Nielsen's Audio Today Report for 2019 is out and offers insights regarding listening trends, in all of its various forms, including podcasting and smart speakers. AM/FM radio notably stands out from the crowd as radio reaches more Americans each week (92%) and 272 million Americans than any other platform. Across age, gender and ethnicity, More

Updated: June 18, 2019

Logan to Join Hubbard/West Palm Beach as OM/Brand Director

Bruce Logan

Hubbard Radio announced today that programming veteran and country radio specialist Bruce Logan will take the helm as Operations Manager and Brand/Content Director of WIRK-Country and WEAT/Sunny 107.9 West Palm Beach. Logan was most recently the VP of Programming for Entercom's Houston Market More

SBS Launches Variety Format on Play 96.5FM in Puerto Rico

Play 96.5

Spanish Broadcasting System announces a new format on WRXD-FM (Play 96.5) in Puerto Rico under PD Rogie Gallart. The new offering features a variety of music that includes Merengue, Bachata, Pop and Salsa, with artists such as Manny Manel, Limite 21, Olga Tanon, More

Premiere Promotes Mary Delgrande to VP/Affiliate Sales

Mary Delgrande

Premiere Networks promotes Mary DelGrande to Vice President of Affiliate Sales from Executive Director of Affiliate Sales. In her new role, she'll will continue to oversee affiliate sales for the company's roster of national entertainment programs and is based in New York. DelGrande will also More

Beasley Media Group Unveils Jammin' 105.7 in Las Vegas

Beasley has unveiled the new Jammin' 105.7 on KOAS-FM in Las Vegas. The new format officially launched with "Smile" by Li'l Duval & Snoop Dogg at midnight on Monday, June 17th. The Old School + Today's R&B/ Urban adult contemporary station will feature old More

Grimaldi and Kelley Upped at WCTK/Providence

Maddie Grimaldi and Courtney Kelley

Hall Communications in Providence announces that Maddie Grimaldi will join Brian Mulhern for Cat Country mornings effective immediately on WCTK-FM (Cat Country 98.1). Grimaldi has been with the station since 2015 working in promotions, social media and on the air both at night More

Weiss Agency Partners with Wiley on For Dummies: The Podcast

The Weiss Agency's newly established podcast division, TWA Podcast Studio, has partnered with John Wiley & Sons on the production and distribution of FOR DUMMIES: THE PODCAST Hosted by NBC daytime star Eric Martsolf. With more than 250 million books in print and thousands of published More

iHeartMedia and WPP Launch Project Listen

iHeartMedia and WPP, the creative transformation company, have announced the launch of Project Listen to develop next-generation insights, planning and creative capabilities in audio. The two companies will help brands better engage with consumers and win across all audio platforms: broadcast More

Envision Offers MusicONE, TrafficONE and PlayoutONE Pro

Envision Networks

Hot Country format pioneer Steve Warren developed MusicONE in the eighties, the first music scheduler for both Macintosh and Windows. Now, MusicONE along with scheduling software platforms TrafficONE and PlayoutONE Pro are being offered through Envision Networks. The power trio work seamlessly More

Triton Digital Integrates Centro's Basis Platform with a2x

Triton Digital

Triton Digital has announced an integration between Centro's Basis platform with Triton Digital's programmatic audio marketplace, a2x. Centro, a provider of advertising technology, operates Basis, an automated digital media platform. The deal bolsters Basis More

DeGraw, Laich Debut New Podcast ''Into the Minds of Men''

How Men Think

iHeartRadio launches "How Men Think With Brooks Laich & Gavin DeGraw." The iHR original podcast features singer-songwriter Gavin DeGraw and NHL hockey player Brook Laich. The new program examines the minds of men and their thoughts on life, love and More

Jacobs Media, MSBC Rolls Out AQ2 Radio's Only Talent Survey

Jacobs Media AQ2

Jacobs Media is rolling out AQ2 (Air Talent Questionnaire) -- the follow-up survey to last year's study aimed at radio talent, and they're asking for all air personalities to participate. This study of air talent, hosts and teams and their producers is a collaboration between Jacobs Media and More

The Team 980/Washington DC Names Lieberman as GSM

Stephen Lieberman

Radio One names Stephen Lieberman as General Sales Manager of Sports WTEM-AM (The Team 980) Washington, DC, effective July 8. The veteran sports media exec has spent more than 23 years in sales and marketing, most recently serving as General Sales Manager of NBC Sports Washington. Prior to that More

NRTS Launches Two Radio Talent Institutes Beginning Monday

TAB Radio Talent Institute

The TAB Radio Talent Institute kicks off at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville on Monday, as does the Beasley Radio Talent Institute at Emerson College in Boston. As previously reported, BRTI will feature an opening session with Beasley EVP/COO Brian More

St. Jude Hospital Honors Entercom with Spotlight Award

Entercom was honored by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital with the 2019 Spotlight Award. The award recognized the fundraising efforts of country station U.S. 101 (WUSY-FM)'s annual "Heart Strings for Hope" event which has raised over $1 million for St. Jude More

StreamLicensing.com Closes Doors, Exits Licensing Business

Stream Licensing

StreamLicensing.com has officially closed its doors and is no longer in business, effective June 14. This includes their licensing, players and all other services. The service is now directing all webcasters that need to acquire licensing and get back on the air More