Broadcaster named Oklahoma Poet Laureate
In one of his last acts as Governor of Oklahoma, Brad Henry (D) appointed a new State Poet Laureate. That poet is also a...
Radio gets digital boost from Motley Fool
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WYCD hosting third-annual Ten Man Jam Concert
On Wednesday, 2/16, CBS Radio’s 99.5 WYCD Detroit will host its third-annual Ten Man Jam at the Royal Oak Music Theatre, featuring acoustic performances...
Bob Pittman downplays Pandora threat, touts radio brands
Bob Pittman was enthusiastic about his new role as Chairman of Media and Entertainment Platforms. View the video and also listen to RBR-TVBR's exclusive audio w/ Pittman
Dire Straits' "Money for Nothing" won't air in Canada
…at least not in its original form. The popular 80’s Classic Rock tune can no longer be played in Canada in its original form...
Hobson hosting Marketplace Morning Report
Jeremy Hobson has been named a host of American Public Media’s signature morning business newscast, Marketplace Morning Report. He’s been an interim host since October...
Limbaugh and Beck among most influential celebrities
In the midst of the national debate over whether talk radio has gotten too heated, Forbes magazine is out with its list of the...
Westwood One, NCAA renew for championships
They’ve unveiled a new multi-year deal for Westwood One to continue as the exclusive network radio home of the NCAA Championships including the Men’s...
Sirius and XM merge
You thought that had already happened, didn’t you? Since the two companies came under common ownership with a single publicly traded stock, XM Satellite...
Radio uses airtime to lure Westboro away from Tucson funerals
Infamous Westboro Baptist Church, which makes a practice of picketing the funerals of fallen American servicemen who have been killed in action in Afghanistan or Iraq, was going to do the same for the nine-year-old
A tale of radio and a pair of governors
In Minnesota, newly installed Governor Mark Dayton (D) has been trying to continue a state gubernatorial tradition of keeping in touch with constituents via regularly scheduled
Tucson funeral pickets called off for Gallagher airtime, again
After receiving an offer to be on Salem’s Radio Network’s Mike Gallagher Show 1/11 (and other shows), Topeka, Kansas' Westboro Baptist Church did not...
What Emmis actually said
Wall Street traders apparently got excited over a headline in Clear Channel-owned Inside Radio that Emmis Communications is “actively pursuing” asset sales, even though...
PPM recruiting changes costing Arbitron more
In-person and cell phone recruitment of panelists is costing Arbitron more than was originally projected for its Portable People Meter (PPM) service, so the company is telling investors it won
Democrats lead vigil at KMJ studios in Fresno
The blame game continues over whether Jared Lee Loughner’s shooting rampage in Tuscon was motivated by talk radio politics. This time several dozen people...