The Mentoring and Inspiring Women in Radio (MIW) Group has released its annual MIW Gender Analysis Study, which specifically tracks the progress of female professionals holding General Manager, Sales Manager and Program Director posts. This study has been consistently released, utilizing the same methodology since 2000 and the 2019 More

Updated: February 17, 2020

Tony Bannon Joins DMR/Interactive as VP/Marketing Strategy

Tony Bannon

DMR/Interactive appoints Tony Bannon as VP/Marketing Strategy. He joins the firm after having worked in sales for Cumulus Media/Cincinnati. Bannon also spent over a decade as a Program Director and air talent for stations in Illinois and Indiana now owned by Mid-West Family Broadcasting (WGFB-FM/Rockford, More

Broomhead to Host Mornings on Bonneville's KTAR/Phoenix

Mike Broomhead

Bonneville/Phoenix taps Mike Broomhead to host "The Mike Broomhead Show" weekday mornings from 8am to noon on KTAR-FM (News 92.3). He replaces "The Bruce St. James and Pamela Hughes Show," which aired for the past five years. Broomhead, formerly a morning host on iHeartMedia's KFYI-AM, will make his KTAR More

Christian Ministries of the Valley Buys Three in Texas

Media Services Group

Christian Ministries of the Valley Inc. has agreed to acquire 51kW Regional Mexican KICA-FM (98.3)/Farwell, TX (serving Clovis, NM) along with 1kW Spanish Hits KZIP-AM (1310) and FM translator 250w K224EF (92.7)/Amarillo, TX, from High Plains Radio Network LLC. The buyer is headed by Enrique Garza More

NRG's KQKQ (Sweet 98.5)/Omaha Hires Chi for Afternoons

Chi

Thirteen-year Nebraskan veteran air personality Chi takes afternoons on KQKQ-FM (Sweet 98.5)/Omaha. She'll host the PM drive show on the NRG Media Hot AC outlet from 3-7pm, starting Monday, February 17. In addition, Chi will also serve as the Music Director for sister Rhythmic CHR KOPW-FM (Power 106.9), and More

Sun Broadcast Group Unveils All Female Marketing Team

Following the acquisition of Envision Radio Networks earlier this month, Sun Broadcast Group (SBG) is proud to announce it has put the finishing touches on a new direction for its marketing department. Filled with ALL girl power, the new team consists of SBG veteran of 11 years, More

CPB Names Katherine Arno VP/CS Grants & Station Initiatives

Kate Arno

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) names Katherine Arno as Vice President/Community Service Grants and Station Initiatives, effective February 17. She'll oversee the development and implementation of policy for the Community Service Grant Program, which annually distributes more than $300 million More

Brett Winterble Takes Afternoons at WBT AM & FM/Charlotte

Brett Winterble

Entercom welcomes radio veteran Brett Winterble as afternoon drive host for News Talk 1110 & 99.3 WBT (WBT-AM/FM) in Charlotte. "The Brett Winterble Show" will be a familiar sounding board for the issues that Charlotteans face today and will raise awareness for causes that Winterble and the community More

100.3 RNB/Philadelphia Welcomes Rickey Smiley

Rickey Smiley

The Rickey Smiley Morning Show is set to debut on Radio One Philadelphia's 100.3 RNB on Monday, February 17. The show will air weekdays from 6:00am-9:00am EST and feature the renowned radio personality, comedian and actor and his morning show team- Da Brat, Gary Wit Da Tea, Eva Marcille, Rock T, and Special More

''Public Radio Music Day'' to be Celebrated on April 16

Public Radio Music Day

The noncomMUSIC Alliance has announced that the inaugural Public Radio Music Day will take place on April 16, with a nationwide celebration uniting public radio music stations, fans and performers to spread the word about the role public radio plays in the music world locally and nationally. A bipartisan More

BFA Announces the 2020 Leadership Awards Recipients

Broadcasters Foundation of America

The Broadcasters Foundation of America has announced the recipients of the 2020 Leadership Awards. The Leadership Awards are given annually in recognition of career contributions to the broadcast industry and the community at-large. The awards will be presented at the Broadcasters Foundation Annual Breakfast More

Entercom to Air Mets Broadcasts on Univision's WQBU/NY

WCBS-AM and WQBU-FM

Entercom has reached a multi-year content sharing agreement with Univision's WQBU-FM (Que Buena 92.7)/New York. As part of the deal, WCBS-AM (880), the flagship station and radio broadcast rightsholder of the New York Mets, will produce all of the 162 regular season and post-season games to be aired in More

WBZ/Boston, Special Olympics Massachusetts Ink Partnership

WBZ-FM

Beasley Media Group's WBZ-FM (98.5 the Sports Hub)/Boston has entered into a multi-year partnership with the Special Olympics Massachusetts. The collaboration between the station and the non-profit organization will be instrumental in helping to raise funds, recruit volunteers and More

Motor Racing Network Kicks Off 50th Anniversary Season

Motor Racing Network

Motor Racing Network will "throw the Green Flag" on its 50th season of NASCAR coverage with almost 30 hours of programming originating from the "World Center of Racing," Daytona International Speedway from February 8-16. Commonly known as Daytona Speedweeks, its announcers and More

iHeartMedia Expands its Spanish-Language Podcast Offerings

iHeartMedia Podcast Network

iHeartMedia has announced new efforts aimed at expanding the iHeartPodcast Network with more Spanish-language and Hispanic-focused offerings. The network will roll out a slate of podcasts hosted and co-produced by Enrique Santos, an air personality and Chairman/Chief Creative Officer More

Brian Roberts PD for KEHK and KSCR-AM & FM/Eugene OR

Brian Roberts

Cumulus has appointed veteran radio programmer Brian Roberts as Program Director for Hot AC KEHK-FM (Star 102.3) in Eugene, OR. He will also serve as Program Director for Cumulus Eugene's Lite AC station, KSCR-AM/FM. Roberts was most recently Program Director and Morning On-Air Host for Cumulus AC station More

KGO and KSFO/San Francisco to Debut New Morning Shows

Nikki Medoro

Cumulus Media has announced that its San Francisco Talk stations KGO and KSFO will each debut new morning shows on Monday, March 2. Syndicated "The Armstrong & Getty Show" will move from KGO (810 AM) to KSFO (560 AM) and will be heard weekdays from 6-9am. Concurrently, KGO welcomes "The Morning Show with More

105.1 The Buzz/Portland Reveals New Programming Lineup

Liz Luda and Mike Vezzola

Entercom reveals a new weekday programming lineup for KRSK-FM (105.1 The Buzz)/Portland, effective February 25. The station welcomes "Liz Luda and Mike Vezzola" as morning co-hosts, weekday mornings from 5-9am. The Hot AC outlet also adds Jamie Tanchyk as Assistant Program Director More

iHeartMedia Rolls Out New iHeartPodcast AdSuite

iHeartMedia has unveiled the iHeartPodcast AdSuite designed to help marketers drive results, at Podfront LA 2020. "As the podcast industry continues to evolve and capture massive consumer attention, advertisers and brands are looking for tools and products to capture and measure the impact. They are More

Entercom's ''105.3 The Fan'' Inks Partnership with FC Dallas

FC Dallas

Entercom and FC Dallas have teamed to produce soccer programming for the 2020 season. As part of the agreement, KRLD-FM (105.3 The Fan)/Dallas will host the "The Luchi Gonzalez Show," on Thursdays at 1:30pm CT during the 2020 MLS regular season, which will offer insight from the FC Dallas head coach. KRLD More

WTOP first U.S. Station to Receive World Radio Day Award

WTOP-FM

WTOP/Washington DC was honored this week as the first U.S. station to receive the World Radio Day Award on behalf of The American Academy of Radio in celebration of World Radio Day (February 13). The award was presented Tuesday to Senior Vice President and General Manager Joel More

Robert Greenblatt to Keynote NAB Show Executive Summit

The 2020 NAB Show Executive Leadership Summit (ELS) will feature a keynote conversation with WarnerMedia Entertainment Chairman Robert Greenblatt on Sunday, April 19 at the Encore at Wynn Las Vegas. In a Q-and-A with Variety Business Editor Cynthia Littleton, Greenblatt will discuss opportunities for More

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G105/Raleigh has added Danny Meyers to "The Showgram" as a new on-air host, effective immediately. Meyers will join Erica, Ben and Ashleyh weekday More

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