Arbitron profits beat Wall Street expectations
Q2 earnings per share for Arbitron were 14 cents, thumping the Thompson First Call consensus of Wall Street analysts by four cents. Revenues were up only 1.8% to $88.3 million, but that marked a rebound from the revenue decline reported for Q1
Rosie O'Donnell, Jim Breuer on SIRIUS XM comedy game show
SIRIUS XM hosts Rosie O’Donnell and Jim Breuer sat down recently at the SIRIUS XM studios for a battle to beat the other in...
Cobra Starship's Gabe Saporta "takes over" Hollywood Hamilton
Gabe Saporta, lead singer for the Fueled by Ramen/Atlantic recording artists Cobra Starship, has been set to serve as guest host for this weekend’s...
Arbitron begins in-person recruitment
In Arbitron’s monthly conference call for Portable People Meter (PPM) clients, company officials noted that Arbitron earlier this month began in-person recruitment. The move...
Clear Channel donates two more AMs to MMTC
Clear Channel Radio CEO John Hogan used the Minority Media and Telecommunications Council meeting in Washington, DC on access to capital to announce that his company had donated two
Rick Steele confirmed dead in Colorado
The search for missing DJ Rick Steele has reached a tragic conclusion. Cherry Creek Radio Montrose reports that a body found Saturday has been...
NPR to demo captioned radio at White House
NPR’s research and development group, NPR Labs, has been invited to demonstrate its latest technical innovations at the White House and at the Commerce...
Mexican 1st Division Soccer League is back on GLR
Starting this Friday July 23rd, GLR Networks will bring coverage of the Mexican 1st Division Soccer games in Torneo Apertura 2010. GLR Networks’ broadcasts...
KUPL adds "Northwest Nights" hosted by B-Dub
Alpha Broadcasting’s Director of Music Programming, Scott Mahalick, has announced the launch of a new weeknight show on KUP-FM Portland. “Northwest Nights” hosted by...
Michael Baisden re-ups with Citadel Media
Citadel Media has signed Michael Baisden to a multi-year extension. The Michael Baisden Show has become one of the most successful and popular programs...
Ed Christian speaks out on performance royalties
After reading various trade press reports of comments by Bonneville International CEO Bruce Reese last week at the Conclave Learning Conference in
2010 NAB Marconi Radio Award finalists named
The National Association of Broadcasters has announced the finalists for the 2010 NAB Marconi Radio Awards. In the closely-watched Network/Syndicated Personality category
CD101
WWCD-FM Columbus, OH reports that Program Director and afternoon drive DJ Andy Davis, known as “Andyman,” drown Saturday (7/17) while vacationing with his wife...
Jeff Smulyan facing Emmis options
However easy it might have looked in April for CEO Jeff Smulyan to take Emmis Communications private, it has proven to be anything but. The buyout bid has prompted multiple shareholder lawsuits and a revolt