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    March 28th, 2024, 06:10 PM
    From Radio Insight: American General Media Rhythmic CHR “95.7 The Beat” KPAT Orcutt/Santa Maria CA will introduce YEA Networks’ “Tino Cochino Radio” in mornings on Monday, April 1 following the recent exits of Sandy Danger and Loui Ceron. PD/afternoon host Jessica Chavez said, “The Central Coast’s was in need of a fun, new, dynamic morning team and The Tino Cochino crew is exactly the team to fill that void! Their long standing reputation of being clever, whitty, and full of energy plus the chemistry between the show members proves this is going to be an incredible move for 95.7 The Beat! We can’t wait to welcome them to the 805!!” Cochino added, “This is such a full circle moment! Santa Maria was a core market for me when I was pursuing my music career way back when! From sold out clubs to full rotation , 95.7 The Beat has always been a supporter. It means the world to have the opportunity to work with AGM California Regional Manager Rich Watson and KPAT/ KBOX PD Jessica Chavez. The team is ready to wake up this awesome city and talk to the 805 every single morning!” Tino Cochino Radio is available for all dayparts via barter by reaching out to Scott@yeanetworks.com or Mikey@tinocochinoradio.com. Danger and Ceron hosted “The Central Coast Morning Lift Off” until being let go last week. Danger also hosted afternoons at sister Regional Mexican “La Ley 100.3” KRQK Lompoc. Ceron joined the station in 2019 after previously working at iHeartMedia’s “Jam’n 95.7” KSSX San Diego. more
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    March 28th, 2024, 04:23 PM
    From Radio Insight: John Garabedian’s RCRQ Inc. closed on its $575,010 purchase of 740 WJIB/101.3 W267CE Cambridge/Boston and relaunched the station. With a refreshed logo and minor positioning shift from “The Memories Stations” to “The Memories Channel”, WJIB continues to feature its broad Soft Oldies format as it did under previous owner Bob Bittner. Garabedian is voicing promos for the station introducing new features including a request and dedication phone line. He also announced that the station will remain commercial-free, but he will not start a new fund-raiser for WJIB until 2025. He has also begun streaming the station online at WJIB.com. A similarly programmed “Bob’s Memory Station” programmed by engineer Bob Perry continues on the three Maine AMs held by former owner Bob Bittner’s estate and Gary Hanna’s 102.3 WGTX-HD3 Truro MA. The 2pm hour of Garabedian’s WJIB featured: England Dan & John Ford Coley – I’d Really Love To See You Tonight Anita Bryant – Paper Roses Gordon Lightfoot – Beautiful Marvin Gaye – Ain’t That Peculiar Santo & Johnny – Sleepwalk Charlie Rich – Behind Closed Doors Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass – Tijuana Taxi Eric Clapton – Layla B.J. Thomas – I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry Frankie Avalon – Venus Lovin’ Spoonful – Darling Be Home Soon Billy Joel – Tell Her About It Frank Sinatra – It Was A Very Good Year Player – Baby Come Back Mar-Keys – Last Night Judy Collins – Send In The Clowns Arthur Godfrey – Too Fat Polka The Emotions – Best of My Love Marshall Tucker Band – Heard It In A Love Song more
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    March 28th, 2024, 04:23 PM
    From Radio Insight: Nielsen begins its releases of the February 2024 diary surveys today. Today’s markets include Albany/Schenectady/Troy, Allentown/Bethlehem, Dayton, Fresno, Grand Rapids and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. Markets coming next week are: On Monday, April 1: Monthly ratings for Bakersfield, Honolulu, Knoxville, Omaha/Council Bluffs, and Tulsa. On Tuesday, April 2: Monthly ratings for Albuquerque, El Paso, Harrisburg/Lebanon/Carlisle, and Metro Fairfield County. On Wednesday, April 3: Monthly ratings for Akron, Charleston SC, Monterey/Salinas/Santa Cruz, and Syracuse. On Thursday, April 4: Monthly ratings for Columbia SC, Greenville/New Bern/Jacksonville NC, Little Rock, Springfield MA, and Toledo. On Friday, April 5: Monthly ratings for Colorado Springs, Des Moines, Mobile, Spokane and Wichita. more
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    March 28th, 2024, 04:23 PM
    From Radio Insight: The portion of Americans who listen to any kind of online audio, and the portion who listen to podcasts, have both reached new record highs, according to The Infinite Dial? an annual survey from Edison Research with support from Audacy, Cumulus Media, and SiriusXM Media. For the last 26 years, Edison Research?s Infinite Dial? has tracked key consumer media and technology usage among the U.S. population. Earlier today, Edison Research Vice President Megan Lazovick presented the latest benchmark data on weekly and monthly podcast consumption, as well as insights into the evolving landscape of online audio listening, AM/FM radio engagement, smart speaker utilization, social media usage, and other digital media behaviors, at the Podcast Movement Evolutions conference in Los Angeles. Some of the key findings include: Podcast listening reach is up overall: ? 47% of the U.S. 12+ population has listened to a podcast in the last month, up 12% year over year; 34% of the U.S. 12+ population has listened to a podcast in the last week, up 10% year over year. Despite changes in how downloads are being delivered and counted, listening levels are up markedly. Growth in podcast reach is driven by large increases among the number of female listeners: ? 45% of women in the U.S. age 12+ have listened to a podcast in the last month, up from 39% in 2023, an increase of 15%; 32% of women in the U.S. age 12+ have listened to a podcast in the last week, up from 27% in 2023, an increase of 19% ? Weekly and monthly podcast listening among men are up 3% and 4%, respectively ? Increases in the number of monthly and weekly podcast listeners are seen across all age groups Online audio listening hits the highest mark ever: ? 76% of those in the U.S. age 12+ have listened to online audio in the last month, an estimated 218 million people ? 90% of those age 12-34 and 85% of those age 35-54 have listened to online audio in the last monthSmart speaker ownership appears to have plateaued, but the number of smart speakers per owner continues to rise: ? 34% of the population age 12+ report owning a smart speaker, down from 36% in 2023 ? Nearly half of smart speaker owners (43%) own three or more of the devices Twitter/X usage sees a sharp decline after Elon Musk acquisition: ? 19% of those age 12+ are currently ever using X (formerly known as Twitter), a 30% drop from the findings in the 2023 Infinite Dial study Lazovick said, “The Infinite Dial was created for those looking to understand emerging technologies and the infinite options available to consumers. If you have tuned into the webinar or used the findings at any point in the past, then you are a part of that legacy of curious people helping to keep it going. We hope you are as excited as we are to have access to this rigorous research, free and available to all.” Other findings include: ? 70% of those age 18+ who have driven or ridden in a car in the last month currently ever listen to radio as an audio source in their primary car; 55% listen to online audio and 32% listen to podcasts ? 60% of those age 12+ have a traditional AM/FM radio set in their home ? 32% of those age 18+ who have driven or ridden in a car in the last month have either an Android Auto or Apple CarPlay system in the vehicle ? 72% of those age 12+ own a smart TV Click here to view or download The Infinite Dial 2024 About The Infinite Dial The Infinite Dial is America?s longest-running survey of digital media consumer behavior, tracked annually since 1998. The study provides important benchmark measures around usage and behavior around streaming audio, podcasting, radio, smart audio, social media, and more. Annual results and trending data from The Infinite Dial are relied upon by its audience of content producers, media companies, agencies, and the financial community. How the study was conducted In January 2024, Edison Research conducted a national survey of 1,086 individuals age 12 and older. The survey was conducted in both English and Spanish using random digit dialing techniques (cell phone and landline) and an online probability panel to increase coverage of 12?17-year-olds. The data was weighted to national 12+ U.S. population figures. more
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    March 28th, 2024, 02:30 PM
    From Radio Online: The big story in broadcast radio and all of media is the impact of Artificial Intelligence. In the past year, much has been said and written about how radio broadcasters -- from management to talent -- feel about this burgeoning technology. But now thanks to the early-released feedback from more More...
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    March 28th, 2024, 02:30 PM
    From Radio Online: The portion of Americans who listen to any kind of online audio, and the portion who listen to podcasts, have both reached new record highs, according to The Infinite Dial an annual survey from Edison Research with support from Audacy, Cumulus Media and SiriusXM Media. On More...
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    March 28th, 2024, 01:50 PM
    From Radio Insight: After placing the station in a divestiture trust on March 15, Audacy has found a buyer for AC “Magic 106.3” WSPA-FM Simpsonville/Greenville SC. Norsan Media will acquire WSPA-FM for $700,000 and begin operating it via a Time Brokerage Agreement on Monday, April 1. The sale was required as part of Audacy’s bankruptcy restructuring due to changes in the amount of stations in the Greenville/Spartanburg market requiring Audacy to divest one of its stations. Norsan already owns Regional Mexican “La Raza 105.7” 910 WOLI/105.7 W289BS Spartanburg. Audacy moved the AC format to 106.3 from 98.9 Spartanburg one year ago today with Conservative Talk WYRD-FM moving in the opposite direction. The move downgraded “Magic” to the 25kW/100m. The station currently ranks tenth in the Greenville/Spartanburg market with a 3.3 share in the February 2024 Nielsen Audio ratings. more
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    March 28th, 2024, 11:56 AM
    From Radio Online: The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation (AWMF) has announced winners of the 49th Annual Gracie Awards. The Gracies celebrate outstanding achievements in media dedicated to women, by women, and about women across diverse platforms in news and entertainment. This year's winners will More...
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    March 28th, 2024, 11:56 AM
    From Radio Online: iHeartMedia/Washington, DC inks an extension to its partnership agreement with D.C. United to deliver local radio broadcast for all of the club's 2024 Major League Soccer regular season matches, effective through the end of the 2024 season. As part of the agreement, all of the team's 2024 Major League Soccer More...
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    March 28th, 2024, 11:56 AM
    From Radio Online: Veteran air talent and television host Matt Pinfield is joining KCSN-FM (88.5 FM The SoCal Sound) in Los Angeles as AAA outlet's new afternoon host from 2-6pm. The music personality fills the spot left open by Andy Chanley, who announced earlier this month that he was leaving the station to become Music More...
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    March 28th, 2024, 11:56 AM
    From Radio Insight: Following Julie Slater’s promotion to Music Director, Cal State University Northridge and Saddleback University AAA ?88.5 The SoCal Sound? KCSN Northridge/KSBR Mission Viejo CA has filled the other part of Andy Chanley’s former roles as Matt Pinfield joins the station as afternoon host from 2-6pm. Pinfield, best known for his time as host of “120 Minutes” at MTV from 1995-1999 and 2011-2013, began his career in radio at “FM 106.3” WHTG-FM Eatontown NJ from 1984-94 and would later spend time at “92.3 K-Rock” WXRK and 101.9 WRXP New York, multiple SiriusXM channels, and mornings at 104.5 KFOG San Francisco. He currently hosts a Sunday night new music show on Meruelo Media’s 95.5 KLOS Los Angeles and Westwood One’s “Flashback“. GM Patrick Obsurn stated, ?When we unexpectedly had the afternoon drive slot open up, we were so happy to have someone of Matt Pinfield?s stature available*to step in. We believe that someone with Matt?s level of notoriety*in the industry will help us continue to grow and foster the national recognition we have enjoyed the last few years. With the addition of Matt to our roster, The SoCal Sound truly has a deep bench of talented DJs.” Pinfield added, ?I immediately bonded with Program Director ?Mookie? Kaczor and Pat (Osburn) over their passion for radio and music discovery. My history with the on-air staff goes back a long way. Nic Harcourt and I have been friends since the ?90s, when he was at WDST in Woodstock and I was in Asbury Park at WHTG. We were both music and program directors on the air when there were only 14 commercial alternative radio stations in the US. Julie Slater and I also worked together at WXRK in New York City.*I know I am among friends and look forward to this opportunity to share my undying love for radio, and new music with the 88.5 community.? Pinfield takes the afternoon drive slot that was held by Andy Chanley until his move to WXRT Chicago last month. more
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    March 28th, 2024, 11:56 AM
    From Radio Online: Compass Media Networks promotes three-long-standing executives, Robert Blum, Tyler Brewer and Chris Kleiber, who will collectively oversee the content creation, production and distribution of the company's play-by-play sports platform. The appointments are effective immediately. "For over 16 years, More...
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    March 28th, 2024, 11:10 AM
    From Radio Insight: Townsquare Media has launched Hot AC “Zoey 103.9” WPBZ-FM Rensselaer/Albany NY. The new brand launched at 10:00 this morning replacing Soft AC “103.9 The Breeze“. Positioning as “Albany’s Ultimate Playlist”, the new format launched with 10,000 songs commercial-free. The imaging is more reminiscent of a Variety Hits station with the company describing the new brand as “You wanted a fresh perspective on your airwaves, You wanted all your favorite hits from today and your favorite throwbacks and songs from yesterday. Zoey is here to do it all!” Townsquare adds, “You are going to love spending time and becoming friends with Zoey. She is quirky, fun, loves the 518, and plays all your favorite artists you love like Taylor Swit. The Weeknd. Harry Styles, Beyonce. Maroon 5. Shawn Mendes. Dua Lipa. Bruno Mars, and so many more. Albany?s newest radio station, Zoey 103.9 is playing them all!” The first hour of Zoey featured: Justin Timberlake – Selfish Jax – Victoria’s Secret OneRepublic – Counting Stars Rema & Selena Gomez – Calm Down Backstreet Boys – Everybody Taylor Swift – Is It Over Now Kings of Leon – Use Somebody Dua Lipa – Houdini Miguel – Sure Thing Beyonce – Texas Hold ‘Em Elton John & Britney Spears – Hold Me Closer Knox – Not The 1975 Kelly Clarkson – Stronger Teddy Swims – Lose Control Halsey – Without Me Pitbull ft. Christina Aguilera – Feel This Moment Selena Gomez – Love On The former Soft AC brand goes out with a 0.9 share in the January 2024 Nielsen Audio ratings with the new format going up against iHeartMedia’s market leading “99.5 The River” WRVE, which skews older and more ACish . more
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    March 28th, 2024, 10:11 AM
    From Radio Insight: Audacy Gold CHR “B96” WBBM-FM Chicago will (re)introduce Eddie Volkman and Joe “JoBo” Bohannon to the station on Monday, April 1 at 7:00am for a foolish celebration of their legacy. The duo hosted mornings together at the station from 1988 until 2008 outside of a seventh month stretch in 1994 where they were fired and then rehired. They then spent a brief time togteher in mornings at sister Classic Hits “K-Hits 104.3” WJMK. Volkman currently co-hosts afternoons with Hannah Brummer on Alpha Media’s three suburban Chicago “Star” branded Hot AC’s 102.3 WXLC Waukegan, 96.7 WSSR Joliet, and 105.5 WZSR Crystal Lake. Bohannon had been retired from radio. View this post on Instagram A post shared by B96Chicago (@b96chicago) more
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    March 28th, 2024, 07:50 AM
    From Radio Insight: Today, the Alliance for Women in Media Foundation (AWMF)?the nonprofit organization supporting women across all media segments?announced winners of the 49th Annual Gracie Awards. The Gracies celebrate outstanding achievements in media dedicated to women, by women, and about women across diverse platforms in news and entertainment. This year’s winners will be celebrated at AWMF’s annual gala on May 21 at the Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel in LA. Local and student award recipients will be honored at the Gracie Awards Luncheon on June 18 at Cipriani’s in NYC. This year’s content themes are centered on “Feminine Strength, both Large and Small,” highlighting impactful actions resonating on various scales, as exemplified in acclaimed productions like Yellowjackets, Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and We Can Do Hard Things. Among the distinguished winners are influential figures such as Michelle Obama, Glennon Doyle, Gayle King, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Nicole Kidman, Angela Yee, Rachel Brosnahan, Maria Shriver, The Kelly Clarkson Show, TODAY Show, and more. Inside the gala, powerful stories of triumph, civil rights activism, and cultural shifters are celebrated, embodying the spirit and courage of Gracie Allen, the namesake of these prestigious awards. The prestigious Grand Award will be presented to the Cancer Straight Talk Podcast From MSK. While all Gracie Awards celebrate excellence, the Grand Award signifies a distinct level of achievement, acknowledging the extraordinary talent, dedication, and production involved in creating these exceptional pieces. Becky Brooks, President of AWMF said, “As Women’s History Month draws to a close, we honor the remarkable women storytellers whose courage and resilience continue to inspire us. Their stories, strengths, and influence are actively shaping our present and future. The impact of women is undeniable, and we look forward to celebrating these powerful contributions and achievements at the upcoming Gracie Awards.” The Gracie Awards, executive produced by Vicangelo Bulluck, will feature an illustrious lineup of presenters and performers, attracting some of the industry’s most prominent figures in media news and entertainment. The event promises to be an evening of celebration, inspiration, and empowerment as the industry unites to honor the exceptional contributions of women in media. Sponsors of The Gracies include Hallmark Media, iHeart/Premiere, Katz Media Group, CNN, and NCTA: The Internet & Television Association. RADIO NATIONAL WINNERS Foreign Crisis Coverage ABC News RadioCrisis Coverage/Breaking News Allison Keyes (CBS News Weekend Roundup) CBS News RadioHost – Weekend News Angela Yee (Way Up with Angela Yee) iHeartMedia/Premiere NetworksHost – Midday Black, Autistic and Safe iHeartMediaNews Feature Elaina D. Smith (Nights with Elaina) Westwood OneHost – Night Ellen K (Ellen K Weekend Show) iHeartMediaHost – Weekend Jill on Money CBS News RadioTalk Show Katrina B (Nessa On Air) Superadio Network, LLCProducer – Entertainment Kristen Farrah (Radio Health Journal) American Urban Radio NetworksProducer – Talk Mayra Berenice (Mayra Berenice en Vivo) Entravision CommunicationsNon-English Individual Achievement Medha Gandhi (Elvis Duran in the Morning) iHeartMediaCo-host Michelle Franzen (ABC News Radio) ABC NEWSOutstanding News Anchor Mornings with Zerlina: 50 Years of Ms. Magazine & the Ms. Foundation SiriusXMFeature/Special Punkie Johnson with Emily Sumlin (She’s So Proud) SiriusXMInterview Feature Battle of Bamber Bridge NPRPublic Affairs Historic UAW Strike of 2023 NPRCrisis Coverage/Breaking News ‘I ain’t found it yet.’ No Line this Mother Won’t Cross to Save Addicted Daughter WBUR and NPRNews Feature Katia Riddle (All Things Considered/Morning Edition: Reproductive Rights Coverage) NPRReporter/Correspondent Nancy Farghalli (Marketplace) Marketplace – American Public MediaProducer Nora Young (Spark) Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)Host On the Ground in Iran (All Things Considered) NPRSeries One Couple’s Fight to Cure ALS (All Things Considered) NPRInterview Feature Sugar Land The Texas NewsroomInvestigative Feature The Road to Boito Snap Judgment & KQEDDocumentary RADIO LOCAL WINNERS Amanda Orlando (The WARM Morning Show with Amanda Orlando) CUMULUS MEDIA BROADCASTINGHost Morning Drive – Medium Market Rita Cosby with Andrew Cuomo (The Rita Cosby Show) 77 WABC RadioInterview Feature Ang?lica Vale (La Vale Show con Ang?lica Vale) Cali 93.9 FM, Meruelo MediaNon-English Individual Achievement Audrey Rose (Audrey Rose Show, 104.1 KRBE) CUMULUS MEDIA BROADCASTINGHost Non-Morning Drive (Music DJ/Personality) Major Market Christina Musson (KMJ’s Broeske & Musson) Cumulus RadioCo-host (Talk/Personality) Small/Medium Market Cindy Adams (The Cindy Adams Show) 77 WABC RadioHost Non-Morning Drive Weekend (Talk/Personality) Large/Major Market Cody Robinson (Pat, Tom, & Cody on KNCI) Bonneville InternationalCo-host (Talk/Personality) Large/Major Market Erica DeLong (The Erica Show WDCG G105) iHeartMediaHost Non-Morning Drive* (Talk/Personality) Small/Medium Market Facing Fentanyl KIRO NewsradioHard News Feature Good*Guoyue in Taipei Taipei Broadcasting StationNon-English Program Holly O’Connor (Miguel & Holly Show) iHeartMediaCo-host (Music DJ/ Personality) Medium Market Jason & Alexis in the Morning Hubbard Broadcasting/myTalk 107.1Talk Show Kat (Andy and Kat Majic 95.1) Sarkes Tarzian Inc.Co-host (Music DJ/ Personality) Small Market Kat Walters (The Working Stiff Show with Kat Walters) Saga BroadcastingHost Non-Morning Drive (Music DJ/Personality) Small Market KeKe Hampton (The Fred Show 103.5 KISS FM) iHeartMedia ChicagoCo-host (Music DJ/Personality) Large/Major Market Krista*Hatcher Uelmen (Middays Krista Hatcher) Mid-West Family BroadcastingHost Non-Morning Drive (Music DJ/Personality) Medium Market Lisa Dent WGN RadioHost Non-Morning Drive (Talk/Personality) Large/Major Market Lisa Tschernkowitsch (Newsline with Brigitte Quinn) WCBS 880 News Audacy New YorkProducer Michelle Heart (Michelle in the Morning) Townsquare MediaHost Morning Drive – Small Market Mourning for Maui Audacy/KCBS Radio San FranciscoCrisis Coverage/Breaking News Philadelphia Focus Beasley Broadcast Group PhiladelphiaPublic Affairs Sabrina Cupit (WSB 95.5) Cox Media GroupOutstanding News Anchor/Reporter/Correspondent “Spirit of the I.E.” KFRG 95.1 (Audacy Riverside)Public Affairs – Series Tarsha Jones (Jonesy in the Morning) WXBK-FM 94-7 the Block, New York CityHost Morning Drive- Major Market The Hub of Hope: Transforming Lives at Kent-Meridian High KIRO NewsradioSoft News Feature A Year Since Club Q Colorado Public RadioNews Feature Angie Perrin (What Vicki Lawrence Learned from Carol Burnettabout Acting) KCRWProducer Annie Fisher’s Beaten Biscuit Empire KCUR 89.3 and Gravy PodcastPortrait/Biography Chion Wolf (Audacious with Chion Wolf) Connecticut Public (WNPR)Host/Anchor Disrupted with Khalilah Brown-Dean Connecticut Public (WNPR)Talk Show Fractured WFAE 90.7 FM and PBS’ FrontlineSeries Kansas City’s First Pride Parade (A People’s History of Kansas City) KCUR 89.3Interview Feature Kassidy Arena KBIAReporter/Correspondent Ohio After Roe Ideastream Public MediaDocumentary Planes, Trains and Automobiles: Evading the Texas Abortion Ban Texas Public RadioFeature/Special Walker Grand Jury Ideastream Public MediaCrisis Coverage/Breaking News RADIO STUDENT WINNERS Very few disc golfers are women with Halle Jackson KBIAInterview Feature – Sports Ashley Blum (WRHU – A League of Our Own) WRHU FM Radio Hofstra UniversityProducer Changes are coming to Seattle Public Schools’ sex education courses KUOW’s RadioActive Youth MediaNews Feature Megan Steckler (A Community Affair) Rowan Radio 89.7 WGLS-FMHost/Personality Moving Forward with Durham’s Guaranteed Income (WUNC Youth Reporting Institute) North Carolina Public Radio WUNCPublic Affairs Naloxone Aids Harm Reduction Amid Opioid Epidemic KBIACrisis Coverage/Breaking News Sheetal Sheeth with Fatima Moien (WRHU) WRHU FM Radio Hofstra UniversityInterview Feature WRHU Broadway Broadcast WRHU FM Radio Hofstra UniversityTalk Show Complete list of award recipients and honorable mentions, please visit allwomeninmedia.org. more
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    March 27th, 2024, 06:50 PM
    From Radio Online: Veteran New England sports talent Tyler Murray joins WEEI/Boston's radio booth covering the Red Sox for games this season. The Worcester Red Sox broadcaster, who has also been heard for years calling college hockey games, football and basketball games on NESN is joing the Audacy Sports outlet ahead of More...
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    March 27th, 2024, 04:50 PM
    From Radio Online: High Plains Radio Network, a broadcaster operating in Texas, Arkansas and New Mexico, is seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. With its petition filed in the Northern District of Texas, the company disclosed debts and assets each ranging between $1 million and $10 million. The More...
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    March 27th, 2024, 04:10 PM
    From Radio Online: The Kansas House made a significant show of support for Kansas broadcasters and AM radio by passing House Concurrent Resolution 5026, with a 109-14 vote. The resolution endorses the Federal AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act. The measure, proposed in the 118th Congress, aims to enhance More...
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    March 27th, 2024, 03:20 PM
    From Radio Insight: Nielsen continues its release of the February 2024 diary surveys today. Today’s markets include monthly ratings for Monthly ratings for Birmingham, Buffalo/Niagara Falls, Fort Myers, Greenville/Spartanburg, Richmond, and Rochester, and Tucson. Other markets coming this week include: On Thursday, March 28: Monthly ratings for Albany/Schenectady/Troy, Allentown/Bethlehem, Dayton, Fresno, Grand Rapids and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. more
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    March 27th, 2024, 02:50 PM
    From Radio Online: vCreative has teamed up with Evvnt, the Events Commerce Platform, to introduce vTickets through a reseller agreement. This partnership unlocks new revenue streams for radio stations by enhancing ticketing and promotions opportunities via a suite of white-label ticketing, marketing, and More...
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    March 27th, 2024, 02:50 PM
    From Radio Online: Audacy Podcasts launches "Who Killed the Video Star? The Story of MTV," an eight-part original series exploring the cultural history, impact and phenomenon of MTV. The series is hosted by former MTV VJ and Esquire Editor-at-Large Dave Holmes. The program will launch with the first two episodes on Wednesday, More...
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    March 27th, 2024, 02:10 PM
    From Radio Insight: Binnie Media has announced a pair of executive promotions. Faith Francis rises to Chief Operating Officer for the company operating stations in Maine and New Hampshire. Francis most recently had served as Executive Vice President of Sales since January 2020 after previously holding other roles including Regional Sales Manager for the company and Station Manager for their Laconia NH stations. She has previously held roles in television and print and spent eight years running a Portland ME based advertising agency. Heath Cole rises from VP/Programming to EVP/Programming and Operations. Cole joined the company in 2019 as Captain of their Upper Valley NH stations, was promoted to General Manager in 2020 and VP/Programming later that year. He previously spent 22 years in programming, management, and sales including thirteen years as Director of Broadcasting for Dartmouth University, and stints as Nassau Broadcasting and Vox Radio Hanover NH/Lebanon VT. President/CEO Massimo Rosati stated, ?Both Faith and Heath have been crucial to our success in key areas of the business, and this will give them the ability to affect change on a broader scale. We have a profitable, vibrant business and great culture at Binnie Media, allowing people to have flexibility with accountability, and allow long term employees the opportunity to be promoted from within.? more
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    March 27th, 2024, 12:30 PM
    From Radio Insight: KFMW’s AI DJ ToriA year after the first AI-related product offerings ignited controversy at radio, it?s clear that AI has made its most real inroads at places other than behind the microphone, such as writing or voicing spec spots. The usages I?m most excited about are those that potentially free up PDs to deal more with on-air creativity. I?m also excited to hear Audacy?s recently announced AI-augmented custom stations as they roll out over the next few months. At Country Radio Seminar?s AI Interactive Town Hall in late February, the session?s panelists took to the audience to solicit positive examples of AI usage. Those included AI to create custom artwork, safe for use on station websites with no clearance issues, including the station that had created a ?Toby Keith ascending to Heaven? visual. A label person suggested that AI would make it easier for artists to contribute station promo and sweeper copy. One had used AI as the voice of a ?bad Santa? for holiday promos. The most prominent mention of AI for on-air personality came from Lakes Media?s Tom Birch, now a small-market station owner, but also an industry veteran known for his ratings service in the ?80s. Lakes? Soft AC WHLF South Boston, Va., did follow a live morning show with an AI-driven one last year. After six months of fine tuning, Birch said, there had been no loss of audience (based on streaming activity) or complaints.* Like KBFF (Live 95) Portland, Ore.?s AI companion to middayer Ashley Elzinga a year ago, Birch said that WHLF is making use of Futuri?s Audio AI (now rebranded from RadioGPT). So is NRG?s Active Rock KFMW (Rock 108) Waterloo, Iowa, which is currently moving its AI DJ Tori from overnights to weekend mornings. I took a First Listen to both. AC has always been at the center of the voice-tracking question. In its early days, one of the most heard arguments was “do you really need to pay somebody to stand in a room for four hours and say ‘more music, less talk”? Now, if an AC show is mostly service features, aren’t listeners already asking Siri and Alexa for those? Yet, AC has been one of the formats that has held up best against unhosted streaming choices, perhaps because breaks are a little less restrictive now. Even with liners, AC personality has always been said to hinge on vocal nuance, something harder to replicate with AI. I listened to WHLF?s ?Nicole? last week and again this morning, March 21 in the 7 a.m. hour. Not counting song tags, the voice was used for about six breaks an hour, mostly just to say hi and promote the “most music in the morning with Nicole,” but sometimes to crossplug all-’80s weekends or the Sunday “Yacht Rock” show, to give weather, or to tease that the news was next. There were also legal IDs and a “listen on your devices” promo that seemed to use an AI voice as well. The hour of WHLF I heard reminded me of Classic Hits WVEK Johnson City, Tenn. When I heard that station nearly two years ago, before Futuri?s RadioGPT announcement, that station?s morning show was using song-tags/backsells that had a definite Siri/Alexa feel. There were also a few similarly cadenced topical bits, something that Nicole wasn?t doing. WVEK now has PD Steve Mann doing mornings. KFMW?s ?Tori? was more ambitious?closer to the attention-getting RadioGPT demo of a year ago than any of the other on-air efforts that I?m aware of. Tori did backsells, crossplugs, and station promos for half-price gift cards. But she also gave factoids and back story about songs. Tori intro?ed the Beastie Boys? ?(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party)? with ?What?s up kids? I?m AI Tory. It?s time to party!? The latter was probably her most natural-sounding line in case you?re wondering what a sentient AI would actually want.* In general, Rock 108?s attitude toward its AI show was winking–very much in the spirit of ?bad Santa.? At various points, the character identifies herself as ?your favorite fake DJ? who is ?making Saturday mornings weird.? A jock sweeper goes as far as having the imaging voice say ?we?re not worried about AI taking our jobs anytime soon.? Now that Tori is doing weekend mornings, it’s likely that direction will continue, confirming my initial sense that one of the best on-air AI uses was to create something deliberately funny and outrageous. In the spirit of Siri and Alexa, I also like it better as a co-host or team member than anchor. Rather than actors in phony prank calls, would it be funnier and more challenging for the morning show to react to a ChatGPT character? (It wouldn?t surprise me to hear that AI is being used to write those bits already.) AC CHQM (Move 103.5)*producer Joey Arsenault praised ChatGPT’s value for writing morning trivia questions; for those stations without the ability to do “Thousand Dollar Minute” features, why not “host vs. AI”? Here’s what I wrote about the first publicized use of AI hosting last summer. more
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    March 27th, 2024, 12:30 PM
    From Radio Insight: High Plains Radio Network has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the Northern District of Texas. The company, founded and led by Monte Spearman, is claiming both assets and liabilities worth between $1 million and $10 million. Many of its stations have been silent over the past couple of years, with a few having their licenses cancelled in the past two years. The company’s 980 KICA Clovis NM and 98.3 KICA-FM Farwell TX were cancelled earlier this month after losing their tower leases at the end of 2022. 92.5 KKRE Hollis OK was cancelled last month after being silent for over a calendar year. The company filed last July to sell thirteen of their stations in Arkansas and Mississippi to Jay Brentlinger’s Broadcast Industry Group for $3.5 million, but the sale was withdrawn a few weeks later. A similar sale between the parties failed to close in 2020. High Plains Radio Network currently holds licenses in Arkansas, Colorado, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Texas. more
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    March 27th, 2024, 10:20 AM
    From Radio Online: Last year, Edison Research's Share of Ear was able to pinpoint the moment when daily time spent with on-demand audio passed time spent with linear audio overall in the U.S. In fact -- on demand had passed linear in every location years earlier -- with the exception of one popular listening location: the car. More...
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    March 27th, 2024, 09:50 AM
    From Radio Insight: Lori Barghini and Julia Cobbs announced on Tuesday that they will retire from afternoons at Hubbard Broadcasting’s female focused Talk “MyTalk 107.1” KTMY Coon Rapids/Minneapolis MN at the end of June. Barghini and Cobbs have been part of the station since its flip to Talk in 2002. They first met in the early 1990s when they began working for the same company. In 1999, they invented Bodyperks, a silicone nipple meant to enhance the appearance of women?s breasts, which led to the duo doing media tours to promote the product and deciding to pursue radio. In explaining their decision, Barghini stated on the air that she wanted more time to visit her mother and travel following the death of her father last summer, which their duties at the station prevented. Cobbs followed that *the decision sped up her timeline, “but I?m okay and I’m really good with it now.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by myTalk 107.1 (@mytalk1071) more
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    March 26th, 2024, 11:41 PM
    From Radio Online: iHeartMedia is conducting series of layoffs as part of a nationwide restructuring within the company. The moves are affecting several key figures and veteran broadcasters. Region SVP of Programming for the Carolina Metro A.J., with a 12-year tenure at iHeartMedia, is out. He had More...
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    March 26th, 2024, 04:20 PM
    From Radio Online: Triton Digital has acquired Sounder, an audio intelligence platform. As part of Triton Digital, Sounder will continue to provide advanced contextual targeting solutions, brand suitability and podcast promotional tools. This acquisition combines Triton Digital's audio streaming and More...
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    March 26th, 2024, 03:50 PM
    From Radio Insight: Nielsen begins its releases of the February 2024 diary surveys today. Today’s markets include monthly ratings for Baton Rouge, Louisville, New Orleans, Oklahoma City, and Puerto Rico. Other markets coming this week include: On Wednesday, March 27: Monthly ratings for Birmingham, Buffalo/Niagara Falls, Fort Myers, Greenville/Spartanburg, Richmond, and Rochester, and Tucson. On Thursday, March 28: Monthly ratings for Albany/Schenectady/Troy, Allentown/Bethlehem, Dayton, Fresno, Grand Rapids and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. more
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    March 26th, 2024, 03:00 PM
    From Radio Online: SiriusXM will offer coverage for the full 2024 Major League Baseball (MLB) season, from opening day through the postseason. Subscribers will have access to live play-by-play calls of every game, as well as 24/7 news, talk and expert analysis on the MLB Network Radio channel (channel More...
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