Limbaugh Dittohead directive deluges Hill switchboards
Rush Limbaugh says that he only asked listeners to call Capitol Hill once before, back in the 90s, just to show he could do it. That is until now – he has asked his listeners to call Congress in opposition to health care reform, and they are responding in a big way
Tony Kornheiser in hot water again
Less than a month after being suspended from ESPN’s “Pardon the Interruption” for comments about a fellow host at the cable channel, Tony Kornheiser...
Healthcare debate is good business for Salem
The battle in Washington over healthcare legislation has kept audiences and hosts active on talk radio, including the all-conservative talk shows of Salem Radio...
Radio Disney launches “N.B.T: Making it Big”
Radio Disney will launch a new multi-platform daily programming feature, “N.B.T.: Making It Big,” chronicling the rise of Allstar Weekend, the inaugural year “N.B.T.”...
KDWB’s Dave Ryan now on iheartradio
CC Radio announced that The Dave Ryan Show on KDWB-FM Minneapolis is now a fulltime channel on the iheartradio app. With a few simple...
NPR comes out in support of National Broadband Plan
Radio broadcasters have their own issues with digital communication technology, but since they are not (yet) under direct assault from spectrum-hungry FCC staffers, most have had little to say about the National Broadband Plan. But
106.5 The Arch gets "jiggy" St. Patrick's Day Parade
106.5 The Arch got their "jig" on at the 41st Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade in Downtown St. Louis on Saturday 3/13. Although it...
White knight rides away from WorldSpace
Despite pumping more than $21 million into the international satellite radio company as its debtor-in-possession lender, Liberty Media has decided
Radio duo Rick and Bubba release cook book
Syndicated radio personalities Rick and Bubba, whose show is sent to American outlets by Syndicated Solutions Inc. and is also available on Sirius XM,...
WBAI debuts radio drama “The Aliens”
On 3/25, Pacifica’s WBAI 99.5FM NYC will broadcast “The Aliens,” one of the few radio drama series to hit the US airwaves since the...
Moody’s gives Sirius XM an upgrade
The successful sale of an expanded $800 million bond issue by Sirius XM impressed Moody’s Investors Service. It has given the satellite radio company’s credit ratings an upgrade. Moody's announced that it had upgraded Sirius XM Radio Inc.'s new 8.75%
SIRIUS XM adds “The Paul Finebaum Show”
SIRIUS XM Radio has begun broadcasting the college sports talk program, The Paul Finebaum Show, to subscribers nationwide. The show airs live every weekday...
New York Festivals announces 2010 Advisory Board
New York Festivals Radio Programming & Promotions Awards, honoring the World’s Best Work, announced the appointment of its 2010 Advisory Board. This year’s Advisory...
Joe Dembo dead at 83
All-News Radio pioneer Joseph Dembo died Monday at his home in New York City after suffering from cancer. He was 83.Joe Dembo began a...
Ron Lundy dead at 75
RBR-TVBR reported on Ron Lundy’s failing health last week. Now the famed New York City top 40 DJ has died at age 75.According to...