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...
Savage interviews Donald Trump
Talk Radio Network’s Michael Savage, interviewed Donald Trump to discuss his political views and his possible decision to run for President in 2012. During...
Golden Voice Ted Williams briefly held by LA police
Ted Williams, the Columbus OH homeless man whose golden voice has garnered him national attention, had to do some quick talking to LA police...
Petitioners hoping LPFM victory loosens translator applications
Broadcasters have long used FM translators and boosters to fill in coverage holes experienced by full power stations, and more recently, to help pick up slack for signal-challenged AM stations
WTKK adds hour to Jim & Margery Show; pulls Imus
Greater Media Boston’s morning team Jim Braude and Margery Eagan can now be heard an hour earlier, weekdays on 96.9 FM Boston Talks from...
Karmazin and Stern to ring Nasdaq closing bell
That’s Beth Stern, wife of Sirius XM star Howard Stern. She and Sirius XM CEO Mel Karmazin are scheduled to ring the closing bell...