Audacy welcomes Skip Dillard as Brand Manager of newly launched 94.7 The Block. In this role, Dillard will oversee the station's full portfolio of broadcast, digital and live experience assets. He joins Audacy after serving 12 years as Vice President of Programming and Operations Manager for WBLS and WLIB in New York. For the past year, Dillard served in a new role as Vice President of National More

Audacy Announces Launch of ''95.7 The Fan'' in Rochester

95.7 the Fan

Audacy launches "95.7 The Fan" on W239BF and WROC-AM/Rochester, an affiliate of CBS Sports Radio and new home to CBS Sports Radio and BetQL Network programming. The station will continue to air local programming including "One Bills Live" and "The Sports Bar with Danger and Battaglia," as well as More

iHM/Milwaukee, Madison Names Daniel Lenz SVP of Sales

Daniel Lenz

iHeartMedia elevates 30-year broadcast vet Daniel Lenz to Senior Vice President of Sales for both Milwaukee and Madison, WI, effective immediately. Most recently, he served as VP/Sales for iHM/Milwaukee. He has also spent 12 years with Saga Communications and WKLH Radio, five years with Journal Broadcast More

NAB Files Brief Challenging FCC on Foreign Govt. Programming

The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), the Multicultural Media, Telecom and Internet Council (MMTC) and the National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters (NABOB) filed last night with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit regarding their lawsuit challenging a Federal More

WMC-AM/Memphis Flips to ''The Bet 790 AM''

''The Bet 790 AM''

Audacy flips Sports WMC-AM/Memphis to "The Bet 790 AM," an affiliate of the BetQL Network and CBS Sports Radio, effective December 9. Following the expansion to Memphis, the BetQL Network's presence is now in 21 U.S. markets. "Since launching in January 2020, the BetQL Network has given listeners a More

Granger Smith Joins Premiere as New Host of After Midnite

Granger Smith

Premiere Networks has announced that Country music artist, multifaceted entertainer and entrepreneur Granger Smith will debut as the new host of the award-winning Country radio program "After MidNite" in January 2022. Celebrating its 28th year in national syndication, the program reaches millions of More

Ross Brittain Joins Air Staff at WWZY-WBHX in Monmouth

Ross Brittain

Press Communications Classic Rock WWZY and WBHX (107-1 The Boss) in Monmouth-Ocean welcomes Ross Brittain to the air staff. He'll be heard weekends and fill-on the station. "Ross is truly a legendary personality, especially here in Jersey, having been heard on CBS-FM New York, WOGL and the former Eagle More

Atlanta's DJ Mix Master Mitch Dead of Pancreatic Cancer

Gary Mitchell (aka DJ Mix Master Mitch)

Sad to report the death of veteran Atlanta air personality Gary Mitchell (aka DJ Mix Master Mitch) Tuesday morning after a battle with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer. Mitchell was 56. According to WSB-TV, DJ Mix Master Mitch was born at Grady Memorial Hospital and grew up in Atlanta. He graduated from Mays More

Center for Sales Strategy Releases 2021 Media Sales Report

Center for Sales Strategy

The Center for Sales Strategy (CSS) has released the 2021 Media Sales Report, an annual report compiling data from two surveys conducted in Q4 of 2021. The report studies the media landscape over the past year, including the expectations for sales managers and the strategies employed by media sales More

Senate Votes to Confirm Jessica Rosenworcel as FCC Chair

Jessica Rosenworcel

The U.S. Senate has voted 68-31 to confirm FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel to another term, while elevating her from acting chair to permanent chair. She becomes the first woman to ever hold the post. Rosenworcel has been working as acting FCC chair since January and has been a Democratic commissioner More

Jim Bohannon to Be Inducted Into NAB Broadcasting Hall of Fame

Jim Bohannon

Jim Bohannon, host of Westwood One's nationally syndicated radio talk show, "The Jim Bohannon Show," will be the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Broadcasting Hall of Fame 2022 radio inductee. The induction will take place at the Achievement in Broadcasting event at NAB Show, held April 23-27, More

ESPN/West Palm Ups Stephanie Prince to Vice President

Stephanie Prince

Good Karma Brands/West Palm Beach Market Manager Stephanie Prince is elevated to Vice President/Market Manager of ESPN West Palm. Prince, who joined the company in 2008, will continue to oversee Sports WUUB-FM (ESPN 106.3) and Spanish Sports WEFL-AM (Deportes Radio 760 AM), the "ESPN on WPTV Newschannel 5 More

Vineeta Sawkar Joins 830 WCCO/Minneapolis for Mornings

Vineeta Sawkar

Audacy welcomes Vineeta Sawkar as host of "The Morning News with Vineeta Sawkar" on 830 WCCO (WCCO-AM) in Minneapolis. The longtime local anchor will be heard weekdays from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. CT, beginning January 3, 2022. "After an extensive search, we are excited to welcome Vineeta to 830 WCCO and More

WFLA/Tampa Bay Announces New Morning Drive Lineup

Ryan Gorman and Jack Harris

iHeartMedia Tampa Bay's News Radio WFLA announced today the debut of an extended morning drive lineup including the launch of "The Ryan Gorman Show," effective January 4, 2022. "AM Tampa Bay with Jack Harris" will now broadcast weekdays from 5-7 a.m., while "The Ryan Gorman Show" will air from 7- 10 a.m. More

RTDNA Accepting Entries for 2022 Edward R. Murrow Awards

Edward R. Murrow Awards

The Radio Television Digital News Association is now accepting entries for the 2022 Edward R. Murrow Awards. The Murrow Awards recognize excellence in broadcast, digital and student journalism. Only work published between January 1, 2021, and December 31, 2021, will be eligible for More

Chris Cuomo Loses SiriuxXM Radio Show

Chris Cuomo

Already fired from CNN, Chris Cuomo will now "no longer be doing" his SiriusXM radio show. About an hour after the two-hour program "Let's Get After It with Chris Cuomo" aired on Monday, Cuomo announced that he was leaving, saying he needed "to take a step back and focus on what comes next." Monday's show More

AURN Inspirational to Release ''Holidays With The Stars''

AURN Inspirational

The AURN Inspirational Network will deliver a "Holidays With the Stars" radio special to stations nationwide on Monday, December 13. Hosted by syndicated radio hosts and Gospel musicians Bishop Hezekiah Walker, Bishop Marvin Sapp, Dr. Bobby Jones and Pastor Tye Tribbett, this two-hour music celebration will More

Meruelo Media Announces Partnership with Monarch Matrix

Meruelo Media

Meruelo Media, owners of Power 106, Cali 93.9, KLOS-FM, 93.5 KDAY and KWHY-TV in Los Angeles, has announced its partnership with Matrix and its Monarch Media Ad Sales Platform. The deal will provide Meruelo Media with extensive CRM capabilities, media intelligence with More

WGN to Air Special Holiday Programming on Christmas

WGN-AM

WGN-AM/Chicago Radio will broadcast special holiday programming on Christmas with 27-hours of "Christmas Radio Theatre" hosted by Carl Amari and a New Year's Eve Extravaganza with hosts Steve and Johnnie and John Landecker. "Christmas Radio Theatre" airs Friday, December 24 at 7pm More

Audacy Launches FM Simulcast for KNX-AM in Los Angeles

KNX News

Audacy flips CHR KNOU-FM (97.1 NOW)/Los Angeles to "KNX News 97.1 FM." Beginning at 3pm PT on Monday, December 6, the station will serve as an FM simulcast of KNX-AM (1070 Newsradio), Southern California's only 24-hour local news and traffic station. The station launched with a two-minute tribute to some of More

Imagine Audio Launches Podcast Deal with iHeartMedia

iHeartMedia

Imagine Entertainment Chairs Brian Grazer and Ron Howard announced the launch of their new podcast division, Imagine Audio, fueled by a slate deal with iHeartMedia. The agreement includes a slate of co-produced, unscripted podcasts, further expanding Imagine's IP verticals beyond the traditional screens. The More

Julian Green Named Content Director for The Current/Minnesota

Julian Green

Julian Green has been named Content Director for The Current's Urban Alternative Project, a new initiative from Minnesota Public Radio's The Current, KMOJ and The ICE. The Urban Alternative Project, funded by a grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, will focus on new, independent, and local More