The NAB has decided to cancel this year's in-person NAB Show, calling the move a 'difficult decision.' The show was to take place in Las Vegas next month but is going virtual again with concerns about the coronavirus pandemic leading to key exhibitors pulling out of the live event. The show was slated for October 9-13 at the Las Vegas Convention More

Nielsen Report: Podcast Listening Goes Mainstream

Nielsen

Nielsen's Podcasting Today Report is out offering insights regarding listening trends while examining the correlation between podcast tune-in and category ad spend. It focuses on the listening habits of podcast audiences, as well as listenership trends, brand awareness, More

iHeartMedia/Charlotte & Raleigh Names Chris Crowley PD

Chris Crowley

iHeartMedia Charlotte and Raleigh appoints 20-year veteran programmer Chris Crowley as Program Director for Classic Rock WRFX-FM (99.7 The Fox) and Alternative WEND-FM (106.5 The End) in Charlotte, as well as Classic Rock WRDU and Alternative W237BZ (ALT 95.3) in Raleigh, effective October 1. He most More

Audacy and Cumulus Announce Content Distribution Partnership

Audacy and Cumulus Media have announced a content distribution partnership that brings Cumulus's 413 radio stations and portfolio of podcasts to the Audacy digital platform. "We're delighted with this opportunity to expand listeners' ability to discover and connect with our stations and More

iHeartMedia Albany Area President Kristen Delaney to Retire

Kristen Delaney

iHeartMedia has announced the upcoming retirement of media veteran Kristen Delaney, Area President for iHeartMedia Albany. As Area President for over a decade, Delaney has contributed to the success of the Albany Area stations, overseeing the Albany, Poughkeepsie and Sussex, New Jersey markets. Her last day More

iHeartMedia/Panama City FL Debuts ''Christmas 94.5''

WFLF-FM

iHeartMedia Panama City, FL, flips News/Talk WFLF-FM to the new "Christmas 94.5," as "The Gulf Coast's Christmas Station," effective immediately. Yes, Santa has taken over 94.5 WFLF, and he's playing Christmas classics. The station will play cheerful holiday music from the last More

iHeartMedia Tulsa Debut of the ''New Patriot 1300 AM''

KAKC-AM

iHeartMedia flips KAKC-AM (1300 The Buzz)/Tulsa from Sports to the "New Patriot 1300 AM Real Talk," effective immediately. The new station will air conservative News/Talk with content from hosts including Glenn Beck, Clay Travis and Buck Sexton, Lee Mathews and Charlie Kirk. "We are really excited to More

710 ESPN and Seattle Mariners Announce Multi-Year Contract

Seattle Mariners Senior Vice President of Marketing & Communications Kevin Martinez announced today that the Mariners and Bonneville Seattle Media Group have agreed upon a multi-year extension to keep 710 ESPN Seattle as the Flagship Radio Station for Mariners baseball. "We are thrilled to extend our More

Green Roll Media Announces SuperBook Sports Podcast Deal

Green Roll Media

Green Roll Media and SuperBook Sports have have partnered to create multiple podcasts for Green Roll Media's sports betting podcast network. Green Roll Media, founded by veteran sports radio programming exec Jeremiah Crowe, will produce "SuperBook Sports Podcast" and "Betting With The Barbers" podcasts each More

Lemonada Media Launches ''New Day'' Podcast

New Day

Lemonada Media announces the arrival of "New Day," a weekly podcast with a simple goal -- helping you find a bit more joy every day. Hosted by author, therapist and grief expert Claire Bidwell Smith, "New Day" is meant to help listeners find energy, redefine balance and make time for hobbies again. Bidwell More

Virtual News Center Adds WLNO in New Orleans

Virtual News Center

Virtual News Center added WLNO to its list of affiliates. The station serves New Orleans and is licensed to Eternity Media Group. VNC will provide local newscasts for the station anchored by Karen Johnson. "We are happy to have Virtual News Center as part of our team at WLNO in New Orleans. They do a More

''Most Requested Live with Romeo'' Expands in Canada

Most Requested Live

Superadio Networks, Premiere Networks and Canada's content syndication group Orybt Media have announced the addition of nine new Virgin Radio Canada stations to the "Most Requested Live with Romeo" affiliate lineup. CFMG-FM/Edmonton AB, CJCH-FM/Halifax NS, CHSU-FM/Kelowna BC, CFCA-FM/Kit-Cam-Wat ON, More

Rod Lakin Named Brand Manager SportsRadio 94WIP/Philadelphia

Rod Lakin

Audacy welcomes Rod Lakin as Brand Manager of SportsRadio 94WIP (WIP-FM) in Philadelphia, effective October 4. In this role, Lakin will oversee content strategy, talent, operations and branding for the station. "I'm pleased to welcome Rod Lakin to the WIP team and begin the next chapter for our iconic More

Heaven 106.7 Brings 100,000 Watts of Gospel to New Orleans

Cumulus announces the launch of Heaven 106.7 FM/KKND, New Orleans' Inspiration Station, a new Gospel radio station licensed to Port Sulphur, LA, and serving the New Orleans metropolitan area through a powerful 100,000-watt signal. The station was formerly Hot AC station 106.7 The Krewe. The new station More

WLS-AM Names Bret Gogoel EP of ''The John Howell Show''

Bret Gogoel

Cumulus Media appoints Bret Gogoel as Executive Producer of "The John Howell Show" on News/Talk WLS-AM/Chicago, weekdays from 4-7pm. He steps up to fill the role vacated by Mallory Vor Broker, who is now on-air reporter for WLS-AM, covering Chicago City Hall and the political beat following the retirement of More

CPB Funds $1.3M Expansion of Public Radio Music Format

Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB)

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) has announced grants totaling $1.3 million for three public radio stations to implement the Urban Alternative format. The grants to Radio Milwaukee, WJSU/Jackson MS and Minnesota Public Radio will support transitions to locally customized More

ABC Audio Ups Derricke Dennis to Staff Correspondent

Derricke Dennis

ABC Audio has promoted Derricke Dennis to staff correspondent. Dennis first joined the ABC newsroom in the fall of 2019 working overnight shifts. It didn't take long until he become a fixture on ABC News Radio, working a full schedule for the last two years as a freelancer, and anchoring our flagship I-NET More

Tom Griswold is Back After Successful Heart Surgery

Tom Griswold

Tom Griswold, host of Westwood One's "The Bob & Tom Show," is back and better than ever. He returned to his syndicated morning show on Tuesday, following successful heart valve replacement surgery in mid-August and recovery at home in Indianapolis. The comedic ringmaster of "The Bob & Tom Show"'s More

GBS MaxxCasting Improves EMF's WAWE Chicago Coverage

Educational Media Foundation's WAWE-FM (94.3), serving the greater Chicago area out of Oakbrook Terrace, IL, has significantly improved its signal reach after deploying GeoBroadcast Solutions' MaxxCasting system. The system has improved the reach into the lower west side of Chicago in an area quite More

KOA, KHOW/Denver Announces Program Lineup Changes

iHeartMedia

iHeartMedia Denver has announced programming changes to News/Talk and Sports KOA (850 AM & 94.1 FM) and Talk KHOW-AM (630), effective September 20. KOA will welcome "The Ross Kaminsky Show" weekdays from 9am-12pm and "The KOA Sports Zoo" weekdays from 3-6pm. Kaminsky joined KOA in 2011 as a weekend and More

Cobra Kai Stars Launch My Cultura Podcast ''Lone Lobos''

Lone Lobos

On the heels of the season 5 renewal announcement of Netflix's Emmy-nominated "Cobra Kai," series stars Xolo Mariduena and Jacob Bertrand have joined iHeartMedia's new My Cultura podcast network, which is dedicated to elevating Latinx voices and creators. Under the new network, Mariduena and Bertrand will More

BFA Raises Over $200K at 2021 Celebrity Golf Tournament

Broadcasters Foundation of America

The Broadcasters Foundation of America (BFA) raised over $200,000 to help broadcasters in need during Monday's 2021 Celebrity Golf Tournament at the Sleepy Hollow Country Club in Briarcliff Manor, NY. More than 150 broadcasters and celebrities turned out to help support broadcasters who have experienced More