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Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Pulling A Career Out Of The Ether

Born to Die About a week ago, a colleague and I decided to watch the much-derided Lana Del Rey performance that we had missed on “Saturday Night Live.” By then, we weren’t sure what to expect. Was she going to stagger around drunk on stage? Read More

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Clear Channel mod rock WRFF Philly adds L.A.-based Kade for nights

Kade Kade adds evenings at Clear Channel modern rock WRFF (Radio 104.5) Philadelphia, alongside his voicetracking nights at CC sisters mod rock KYSR Los Angeles and alternative KDGE Dallas. The station’s talent line-up is now: Johnny (John Allers) 6 a.m.-noon, Wendy Rollins noon-6 p.m. Read More

Friday, January 13, 2012

CC’s alt KYSR L.A. adds Premiere’s Nikki Sixx

KYSR Mötley Crüe bassist Nikki Sixx adds Clear Channel alternative KYSR (98-7FM) Los Angeles to his Premiere Networks-syndicated “Sixx Sense with Nikki Sixx.” The show launches weeknights 11 p.m.-4 a.m. on Monday, January 16. Read More

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

2011’s Most Influential Songs From a Listener’s Perspective

Rihanna Editor’s note: Ross On Radio reader Tom Smith responded to a call in last year’s final column for feedback on influential songs of 2011. Instead of a few titles, I got the sort of comprehensive and thought-provoking essay that deserved to be read on its own.—Sean Ross“We Found Love,” Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris – By now it is pretty obvious tha… Read More

Thursday, December 15, 2011

First Listen: NASA's Third Rock Radio

Third Rock Easily the best thing about NASA’s just-unveiled Third Rock Radio is that it puts to bed, once and for all, the cliché about radio not being rocket science. (There is probably a hospital station somewhere that has long shut down the one about brain surgery.) After all, winning radio is as simple as finding out what strange alien life forms want a… Read More

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Making Moves: Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Making Moves Emmis-owned hip-hop "Power 106" KPWR-FM in Los Angeles promotes midday DJ Yesi Ortiz to Asst. MD ... Read More

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Making Moves: Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Making Moves Radio-Info.com confirms that after three years, Sean Lynch has left Beasley in Las Vegas where he was PD of KOAS-FM (105.7) "The Oasis" & alternative KVGS-FM (107.9). No replacement has been named ... Read More

Thursday, September 29, 2011

Making Moves: Thursday, September 29, 2011

Making Moves In Bridgeport, Connecticut, Jolana Smith is promoted from weekends to middays on AC WEZN "Star" (99.9), where she will also be APD ... Non-commercial "Radio Arte" WRTE (90.5) in Chicago has cut loose PD Carlos Mendez ... Read More

Monday, September 12, 2011

Fresh Listen: WROX (96X) Norfolk, Va.

96X When WROX (96X) Norfolk, Va., modified its longtime Modern Rock format earlier this year, I didn’t rush to check it out. By that time, KLCK (Click 98.9) Seattle’s Alternative/Hot AC hybrid had already spawned one similar new station, WCLI (Click 101.5) Dayton, Ohio. Read More

Thursday, September 8, 2011

Making Moves: Thursday, September 8, 2011

Making Moves Beth Sugrue leaves CBS Radio Chicago, where she was Director of New Business Development, to join Merlin Media as Director of Integrated Programs. She will be managing non-traditional revenue for Chicago and New York ... Read More

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Kevin & Bean are off San Francisco’s “Live 105” after eight months

Kevin and Bean on KROQ Los Angeles-based shows have historically had a difficult time in San Francisco, and over the weekend, the San Francisco Board of Radio-Info.com detected a quiet change at CBS Radio's modern rock "Live 105" KITS. The Kevin & Bean tab disappeared from the station website. Read More

Thursday, September 1, 2011

Making Moves: Thursday, September 1, 2011

Making Moves Radio-Info hears from the Jersey shore, where former alternative WHTG morning host Matt Murray will join the new lineup on the former "Shark," Atlantic City's rock WMGM (103.7) to host afternoons ... In Los Angeles, "Lucious" Liz Hernandez will be leaving the KPWR "Power" (105.9) morning team for a job with E! Read More

Sunday, August 21, 2011

Wrong-Headed Talk About Rock

WMGK It’s ironic that the “new” WHFS (WWMX-HD-2) Baltimore appeared this year just in time for the latest slew of “rock radio is dead” headlines. WHFS’ switch from Alternative to a Latin Tropical format in 2005 set off its own spate of press stories, many of them wrongheaded. Read More

Friday, August 19, 2011

Christine O'Donnell walks out on CNN and a Utah radio interview

While former Delaware US Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell is making news for abruptly walking out during an interview with Piers Morgan, CNN isn't the only station O'Donnell walked away from during an interview. Ironically, the candidate who spent much of her campaign dispelling comments she made about witchcraft abruptly bailed during a radio … Read More

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Making Moves: Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Dustin "Fletcher" Matthews is leaving the morning host/APD slot on Boston's WFNX (101.7) and moving to Richmond, Virginia to join Clear Channel's alternative WRXL (102.1) as PD ... "Tune-Up Man" returns to Detroit radio this weekend as he is hired by Radio One's WDMK for Friday and Saturday on air duties. Read More

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Making Moves: Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Making Moves As Radio-Info reported on Tuesday, Charlotte's CBS Radio-owned CHR/top 40 WNKS "Kiss" (95.1) will move their top-rated afternoon drive show, hosted by Otis, to mornings, replacing "Ace & TJ." He will also have a co-host: Brittney Cason will join him when the new show debuts August 22 ... Radio-Info hears from A.J. Read More

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Making Moves: Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Making Moves The St. Louis Rams and their flagship station, WXOS (101.1) have announced their radio broadcast team, consisting of play-by-play "Voice of the Rams" host Steve Savard with D'Marco Farr handling color commentary ... Read More

Monday, August 8, 2011

Making Moves: Monday, August 8, 2011

Making Moves In Tidewater Virginia, Max Media's CHR WVHT "Hot" (100.5) in Virginia Beach imports Elizabethany from CHR KNDE "Candy" (95.1) in College Station, Texas for evenings. Also, Corey is moving from nights to the vacant morning slot ... Read More

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Making Moves: Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Making Moves Clear Channel in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania has promoted country WRBT (94.9) & CHR WHKF (99.3) PD J.T. Bosch to Operations Manager for the cluster ... Read More

Monday, August 1, 2011

Making Moves: Monday, August 1, 2011

Making Moves Political pollster Scott Rasmussen is now a talk show host, airing shows on Washington's WMAL (630) and Chicago's WLS-AM (890) ... Another day - another hire by Merlin Media, this time Orlando, Florida's news/talk WFLF (540 / 94.5) journalist Michelle Murillo. Read More

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