me to Philadelphia for the first time to program Star 104.5. Steve had a low-key, dry sense of humor and I remember him always giving me a hard time for driving a big, old-man, 4-door Buick. Ironically, I thought of him and that memory this morning while I was driving into the office.  It made me smile.  I guess Steve was checking in on a few of us this morning."

KISS-FM (L.A.) Program Director John Ivey had been friends with Steve Rivers a long time. They are both from Kentucky. They are also the only two PD's that can say they programmed both KISS in Boston and KISS in L.A. Ivey tells Radio Ink Rivers plucked him out of Nashville where he had just signed a 3-year deal at Y107. "They bought out my contract and hired me as P.D. at KISS in Boston. A dream job. About a year later, Steve came into my office and said he didn't think this was working out. I told him there was no way anyone here was going to listen to me as long as he was still in the building. The next month I opened the trades and read he was moving to Seattle. It was Steve getting out of my way. I programmed the station for 6 years until coming to KISS in L.A. 11 years ago."

Kevin Weatherly of KROQ told Radio Ink, "The passing of Steve Rivers is a very sad day for all of us who had the privilege of knowing him, and especially for those of us fortunate enough to work for him. I'll never forget the day I got the phone call from Steve asking "Hey man....do you wanna be the Music Director of KIIS/LA?". I learned so much from him in a very short-time. He was the master of the "blocking and tackling" of programming fundamentals. At the same time, his stations always sounded "bigger than life"...much like the man himself. Every week when I do music rotations...Steve's words of wisdom still ring in my head....."Just play the hits!". He was a mentor and a wonderful human. He will be missed by many."

Rivers died Tuesday aftternoon of cardiac arrest. His resume includes, WXKS/Boston, KIIS-FM/Los Angeles, and KMEL/San Francisco. Rivers, who was also a onetime SVP/Programming for CBS Radio, had been in poor health for some time following a series of strokes. All of us at Radio Ink extend our condolences to Rivers' family and friends.

(3/17/2012 12:38:47 AM)
Steve Rivers was one of the two most influential people of my radio career. I am deeply saddened to hear that he's gone. Rivers, you were always very kind to me. Thank you for that.
(3/12/2012 11:45:06 AM)
Steve Rivers was a foundational PD in creation of the Kiss 108 Boston Dynasty. He was the second PD in the station's history and was instumental in bringing the station to the masses and achieveing ratings success. He left a living legacy here at Kiss 108 and through all of the PD's and air talent that he coached and trained throughout his career. It was a priviledge to have worked with him for many years.
(3/9/2012 7:06:59 AM)
Steve was the best. He didn't say much but he didn't have to.....you always knew what he meant. Still convinced he sent me to Miami to work with WEDR so I could get his cigars for him though.
(3/8/2012 10:03:33 PM)
Met him at a convention i was walking into a seminar years ago,he came up behind me and said 'you and Sanborn do a great morning show in Philly..i didnt know him personally but I KNEW WHO HE WAS. I was blown away. I agree with a everyone who says his stations kicked ass.
A big loss to the biz.
(3/8/2012 8:46:02 AM)
Aside from being one of the most brilliant programmers in radio history, Steve was a great human being and a great teacher. The man knew how to give positive reinforcement and get the best out of his people. I always looked forward to the weeks he was in town to work with us at KTU and to discuss music and programming with him. I'm extremely saddened to hear of his passing, radio lost a great one today.

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Steve Rivers Dies

Former Evergreen Media CEO Scott Ginsburg told Radio Ink last night how sad he was to hear this news, "Steve was an integral part of our broadcast enterprise, and was nothing short of a high functioning genius.  He will live on through all the people he trained and brought into the radio broadcasting industry."And, in hearing from many programmers who learned from, and looked up to Rivers, they can all still hear him saying, "Just Play The Hits,"as they share fond memories of a man who died way before he should have. Radio Ink Publisher Eric Rhoads (pictured with Rivers) said, "Steve and I became friends when we worked together at 96X in Miami in 1975 and have been close ever since. We worked together again when he joined me at RadioCentral, my Internet radio startup. Steve was soft-spoken but carried a big stick. He was a powerhouse programmer and one of the most fair and gentle men I have ever known. Steve was one of my closest friends, and this is a huge personal loss. My heart goes out to Steve's family. We last spoke following his stroke, when he was bedridden in the nursing home in Tampa. He was frustrated that he could not work and was doing station critiques while listening to stations online. He never lost his passion for radio. He will be deeply missed."

Clear Channel President of National Programming Tom Poleman tells Radio Ink, "I spent most of my early career trying to get Steve's attention. As far back as the 80s, he was a legend to me. I studied everything he did; I knew all of his formatics and promotions. And I desperately wanted to work with him, but never got the chance until shortly after I became PD of Z100 in 96. My dream came true when Evergreen and Chancellor merged and Steve became the head of programming for AM/FM. I loved every minute of our strategic meetings. I can still hear his voice reminding me to "just play the hits," and "if you're not getting complaints of repetition, then you're not playing your powers enough!" Steve gave me my first shot as an SVP of Programming. And I'll forever be grateful. He was a brilliant programmer and a special man. He'll always be part of who I am as a programmer."

From left to right in this picture are: Lynn Powell, Michael Martin, Steve Rivers, Karen Tobin, Steve Ringold, Mike Callahan, Kevin Weatherly, Jerry Burnham and Jack Silver.

KLOS/KABC Program Director Jack Silver tells Radio Ink, "I first met Steve at KMEL in San Francisco in the mid 80?s?And he became a major mentor to me and all those around us brining his top 40 skills from Tampa and sharing them with me and Keith Naftaly. Then, in the late 80?s, Steve brought me to KIIS-FM to work with Rick Dees and later music director.It is a sad day for our industry in that we lost a guy who truly loves radio and shared his expertise with those around him. On a personal side, I loved smoking a cigar with Steve, and sharing radio stories.  He was a pioneer in our industry."

B101 Philly PD Chuck Knight tells Radio Ink, "Steve was the VP of Programming for Pyramid Broadcasting in the mid-90s. He believed in me enough to bring me to Philadelphia for the first time to program Star 104.5. Steve had a low-key, dry sense of humor and I remember him always giving me a hard time for driving a big, old-man, 4-door Buick. Ironically, I thought of him and that memory this morning while I was driving into the office.  It made me smile.  I guess Steve was checking in on a few of us this morning."

KISS-FM (L.A.) Program Director John Ivey had been friends with Steve Rivers a long time. They are both from Kentucky. They are also the only two PD's that can say they programmed both KISS in Boston and KISS in L.A. Ivey tells Radio Ink Rivers plucked him out of Nashville where he had just signed a 3-year deal at Y107. "They bought out my contract and hired me as P.D. at KISS in Boston. A dream job. About a year later, Steve came into my office and said he didn't think this was working out. I told him there was no way anyone here was going to listen to me as long as he was still in the building. The next month I opened the trades and read he was moving to Seattle. It was Steve getting out of my way. I programmed the station for 6 years until coming to KISS in L.A. 11 years ago."

Kevin Weatherly of KROQ told Radio Ink, "The passing of Steve Rivers is a very sad day for all of us who had the privilege of knowing him, and especially for those of us fortunate enough to work for him. I'll never forget the day I got the phone call from Steve asking "Hey man....do you wanna be the Music Director of KIIS/LA?". I learned so much from him in a very short-time. He was the master of the "blocking and tackling" of programming fundamentals. At the same time, his stations always sounded "bigger than life"...much like the man himself. Every week when I do music rotations...Steve's words of wisdom still ring in my head....."Just play the hits!". He was a mentor and a wonderful human. He will be missed by many."

Rivers died Tuesday aftternoon of cardiac arrest. His resume includes, WXKS/Boston, KIIS-FM/Los Angeles, and KMEL/San Francisco. Rivers, who was also a onetime SVP/Programming for CBS Radio, had been in poor health for some time following a series of strokes. All of us at Radio Ink extend our condolences to Rivers' family and friends.

(3/8/2012 8:46:02 AM)
Aside from being one of the most brilliant programmers in radio history, Steve was a great human being and a great teacher. The man knew how to give positive reinforcement and get the best out of his people. I always looked forward to the weeks he was in town to work with us at KTU and to discuss music and programming with him. I'm extremely saddened to hear of his passing, radio lost a great one today.
(3/7/2012 4:45:32 PM)
I never met Steve personally... but I knew his work... and his work spoke volumes. A sad day for the radio industry losing someone of his stature. Condolences to Steve's family.
(3/7/2012 4:07:46 PM)
Steve's death is a great loss - personally and for radio. He was the ultimate 'play the hits' PD but it was rooted in his deep understanding of the listener. Over the 25+ years we knew each other and worked together, he always pushed for smarter research, more engaging promotions, and a laser focus on songs that worked. And, based on the roster that he mentored, he was a great judge of talent.
(3/7/2012 3:54:39 PM)
Steve was a genius. Period. I learned so much from him...words really can't express how sad it is to lose him. I first met Steve at Philly's STAR 104.5 when I was a rookie MD. He generously took the time to educate me and to this very day I use his programming principles in everything I do. God bless ya Steve. Thanks for all you did for me.
(3/7/2012 3:38:05 PM)
Steve Rivers was, quite simply, the greatest programmer I ever knew. More importantly, he was also a really great human being. While he will be missed, he will always be in the hearts of those who knew him.

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Steve Tingle Joins Beasly's Philly Morning Show

1-23-2012

Tingle (pictured) joins Beasley's WRDW-FM (WIRED) morning program. Tingle's start in radio was somewhat unusual. In 1998, he won a radio contest to be a DJ for alternative-formatted KEDJ-FM in Phoenix Arizona.  After a year working for "The Edge" he was hired to do mornings across the street on POWER 92.  Seven years later, transferring to a larger market, Steve handled mornings on Q101 in Chicago. Tingle joins Beasley immediately.

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California's Steve Jackson is Ready to Work

Steve Jackson
Steven  Contreras
Riverbank, CA  95367
sjackson75@hotmail.com (209) 869-0128
Highlights and Qualifications

I have experience in almost all phases of  Radio Programming: Announcing, Programming, setting up music rotations, selecting music, scheduling air shifts, hiring & terminating talent, remote broadcasting, endorsements, writing & producing commercials, music editing & concert emcee.

11/99 to 11/11 KJSN-FM Modesto, CA
Position: Host of Top Rated Mid Day Show in Modesto market, Production Director, Assistant Program Director

4/94 to 7/98 KJOY-FM Stockton, CA
(Station sold 7/98)Position: Morning Show Host, Production Director, Assistant Music Director

2/92 to 2/95 KRAK/KNCI-FM Sacramento, CA
Position: Announcer (Part Time, On Call & Vacation relief), Remote Broadcasts, Station Promotions & Personal Appearances  

7/81 to 2/94 Concept Productions Roseville, CA
(Company went Host of Nationally Syndicated Programs for automated out of business 2/94) stations
5/88 to 2/92 KGBY-FM (KAER-FM)/KFBK-AM Sacramento, CA
Position: Mid-Day Host, Heavy production.               
Responsibilities, Remote Broadcasts, Endorsements and Station Promotions
8/84-8/89 KNEW/KSAN Oakland CA
Position: Weekend Shows, Vacation Relief (on all day parts), Remotes, Concert Emcee
Additional experience available on request

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