Radio projects among those receiving news grants
Twelve media innovation projects have been named the 2010 winners of the Knight News Challenge, a contest that funds ideas that use digital technology...
Lia supports "Nashville Rising"
“The Lia Show” will air from the Dial Global Studios on Music Row and from Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Monday, June 21st and Tuesday, June...
CA governor candidate Meg Whitman increases warchest
CQ Politics is calling it “an easy $20M fundraiser” for former eBay executive and current Republican standard-bearer for the governorship of the state of...
MMTC calls for multilingual EAS alerts
The Minority Media and Telecommunications Council gave props to FEMA for its proposal to include multiple languages in its proposal for a Common Alerting...
Ponzi scheme lands ex-WBIX host Gregg Rennie in jail
A former Boston financial adviser and radio host received a seven-year prison sentence 6/15 for defrauding clients of at least $3.2 million through a...
Black Radio Network takes on NYPD over press credentials
BRN isn’t taking NYPD’s denial of press credentials lying down – it has filed suit in the New York Federal District Court, protesting the...
Bill Cunningham staying at WLW Cincinnati
Legendary local host Bill “Willie” Cunningham has put an end to local rumors that he would leave WLW-AM Cincinnati to work for former boss...
AURN covers "Race in America"
American Urban Radio Networks (AURN) was the only national network to provide full coverage of "Race in America," a national conference on race in...
Lots of radio stocks added to Russell 3000 Index
With the rebuilding last year of market capitalization lost the previous year, a half dozen radio stocks are joining or rejoining the Russell 3000 Index. The small
Michael Smerconish editorial looks at the medias forced polarization
Dial Global’s Michael Smerconish writes in a Washington Post op-ed piece how the media is largely responsible for the political polarization this country is...
Cleveland Plain Dealer plays with PRA
Noting that Ohio’s US Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-OH) is a co-sponsor of the Performance Rights Act, the Cleveland Plain Dealer posted a look at...
Envision Radio Networks launches "AmeriCountry"
Envision Radio Networks announced the debut of AmeriCountry, a new morning show prep service designed specifically for country radio. AmeriCountry is the creation of...
Trial set for former WGNU-AM host accused in deadly birthday attack
A trial date of May 2011 has been set for Leonardo Drisdel, a former St. Louis radio host accused in the 2005 beating death...
Citadel planning to duck out of Knoxville LMA
Oak Ridge FM Inc. is going to need to come up with a new plan for its 100.3 MHz FM facility in Knoxville before too long. Citadel Broadcasting has been leasing the frequency for its FM News-Talker WNOX-FM
Andrew Langston, founder of WDKX-FM, dies
Andrew A. Langston, founder and CEO of Rochester NY's only African-American-owned radio station, passed 6/10 at 83. From small beginnings in 1974, WDKX-FM (103.9)...