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From Radio Insight: After the announced departure from Audacy News/Talk 830 WCCO earlier this month, the NBA’s Minnesota Timberwolves and WNBA’s Minnesota Lynx have signed a new multi-platform deal with iHeartMedia Minneapolis. All Timberwolves games will air on a new exclusive channel on the iHeartRadio app becoming the first NBA team to move to a streaming-based local flagship. Select games will air on Sports “100.3 KFAN” KFXN-FM Minneapolis as will the majority of Lynx games. Players, coaches, and executives from both teams will make regular appearances on KFXN-FM’s programming. iHeartMedia Minneapolis today announced it has signed an exclusive, multi-year streaming and radio partnership with the Minnesota Timberwolves and Minnesota Lynx to bring fans throughout the upper Midwest exclusive basketball coverage beginning with the upcoming 2023-24 season. As part of this multi-faceted partnership, every Timberwolves game will be available on the newly created Minnesota Timberwolves channel on the iHeartRadio app. The Timberwolves become the first NBA team with an exclusive streaming channel on the iHeartRadio platform. In addition, KFAN 100.3, the Minneapolis/St. Paul Sports Leader, will become the basketball organization?s new flagship radio station for select Timberwolves games and the majority of Lynx games. Regular appearances from coaches, players, and executives on all the KFAN 100.3 shows will round out the coverage. ?We are excited about this partnership and honored to be the broadcast and streaming home of the Minnesota Timberwolves and Minnesota Lynx,? said Kevin LeGrett, President of iHeartSports. ?We are thrilled to deliver innovative Timberwolves and Lynx coverage, programming and integrations to millions of their fans across the state and beyond!? ?The new broadcast partnership is the first-of-its-kind in Minnesota sports,? said Greg Alexander, Market President of iHeartMedia. ?With massive reach across the iHeartRadio platform and KFAN 100.3, we are thrilled to bring exclusive Timberwolves and Lynx basketball coverage to their loyal fan base.? ?This is an exciting time for our organization as we launch a multi-faceted distribution partnership with one of the largest media platforms in the country,? said Timberwolves and Lynx CEO Ethan Casson. ?Welcoming KFAN 100.3 as our new flagship radio station, creating a 24/7/365 Timberwolves streaming channel on iHeartRadio, and producing cross-promotional opportunities with the entire portfolio of local iHeartMedia stations will strategically grow our Timberwolves and Lynx fan base.? Keep up to date on all things Minnesota Timberwolves via the Wolves Radio Network featuring the voice of the Wolves, Alan Horton, and studio host, Cal Soderquist. Details of the Lynx radio, content and promotional plans featuring Lynx players, coaches and front office will be released ahead of the 2024 WNBA Season. more

From Radio Online: Former Sports KTCK-AM andamp; FM (The Ticket)/Dallas midday hosts Dam McDowell and Jake Kemp ("Hang Zone") have settled a lawsuit with Cumulus Media. Following their departure in July, the duo launched a Patreon-based podcast "The Dumb Zone" after they failed to More...

From Radio Online: iHeartMedia/Minneapolis signs a multi-year streaming and radio partnership with the Minnesota Timberwolves and Minnesota Lynx to bring fans throughout the upper Midwest basketball coverage beginning with the upcoming 2023-24 season. As part of the deal, every Timberwolves game will be available on More...

From Radio Online: iHeartMedia appoints Nancie Sullivan as Senior VP of Sales for the Phoenix region, effective immediately. She most recently served as the VP of Sales. She also served as the VP of Agency, Multi-Market partnerships and as Brand Manager of KESZ (99.9 KEZ) and KMXP (Mix 96.9). Sullivan began her More...

From Radio Insight: iHeartMedia has announced the promotion of Nancie Sullivan to SVP of Sales for the Phoenix Region. Sullivan has been with the company since 2013 serving first as an integrated marketing specialist and since 2016 as Vice President of Agency Partnerships and Total Traffic and Weather Network for the Arizona region. She also worked for the company from 1998 to 2009 as an account executive with a stint in-between at Bonneville Phoenix as a marketing specialist. iHeartMedia announced today that Nancie Sullivan has been named SVP of Sales for the Phoenix Region, effective immediately. iHeartMedia Phoenix has a strong cross-platform presence and includes a number of iconic brands and franchises ? both broadcast and digital ? encompassing more than eight stations comprised of music, talk and news formats. iHeartMedia has the leading consumer reach and influence across multiple platforms and delivers more live programming than any other media company. As SVPS, Nancie Sullivan will be responsible for driving client success, leading the sales management team, working closely with sellers and growing revenue in the Phoenix region. She will report to Linda Little, Region President for iHeartMedia Phoenix. ?I am thrilled to have Nancie step into this role and lead our Phoenix sales team to the next level,? said Linda Little, Region President for iHeartMedia Phoenix. ?I know Nancie will bring her passion, creativity and leadership talents to help us further grow our business and partnerships.? ?It?s rewarding in so many ways when you can promote from within,? said Scott Hopeck, Division President. ?I?m eager for Nancie to expand her influence to drive unprecedented client success that will ultimately take our business to new heights.? Nancie is promoted to SVP of Sales in the Phoenix Region where she most recently served as the VP of Sales. She also served as the VP of Agency, Multi-Market partnerships and as brand manager of 99.9 KEZ and Mix 96.9. She began her career on the advertising agency side of the business and is a graduate of Arizona State University. “It is truly an honor to be recognized and trusted by the company I have dedicated my time and efforts. I am thrilled to continue my journey within iHeartMedia, leveraging my deep understanding of the organization, its culture and its values to drive sales excellence,? said Nancie Sullivan. more

From Radio Insight: Red Apple Audio Networks has signed the Lou Dobbs Business Reports for exclusive network syndication and advertising sales. Dobbs, who is highly respected for his financial expertise, has a broadcasting career that spans more than 40 years, including 20 in radio. TheLou Dobbs Business Reports delivers two-minute reports twice a day, Monday through Friday. The morning report previews the upcoming market open, and the afternoon report is a market wrap-up. The features currently air on 77WABC in New York, with more stations to be announced soon. ?I?m excited about partnering with the Red Apple Audio Networks,? said Dobbs. ?Their contacts and reputation for customer service will increase our affiliate base across America.? ?Lou has a remarkable understanding of market trends and fluctuations,? said John Catsimatidis, Owner of Red Apple Media and Red Apple Audio Networks. ?He has the rare ability to be able to cut through the data and present insightful analysis in a concise manner. He?s a terrific addition to our line-up of big-name personalities.? Lou is the Dean of American business news broadcasting, and the Wall Street Journal called him the ?premier business news anchorman.? Lou has received numerous journalism awards, including the George Foster Peabody Award, Emmys, Business Luminary, and the Horatio Alger Distinguished Americans Award. Lou is also a best-selling author and has written eight books, most about the American political economy. He also hosts The Great America Show podcast. Red Apple Audio Networks syndicates several programs from*its the studios at flagship 77WABC NY, a steady top ratings leader. The talent and programs currently offered include The Cats Roundtable with John Catsimatidis, Cats & Cosby, The Larry Kudlow Show, The Larry Kudlow Riff (short form), The Rita Cosby Show, The Judge Jeanine Pirro Show, Jeanine Pirro Sounds Off (short form), The Greg Kelly Show, The Rudy Giuliani Show, Sundays with Sinatra with Joe Piscopo, The Other Side of Midnight with Frank Morano, and more. Red Apple Audio Networks? programming is available on a barter basis and distributed live by satellite via Skyview XDS, as well as dedicated FTP. To find out more about Red Audio Networks, stations may contact Glen Tacinelli, Vice President, Sales at Glen.Tacinelli@RedAppleAudioNetworks.com, 212-613-3835, or Jim Jones at* jim.jones@redappleaudionetworks.com. more

From Radio Insight: Mel Wheeler Inc. has appointed ‘Chris Ryan’ Anderson as Program Director of CHR “K92” WXLK Roanoke VA. Anderson most recently hosted mornings at Audacy Hot AC “FM 100” WMC-FM Memphis from 2018 until the station’s sign-off in June under the name ‘Ryan Anderson’. He previously has served as PD/morning host at “Y103” WSOY Decatur IL, programmed “Hot 97.5” KKCT Bismarck ND, “Hits 100.7” WWHX Bloomington IL, ?Hits 105.9? KZHZ Des Moines, and “Star 104” WRTS-FM Erie PA as ‘Chris Ryan’. He has also served as local Kidd Kraddick Morning Show producer for “Mix 96.5” KHMX Houston. He will also serve as acting Promotions Director for WXLK. Anderson succeeds ‘Kevin Scott’ McAllister, who has programmed WXLK since 2002. He also was afternoon host on “94.9 Star Country” WSLC-FM. more

From Radio Online: Red Apple Audio Networks signs the Lou Dobbs Business Reports for network syndication and advertising sales. Dobbs has a broadcasting career that spans more than 40 years, including 20 in radio. "The Lou Dobbs Business Reports" delivers two-minute reports twice a day, Monday through Friday. The More...

From Radio Online: Proposals for technical papers and panel sessions are now being accepted for the NAB Broadcast Engineering and Information Technology (BEIT) Conference, taking place April 13-16 at NAB Show in the Las Vegas Convention Center. Selected papers will be presented More...

From Radio Online: SiriusXM signs national sports radio personality Damon Amendolara to be the new morning host on its 24/7 all-sports channel, Mad Dog Sports Radio. Starting Monday, October 2, Amendolara will host "The D.A. Show with Babchik," alongside longtime SiriusXM personality Mike Babchik, every weekday More...

From Radio Insight: Seven Mountains Media has appointed Jeff Hunt as Program Director of Country “Bigfoot 96.7/97.3” WVPO Lehman Township/97.3 W247AE East Stroudsburg and Classic Country “Bigfoot Legends 107.7/101.7” WLGD Dallas/Wilkes-Barre and 590 WARM/101.7 W269CF Scranton PA starting October 23. Hunt moves from Seven Mountains’ “Bigfoot 102.1” WIFT Du Bois where he has served as PD, Production Director and afternoon host under the name ‘Jeff Hunter’ since June 2021. He has also held roles as MD/night host at 103.7 WXCY Havre de Grace MD, MD/afternoon host at “Big Froggy 101” WFGE State College, and on-air stints at “Froggy 101” WGGY and “JR 93.7” WSJR Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and “100.9 The Big Pig” WPGI and CHR “Wink 106” WNKI Elmira NY. Hunt fills the opening created by Becca Lynn’s move to mornings at iHeartMedia CHR “B104” WAEB-FM Allentown earlier this month. more

From Radio Online: Mel Wheeler Inc. appoints Chris Ryan Anderson as Program Director for CHR WXLK-FM (K92) in Roanoke-Lynchburg, VA. He'll also be the acting Promotions Director for K92. Anderson has programmed and/or worked in Bismarck, Des Moines, Bloomington, Erie, Decatur and Memphis. Anderson will begin in his More...

From Radio Online: AdLarge partners with Barometer to enforce brand suitability and safety guidelines across the AdLarge Podcast portfolio. Barometer is an AI company that provides brand suitability and contextual targeting offerings in the podcast space. The team has built an AI engine to analyze podcast content and More...

From Radio Online: Audacy has announced a new morning show for CBS Sports Radio. The current afternoon program "Maggie andamp; Perloff," with Maggie Gray and Andrew Perloff, will move to morning drive. The show will be heard on over 100 stations across the country, weekdays from More...

From Radio Insight: With Damon Amendolara jumping to SiriusXM’s Mad Dog Sports Radio, Audacy has announced that Maggie Gray and Andrew Perloff will take over mornings on the CBS Sports Radio network. Gray and Perloff have been hosting afternoons from 3-6pm Eastern since January 2022. They will now move to the 6-10am timeslot starting October 2. Gray spent three years at Sports 660 WFAN/101.9 WFAN-FM New York co-hosting in afternoons and middays prior to moving to the national lineup. She previously co-hosted a Saturday morning show on CBS Sports Radio from 2013 to 2018. She also appears as an analyst for SportsNet New York’s Baseball Night in New York and has worked at Sports Illustrated, MLB.com, NBA TV and MSG Network. Perloff joined CBS Sports Radio after spending eleven years as a producer and co-host nicknamed ‘McLovin’ on the Dan Patrick Show and previous was a writer for Sports Illustrated and hosted weekends on NBC Sports Radio. Audacy has announced a new morning show for CBS Sports Radio. The current afternoon show ?Maggie & Perloff,? with Maggie Gray and Andrew Perloff, will move to morning drive. The show will be heard on over 100 stations across the country, weekdays from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. ET beginning October 2. ?Maggie and Perloff are going to be awesome in the morning,? said Spike Eskin, Sports Format Vice President, Audacy; Brand Manager, CBS Sports Radio and WFAN. ?The way the show has grown and evolved over the last couple of years is so exciting, and we’re really looking forward to bringing their special mix of opinions, interviews and fun to the morning.? ?We are so honored to be taking over this prestigious time slot,? said Gray. ?I truly believe the connection with listeners in the morning is the deepest. We?re excited to be part of their morning routine, and getting the day off to a great start!? Gray returned to CBS Sports Radio in 2021 after co-hosting a Saturday morning show from 2013 to 2018. From 2018 to 2021, she was a midday show co-host for WFAN 101.9 FM / 660 AM in New York. Gray is also an analyst for SNY, appearing on ?Baseball Night in New York.? Gray also previously spent eight years at Sports Illustrated, hosting the daily digital talk show ?SI NOW? on SI.com and reporting from nationwide marquee sports events. Before Sports Illustrated, Gray worked for MLB.com, NBA TV and MSG Network and was a production assistant for Westwood One for both the Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece and the Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy. ?One of the keys to our show is that we fundamentally disagree on major sports topics and still have fun,? said Perloff. ?Maggie and I have been friends since we were colleagues at Sports Illustrated and nothing is going to change that. Unless her Buffalo Bills beat my Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl. Then she?s dead to me.? Perloff joined Audacy in 2022 after serving as an on-air personality for the television and radio sports talk program ?The Dan Patrick Show? since 2009. Known for his humor and ?Against the Grain? sports takes, Perloff ? nicknamed ?McLovin? on the show ? helped earn four sports Emmy nominations from 2017 to 2020. Before joining ?The Dan Patrick Show,? Perloff was an editor and contributing writer at Sports Illustrated and SI.com. He has also written magazine stories, books and television shows and co-hosted his own weekend show at NBC Sports Radio from 2016 to 2019. more

From Radio Insight: SiriusXM’s Mad Dog Sports Radio has announced that Damon Amendolara will join the channel starting Monday, October 2 to host “The D.A. Show with Babchik” alongside Mike Babchik from 6-9am Eastern. Amendolara joins SiriusXM from CBS Sports Radio where he has been since its launch in January 2013. He started out on the network hosting overnights and then moved to 6-10pm in December 2014. Amendolara would then move to late mornings in April 2017 and took over morning drive at the start of 2020. Prior to joining CBS Sports Radio, Amendolara spent three years hosting nights at ?98.5 The Sports Hub? WBZ-FM Boston, two at 560 WQAM Miami, and four years in mornings at 610 KCSP Kansas City. He has also worked in Rochester NY and Fort Myers during his career. Mike Babchik has been with SiriusXM since 2008 and co-hosted its former “Morning Men” morning show with Evan Cohen from 2011 until Cohen’s move to ESPN Radio last month. SiriusXM announced today that it has signed popular national sports radio personality Damon Amendolara to be the new morning host on its exclusive 24/7 all-sports channel, Mad Dog Sports Radio. Starting Monday, October 2, Amendolara will host The D.A. Show with Babchik, alongside longtime SiriusXM personality Mike Babchik, every weekday morning from 6-9 am ET. Mad Dog Sports Radio is available to SiriusXM listeners nationwide in their cars (channel 82) and on the SiriusXM app here: https://siriusxm.us/maddogsportsradio. ?I?m absolutely thrilled to join SiriusXM and Mad Dog Sports Radio,? said Amendolara. ?This is such an incredibly talented team to be part of. I can’t wait for the ?D.A.-liens? and Mad Dog listeners to unite as I join Babs in the mornings. Let’s get the laughs and energy rolling!? ?D.A. is one of the brightest stars in sports radio today,? said Eric Spitz, SiriusXM?s Vice President of Sports Programming. ?He delivers a terrific blend of informative and thoughtful sports talk with creative, entertaining humor, which is what our listeners are looking for as they start their day. He and Babs will make a dynamic team as they lead off our programming each morning.? Since 2017, Amendolara has been the lead host of The D.A. Show, the morning show on the CBS Sports Radio Network, heard on over 150 radio stations across North America. Prior to CBS he hosted shows on local stations in Boston, Miami, Kansas City and Fort Myers, FL. He also served as the sideline reporter for Major League Soccer telecasts of the New England Revolution and he has been a contributor to the NFL Network, MLB Network, NFL Films, SNY and NBC Sports Boston. Mike Babchik has been with SiriusXM since 2008 and has been a co-host on the channel?s previous morning show, Morning Men, since 2011. The debut of The D.A. Show with Babchik follows the recent launch of another new show on Mad Dog Sports Radio ? Beadle & Decker, with Michelle Beadle and Cody Decker ? and is the latest addition to an all-star weekday lineup on the channel: 6 ? 9 am ET: The D.A. Show with Babchik with Damon Amendolara and Mike Babchik 9 ? noon ET: Schein on Sports with Adam Schein Noon ? 3 pm ET: Beadle & Decker with Michelle Beadle and Cody Decker 3 ? 6 pm ET: Mad Dog Unleashed with Christopher ?Mad Dog? Russo 6 ? 7 pm ET: Mad Dog Daily with Steve Torre 7 ? 10 pm ET: Mad Dog Sports Radio Tonight 10 pm ? 1 am ET: Night Cap with George Wrighster more

From Radio Insight: Liggett Communications News/Talk 1380 WPHM Port Huron MI has made a pair of weekday schedule revisions. WPHM will expand Fox News Radio’s Brian Kilmeade Show to three hours as it expands the show to 10am to 1pm and cuts Radio America’s Chad Benson Show back to 1-3pm. Both shows were added to WPHM’s lineup in January of this year. At night, WPHM replaces Compass Media Networks’ Markley, Van Camp & Robbins in evenings with Fox Sports Radio’s ?The Odd Couple? hosted by Chris Broussard and Rob Parker from 7-10pm. News, Talk, and Sports 1380 WPHM is adding more programming from Fox Sports Radio. Chris Broussard and Rob Parker?s ?The Odd Couple? will be heard starting Monday, October 2nd, from 7 to 10pm. Parker is a veteran Detroit area journalist and Broussard is an NBA analyst from Cleveland. The new addition displaces The Markley, VanCamp, and Robbins Show. ?We look forward to bringing our listeners more live sports-talk weekday evenings,? said Program Director Caleb Gordon. ?Rob Parker?s ties to Detroit make the ?Odd Couple? a natural fit for our market.? WPHM has also expanded its affiliation with the Brian Kilmeade Show from Fox News-Talk. Initially heard weekdays from 10am to Noon, the show will now be extended by an hour effective immediately. A weekend version of Kilmeade?s show will also be added Sundays from 7 to 10pm starting October 8th. ?Brian Kilmeade?s show has been very timely and topical, especially as we approach next year?s election? said Gordon. ?We?re happy to be a part of making his program the fastest growing radio show in the country!? more

From Radio Insight: Pamal Broadcasting CHR “Fly 92.3” WFLY Troy/Albany NY is bringing in Seth Justice as midday host. Justice joins WFLY from MacDonald Broadcasting Country 98.1 WKCQ Saginaw MI where he spent the past year and a half as evening host before moving to afternoons in August. He has also spent three years as a weekend and fill-in host at NABCO Rock “99.7 The Blitz” WRKZ Columbus OH. Justice shared on Instagram, “Over the past 20 months I have been on air at @98fmkcq I’ve learned so much during my time here and I am so appreciative of the opportunities and platform I’ve been given! Thank Mr. McDonald, Jason, Cooper and every one for being so hospitable and patient with me it means the absolute world! With that I am so excited to announce that I will be moving to Albany, New York and starting October 9th I will be doing Mid days (10am-3pm) at @fly923!!!! I’m so honored by this privilege and I want to thank Ally Reid and Mr. Kevin Callahan for allowing me to come into their station to do what I love each and every single day! I promise I’ll work my tail off and make you proud!” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Seth Justice (@justice_radio) more

From Radio Online: New York Public Radio, the parent of News/Talk WNYC-AM andamp; FM and Classical WQXR-FM, said Tuesday that it was planning to cut its work force by about 12 percent -- reports the New York Times. It has about 340 full-time and part-time employees. Staff More...

From Radio Insight: Cumulus Media and former “The Ticket” 1310 KTCK Dallas/96.7 KTCK-FM Flower Mound TX midday hosts Dan McDowell and Jake Kemp have announced they have mutually agreed to a resolution of their litigation against each other. The duo exited their 12-3pm “Hang Zone” show in July and immediately launched a Patreon based podcast “The Dumb Zone” after their contract renewal negotiations came to an end. Cumulus first filed a lawsuit against the duo on August 4 alleging that McDowell & Kemp?s podcast violated the terms of their noncompete agreements, taking over digital assets previously belonging to the station?s ?Hang Zone? brand for their show and repurposing them, and the show focuses on identical subject matter attracting the same audience as the station. Last Friday, United States District Judge Karen Gren Scholer denied a request from Cumulus that a temporary restraining order be issued against the duo to stop them from releasing podcasts until after the trial as Cumulus ?failed to ?clearly carry the burden of persuasion.'” The settlement comes a day after the Washington Post brought the story to national audiences noting that the potential trial could have served as major test of the National Labor Relations Board’s guidance issued in May that deemed “that the proffer, maintenance, and enforcement non-compete provisions in employment contracts and severance agreements violate the National Labor Relations Act except in limited circumstances.” Terms of the settlement were not released. McDowell had been in the midday slot at KTCK since 1999, first as co-host of ?BaD Radio? with Bob Sturm until 2020 and since then with Kemp. Kemp joined the station in 2009 as a producer and then rose to co-host when Sturm moved to afternoons in February 2020. Kemp has also hosted Dallas Cowboys pregame and Dallas Mavericks postgame shows for the station. more

From Radio Online: After 55 years in Buffalo radio, Tom Donahue will deliver his last morning show on Friday, September 29 on Oldies WECK-AM. Prior to WECK, his career includes a stop in Utica, but most of his broadcast career has been in Buffalo, NY with stints at WWKB-AM, WGR-AM, WYSL-AM, WKSE-FM, WNUC-FM, WHTT-FM More...

From Radio Insight: ‘Tom Donahue’ McCray will retire from mornings on Friday, September 29 on Radio One Buffalo Oldies “Big WECK” 1230 WECK Cheektowaga/Buffalo NY and translators 100.1 W261EB Lancaster, 100.5 W263DC Tonawanda, and 102.9 W275BB Cheektowaga. Donahue has been a staple in Buffalo radio since 1972 with stints at 550 WGR, 1520 WKBW, 98.5 WKSE, 104.1 WHTT, and 107.7 WNUC and WLKK along with WECK. He also spent 35 years as an Associate Professor in the Communication Department at Buffalo State University. WECK has not yet announced how it will replace Donahue in mornings. After 55 years in Buffalo radio, Tom Donahue will deliver his last morning show this Friday September 29th on the BIG WECK. Prior to WECK, Buffalo?s Oldies Station, Tom?s radio career includes a stop in Utica, but most of his broadcast career has been in Buffalo, NY with stints at KB Radio 1520, WGR 550, WYSL 1400, WKSE 98.5, WNUC 107.7, WHTT 104.1 and WLKK 107.7. Tom has been hosting the morning show at BIG WECK 1230am /102.9fm /100.1fm /100.5 fm for the past 15 years. Tom?s roles have varied from an on-air personality to news anchor, program director and production director. Tom was also the sole host of the rating giant ?Original Saturday Night All-Request Oldies Show ?on WKBW radio from 1981-1986. While Tom as at WGR on August 16th, 1977, he received a call from Memphis DJ George Klein and one of Elvis? best friends discussing the passing of Elvis Presley who had died hours earlier. The phone was then passed to Elvis? father Vernon for a few brief comments. Recalling that day, Tom says? Everyone was in shock, the King had passed.? In addition to his broadcast roles, Tom served as an Associate Professor in the Communication Department at Buffalo State University for over 35 years, where he propelled many of his students in creating their own broadcast careers. Pros like Tom Calderone, Dave McKinley, Claudine Ewing, Dan Rinelli, Susan Rose, Chris ?Bulldog? Parker, Howard Simon along with many others. Big WECK owner Buddy Shula says ?Tom is a throwback to when broadcasters would do anything and everything just to be in the business of broadcasting. That is not a learned skill. It?s in your DNA. Either you have it, or you don?t. Tom always has. He is a statesman for the radio industry, hard-working, professional, and always a gentleman.? Shula continued. WECK Program Director John ?JP? Piccillo mentions ?Tom is one of the Buffalo legends I listened to in my teenage years. Fifty years later, it?s a privilege to call him a colleague and a friend. He will always be a member of our BIG WECK family. Friday morning will be very bittersweet at WECK? ?The one thing I stressed as a professor in all my years of teaching is ?passion?. It is a business that will ?eat you alive? if you do not possess that trait? says Donahue. ?Students always appreciated that I was practicing what I was preaching. I was always in the industry while I was a communications professor, and my students could sense that you must love what you do.? ?Program Director Jeff Kaye hired me at WKBW in 1972 and Jeff had always said ?you have to respect the business of radio, because as a radio personality, you affect more people in one show than most people do in a lifetime? Donahue concluded. Tom looks forward to not having to wake up at 3am, which will give him more time to sleep in, and spend more time with his wife of 48 years Barbara, his two kids Kimberly and Robbie and his six grandchildren. A replacement for Tom Donahue?s morning show at Big WECK has not yet been announced. more

From Radio Online: Liberty Media has conveyed a proposal to the Special Committee of the board of directors of SiriusXM outlining the terms of a proposed combination of the Liberty SiriusXM tracking stock group (LSXM) with SiriusXM to form a new, consolidated public company (New SiriusXM). In the proposed deal, More...

From Radio Online: KMJ-AM andamp; FM/Fresno inks a deal with KFSN-TV (ABC30) to air its Action News reports in weekday mornings on KMJ with morning host Christopher Gabriel. Meteorologist Kevin Musso will help keep KMJ listeners up to date with regular weather forecasts. KMJ runs regular news briefs at More...

From Radio Online: Jenn Lopez returns to mornings on Audacy Hot AC WOMX (Mix 105.1) in Orlando for "Mix Mornings with Danny andamp; Jenn," joining Danny Serrano. She previously co-hosted mornings on Mix until earlier this year when she relocated to middays. Prior to joining WOMX in February, 2021, Lopez spent three and More...

From Radio Online: The NAB Leadership Foundation (NABLF) officially kicked off the 2024 Broadcast Leadership Training (BLT) program last week at NAB Headquarters in Washington, DC. Since BLT's inception, nearly 400 broadcasters have graduated from NABLF's flagship program and over More...

From Radio Insight: New York Public Radio, the parent of Public News/Talkers 820 WNYC and 93.9 WNYC-FM New York, Classical 105.9 WQXR Newark NJ, the four station “New Jersey Public Radio” network, Gothamist.com, and the WNYC Studios podcast and syndication arm, will layoff 12 percent of its staff. In a memo shared by the New York Times, NYPR CEO/President LaFontaine Oliver said a ?free fall in the advertising market? led to the need to cut staff. Employees to-be-cut will be notified next week, but the organization did not state which divisions will be hit. Current.org notes that approximately 40 employees will be affected. The layoffs follow the announced exit of NYPR Chief Content Officer Andrew Golis earlier this month. more

From Radio Insight: Midwest Communications CHR 101.1 WIXX Green Bay WI has announced the promotion of Andy Gardner from part-time to evening host. Gardner will take the timeslot that had previously been held by Jayson Slade until his promotion to Music Director and midday host last month. He previously hosted nights at Woodward Communications Rock 105.7 WAPL Appleton WI as well. Midwest Communications CHR 101 WIXX announces its newest evening on-air personality, Andy Gardner, from part-time status on the station. ?We?re excited to add Andy?s experience, professionalism and dependability to our team,? said Corey Carter, WIXX Brand Manager. Andy knows radio and our market well and will fit in perfectly.? ?Many thanks to Carter, Operations Manager Jason Hillery and V.P. of Programming Jeff McCarthy for giving me this opportunity,? Gardner said. ?WIXX continues to prove that a live and local nighttime radio show can still be impactful. I look forward to building on the success of my predecessor!? Andy will occupy the weekday evening time-slot, replacing Jayson Slade, who was promoted to the Midday shift earlier this month. Andy?s first official night show in this position was Monday, Sept. 18th. more

From Radio Insight: Corus Radio Soft AC “Peggy 99.1” CFPG-FM Winnipeg is preparing to debut a new format as it has cut ties with its airstaff. In a Facebook post on Monday, the station wrote, “Today we said good-bye to Peggy@99.1?s Tom McGouran, Colleen Rusholme and Frank Andrews. We appreciate their contributions during their time with the station and wish them all the best. Stay tuned for a whole new sound coming to Winnipeg soon.” McGouran had just joined the station as morning host in July after stints at multiple stations in the market over the past forty years. No word yet on what the new format will be and when it will launch. Corus also owns News/Talk “Global News Radio 680” CJOB and Rock “Power 97” CJKR-FM in the market. more

From Radio Online: SiriusXM will offer subscribers nationwide live hole-by-hole coverage of the 2023 Ryder Cup, golf's biennial international event that pits a team of all-star players from America against their counterparts from Europe. There will be more than 28 hours of live coverage from this year's Ryder Cup - More...