Ryan and Rico move to weekdays on Detroit Sports 105.1
Greater Media announced weekend on-air hosts Ryan and Rico will take over the 10a-12 noon slot on Detroit Sports 105.1. The “live and local” move will officially take effect on 7/7. The duo will replace ESPN Radio’s The Herd with Colin Cowherd.
Most agree: People on the radio make it better
New research from Mark Kassof & Co. reveals that an overwhelming majority of 18-64 listeners in the U.S. think the people on radio – announcers, personalities or personality teams – make radio “better to listen to.”
Pandora files Petition for Declaratory Ruling on KXMZ buy
Even though the company can’t prove Foreign Ownership Cap
Jorge Lopez joins La Grande in Dallas
CBS Radio’s La Grande 107.5 FM announced that Jorge ‘El Bolillo’ López is now hosting nights from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. A native of Ixtapan de la Sal in the state of Mexico, López began his career there and went on to work in Toluca, Mexico; Mexico City and Cuernavaca, Mexico, before moving to the US in 2000.
DuMont steps down as NRHOF Steering Comm. Chair
At last week’s board meeting of the Museum of Broadcast Communications Bruce DuMont stepped down as Chairman of the National Radio
Michael Martin named SVP/Programming, Music Initiatives, CBS Radio
The newly-created position and promotion was announced
iHeartRadio, WWPR-HD2 add DaNu Radio
CCME and Danu Media announced that DaNu Radio’s Russian American programming from NYC (WNYZ-LP 87.7 mHz) is now also available on
Leon Clark named VP/GM of Journal/Tucson
Leon Clark has been named Vice President and General Manager of Journal Broadcast Group’s
Saga announces quarterly cash dividend of $0.20 per share
Saga Communications’ board has authorized the initiation of a regular quarterly cash dividend of
WGN Radio honors talent with Walk of Fame
Some familiar voices echoed outside the studios of Tribune’s WGN Radio Chicago 6/27, as the station
WV Public Broadcasting debuting two new shows
West Virginia Public Broadcasting will debut two new shows early next month. On Saturdays at 10 p.m. beginning 7/5, host Joni Deutsch will link the past to the present with the best new and old, up-and-coming and classic indie pop and blues rock, and everything in-between, on “A Change of Tune."
Racial radio ads in Mississippi cause Dems to vote Republican
A series of three racially charged radio ads that ran in rural Mississippi on Election Day played a role in
Georgia State University looking at keeping students at WRAS
Responding to concerns expressed by students at GSU’s 100-kW WRAS Album 88 and alumni, Georgia
The times they are a changing: Farewell to an old colleague
As you have no doubt read in the public press, our colleagues at WFAS-FM are pulling up stakes and moving to the big City with a different name and changing to an "Urban" format. WFAS-FM has served Westchester and environs as a locally-based suburban station with various music formats for years and we wish them well as they now turn their focus to the highly competitive New York City market.
After 50 years in radio, Chuck Gratner retires
Salem Communications announced today that long time Pittsburgh GM Chuck Gratner is retiring effective












