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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
Sports Radio WKRD adds to
Sports Radio 790 and 101-7 (WKRD Louisville) announces Dave Jennings will join Tony Vanetti on the Afternoon Underdogs show. For the last six years,...
Clear Channel asks for higher local radio ownership caps
The comments of radio giant Clear Channel Communications Inc. in the Quadrennial Review are in, and like Oliver Twist, the company
Oaktree looking at three-into-one Townsquare/GAP radio merger
Although some of the the i’s remain undotted and t’s uncrossed, Oaktree Capital Management has filed paperwork that would combine three of the radio...
Slow Jams moves to Black Card
Black Card Radio will now oversee affiliate relations for the nation’s #1 Slow Jams and dedication show, Slow Jams with R-Dub. Both Sunday Nite...
WLBE-AM back on air in Florida
WLBE-AM 790 Leesburg, FL is back on the air 7/16 after being struck by lightning on 7/5, which resulted in technical difficulties for nine...
Lyle Romine dead at 59
Veteran agriculture broadcaster Lyle Romine has lost his battle with cancer. The American Ag Network reported that he died Thursday at his home in...
Rush Limbaugh v. Al Sharpton over Steinbrenner "cracker" crack
Radio talker Rush Limbaugh is back in the headlines over remarks concerning the death of New York Yankee owner George Steinbrenner. Limbaugh
Quarterly radio revenues gained for Emmis, but trailed markets
With a proposed going private buyout by CEO Jeff Smulyan pending, Emmis Communications is not conducting quarterly conference calls. In its quarterly financial filing...
Last.fm Discover
Week five of Last.fm Discover’s 12 week Summer Sessions continues with performances and interviews with SoCal’s Runner Runner. Propelled by the success of their...
Logo acquires rights to
Logo announced that it has acquired the off-cable syndication rights to the groundbreaking dramatic series "Nip/Tuck" in a four-year licensing agreement with Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution. This deal marks
WQAM hosts new Micheal Irvin syndicated show
Beasley’s Sports Radio 560 WQAM-AM Miami announced that on 7/26, Michael Irvin will launch a nationally syndicated, daily three hour sports entertainment show, “Michael...
Bankruptcy judge orders mediation in Black Crow case
The contentious Chapter 11 bankruptcy case of Black Crow Media Group will drag on for a while yet. The company reports that the presiding...
Humphries keeps up with The Kardashians
Talk Radio Network’s Rusty Humphries recently appeared on the Hollywood set of “Keeping Up with the Kardashians,” the reality television series airing on E!. ...