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KYLD Veteran Morning Host JV Found Dead

The body of KYLD-FM (Wild 94.9) morning host Jeffrey Vandergrift (aka JV) was discovered at Pier 39 in San Francisco on Wednesday reports KTVU (FOX 2). He was 55. He had shared with his audience his personal health struggles dating back to 2021 and was eventually diagnosed with Lyme disease. JV was last seen on February 23 at his home in San Francisco, prompting a region-wide More

WMVP (ESPN 1000)/Chicago Celebrates 25th Anniversary

WMVP/Chicago

Good Karma Brands and WMVP (ESPN 1000)/Chicago are celebrating 25 years of ESPN 1000 with some of the biggest names in the station's history, as well as the entire ESPN 1000 team. The live broadcast will take place on Friday, March 24 from noon to 6pm at the House of Blues in downtown More

Baltimore Baseball Tonight Returns to WJZ (105.7 The Fan)

Baltimore Baseball Tonight

Audacy has announced the return of "Baltimore Baseball Tonight," the pre-game show focused on Baltimore's professional baseball team, on WJZ-FM (105.7 The Fan). The program will launch the new season to coincide with Baltimore's Opening Day on March 30. New to the "Baltimore Baseball More

Arcadia24 MaxxCasting Deployed at Bonneville San Francisco

GEO Broadcasting Solutions and Burk Technology

GeoBroadcast Solutions has integrated Burk Technology's Arcadia24 monitoring into its recent MaxxCasting installation at three Bonneville stations in San Francisco. The Arcadia24's secure web-based remote control accessibility allows the station engineers, managers and the More

Benztown Debuts New Mix Show ''Hot Mix: Y2K To Today''

Hot Mix

Benztown's ''Hot Mix'' has launched a new mix show for radio, "Hot Mix: Y2K To Today." Designed to supplement the Hot Mix Mainstream (CHR) and Hot Mix Crossover (Rhythmic) shows, "Hot Mix: Y2K To Today" is programmed for those who love music from the 2000's to today's top tracks. It More

Samsung Galaxy Launchpad Powered by iHeartRadio Launched

iHeartMedia

iHeartMedia and Samsung Galaxy have announced "Samsung Galaxy Launchpad Powered by iHeartRadio," a program designed to develop and support emerging artists and generate mass awareness and exposure to support the growth of their music careers. Beginning Monday, March 27 at the 2023 "iHeartRadio Music Awards" More

Audacy Adds Justin Shackil to Yankees Baseball Coverage

Justin Shackil

Audacy adds Justin Shackil to WFAN-FM & AM/New York's flagship broadcast coverage of New York Yankees baseball, beginning with the upcoming 2023 season. He'll serve as the station's primary postgame show host for the Yankees Radio Network, and fill in for legendary play-by-play voice John Sterling for More

ACM Announces Nominees for ACM Radio Awards Categories

Academy of Country Music

The Academy of Country Music has announced the ACM Radio Awards nominees for the 58th Academy of Country Music Awards, including double nominations for Elaina Smith, KILT-FM in Houston, KUZZ-FM in Bakersfield, KXKT-FM in Omaha, WBYT-FM in South Bend IN, WMIL-FM in Milwaukee, WQDR-FM More

Educational Media Foundation Announces CEO Transition

Todd Woods

Educational Media Foundation's (EMF) Board of Directors announced that CEO Bill Reeves will depart EMF and Todd Woods was elected CEO by the board of directors. Since joining EMF, Woods has served as Chief Legal Officer, Corporate Secretary, Head of External Affairs and Chair of the Strategic Planning More

Study: AM/FM Radio Leads Listening Time Outside the Car

Edison Research

Even outside car, twice the amount of listening time in the U.S. is spent with AM/FM radio compared to streaming audio, according to Edison Research. The graphic below compares two in-car audio sources: AM/FM radio (including station streams) and streaming. When comparing the time spent listening between More

SPJ Asks Congress to Reintroduce Journalist Protection Act

The Society of Professional Journalists

The Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) sent a letter to members of Congress Wednesday requesting reintroduction of the Journalist Protection Act and increased support in passing it this congressional term. The act was introduced five years ago by Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Sen. Bob Menendez and Rep. More

Former BFoA President Thompson to Be Honored Posthumously

Well-respected radio and TV broadcast industry executive and long-time President of the Broadcasters Foundation of America Jim Thompson will be honored posthumously with the Chairman's Award at the Broadcasters Foundation Breakfast on Wednesday, April 19 in Las Vegas. The Chairman's Award is bestowed on an More

Audacy Unveils New Programming Lineup for Channel Q

Channel Q

Audacy has announced a new programming lineup for Channel Q, an Audacy Original Station and a destination for music, news and entertainment by and for the LGBTQ+ community. For the first time, Channel Q will be live for East Coast mornings, bringing its unique brand of programming to an even wider audience, More

Radio Workflow Unveils AI-Powered Tool ''Voice My Ad''

Radio Workflow

Radio Workflow has announced the launch and success of its new AI-powered voiceover tool, Voice My Ad. In its first month, Voice My Ad has already surpassed one million words voiced, demonstrating its rapid adoption and the demand for the voice technology in the radio industry. Voice My Ad leverages More

Second Coleman Insights Webinar to Cover Podcasting

Coleman Insights

Media research firm Coleman Insights will feature its next "Ask Me Anything" webinar on Wednesday, March 29 from 2-2:15pm ET, with the focus on questions related to podcasting. The discussion is hosted by Coleman Insights consultants Jay Nachlis and Meghan Campbell and moderated by More

Podcastone Announces ''When Reality Hits'' Podcast

''When Reality Hits''

PodcastOne releases a new podcast from Bravolebrities, Jax Taylor and Brittany Cartwright. "When Reality Hits with Jax Taylor and Brittany Cartwright" is set to debut March 28. From married couple Jax and Brittany, the program will take listeners behind the scenes and show what happened when the cameras More

Westwood One Presents Audio Coverage of March Madness

March Madness

Westwood One, the official network radio partner of the NCAA, will broadcast live coverage of the Men's Sweet Sixteen on Thursday, March 23 and Friday, March 24 beginning at 6pm ET each night. Westwood One will also air live coverage of the Men's Elite Eight on Saturday, March 25 and More

Salem Media Group Announces Podcast with Meredith Chen

Meredith Chen

Salem Media Group launches the podcast "Senior Fitness with Meredith" on Salem-owned SeniorResource.com. Host Meredith Chen is an AFAA-certified personal and group fitness trainer with over 15 years of experience. Each week, the program examines a wide range of topics including physical and mental wellness, More

Rep. Gottheimer Seeks to Preserve AM Radio in Vehicles

U.S. Congress

Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) unveiled the steps Tuesday he's taking to ensure all vehicles continue to have AM radio, including writing letters to all major electric vehicle manufacturers "urging them to reconsider their decision to discontinue AM radio in their cars and trucks and to include the public More

Beasley Launches ''107.7 The Bounce'' in Fayetteville

WUKS ''107.7 The Bounce'' Fayetteville

Beasley Media officially unveils "107.7 The Bounce" on WUKS-FM in Fayetteville, NC. The new Throwback Hip Hop and R&B format was unveiled at 12:01am on Monday, March 20 with artists such as Notorious BIG, Aaliyah, Ice Cube, Usher, Outkast, Eminem and more. The station previously More

TuneIn Continues EV Integration with Fisker Partnership

TuneIn

TuneIn announces a new partnership deal with Fisker, a creator of sustainable electric vehicles and advanced mobility solutions, to provide streaming audio content to all who purchase their electric vehicles. A challenge for many EVs is the radio interference that their powerful More

Sundays with Sinatra Hosted by Joe Piscopo Launches

Joe Piscopo

Red Apple Audio Networks launches "Sundays with Sinatra" hosted by Joe Piscopo into syndication. Piscopo is the famed comedian from SNL with a well-known love and affection for the Chairman of the Board and his music. The two-hour show is devoted exclusively to Sinatra's hits and airs on WABC in New York More

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Changes & Moves

Leah Henry

Urban One Columbus hires Leah Henry as the new midday personality for WCKX and WHTD (Power 107.5 and 106.3) from 10am-3pm, effective March 20. She is More

KYLD Veteran Morning Host JV Found Dead

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