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Former "Flashback" host Bill St. James teases a return in March
Bill's latest "open letter" is addressed "Dear America", and carries an update from the former 25-year host of the weekend Flashback show (now syndicated by Cumulus Media). Tongue in cheek, St.
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Cumulus Media to launch Mike Huckabee in the noon-3pm slot
That is the prime midday slot long dominated by Rush Limbaugh, syndicated by Premiere Networks. The New York Times reports that Cumulus Media is lining up affiliates now for an April 2 launch of former Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee.
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Tucson's "Bob FM" changes identity to CHR "i97.5 – All the hits"
First song, according to the Tucson Board of Radio-Info.com: LMFAO's "Party Rock Anthem."Cumulus Media's nearly eight-year-old variety hits Bob FM began teasing a format change on Wednesday and a noontime announcement Friday (2/3). The new format at KSZR: a CHR with a similar "I"- branding to some other Cumulus top 40 stations.
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Rock 100.5 Atlanta's see-saw playlist returns to status quo (for now)
Well, that didn’t last long. After three days of adding two songs an hour to the talk-centric “Regular Guys” morning drive show on Cumulus Media's WNNX (Rock 100.5) Atlanta, the experiment has reached a hasty finale.
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Cumulus Cincinnati CE arrested for sticky fingers
A radio engineer in Cincinnati is facing felony theft charges for allegedly swiping $129,000 worth of broadcasting equipment from Cumulus Media. WCPO-TV reports that over the course of much of 2011, Cumulus Chief Engineer Ben Ary lifted gear from the station’s base in Norwood, Ohio, where its five Cincinnati market stations are based: classic hits … Read More
Tucson's KSZR (Bob FM) stunts commercial-free... Is a new name coming Friday?
Cumulus Media’s adult hits KSZR (97.5 Bob FM) Tucson has notified advertisers that the station will be broadcasting commercial-free—at least in the morning—on Friday, February 3. An on-air liner tells listeners that “something different is coming” at noon Friday. Read More
Cumulus' Rock 100.5/Atlanta segues current, classic, current, classic...
Cumulus Media seems to be having a tough time deciding how its audience wants to rock. The company's WNNX (Rock 100.5) Atlanta has been experimenting with more currents on weekends, while adding two songs an hour to its talk-centric morning drive “Regular Guys” show.
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Chico Bormann resigns from Cumulus sports WRIE-AM Erie: Not enough money
Veteran sports talk host Chico Bormann resigned from weekday afternoons at Cumulus Media’s WRIE-AM (ESPN 1260 The Score) Erie, last week, telling the Erie Times-News, “They weren’t going to pay me what I felt I needed to continue. I was making $40 a day.” Bormann cited recent pay cuts and an unwillingness on the part of management to negotiate his … Read More
Dale Daniels joins Cumulus as MM for 11 Fayetteville/Ft. Smith, Ark., outlets
Cumulus Media appoints Dale Daniels as Market Manager for its Fayetteville and Ft. Smith, Ark., properties. Read More
Volt's rock WTPA Harrisburg flips Chris James for Chris Tyler in mornings
After 27 years, Chris James has departed Volt Radio’s rock WTPA (92.1) Harrisburg, Penn., “TPA Morning Show With Amy and Chris." Joining the a.m. team with Amy Warner is another Chris, as in Tyler, former OM/PD and morning drive host of crosstown rock AC WRVV (97.3). Read More
Sarah Leftwich Exits Cumulus Media's Fayetteville, Arkansas MM Post
Sarah Leftwich is out as Market Manager for Cumulus Media’s Fayetteville and Fort Smith, Ark., properties, with Dale Daniels stepping in. Her exit follows a transition to those markets in September 2010 after being relocated from the same position in New River Valley/Radford, Va.
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Cumulus Media Beefs Up Sales Team: Turk In Dallas & DeGregorio In New York
Cumulus Media appoints Marcella Turk VP of Affiliate Sales based in Dallas, where she will manage entertainment products and 24/7 formats. In addition, Nick DeGregorio is named Affiliate Sales Director based in York, overseeing Cumulus’ production libraries and special projects across its network affiliate sales division. Read More
WEDG Buffalo’s Shredd & Ragan shift from afternoons to mornings
“The Shredd & Ragan Show” got a New Year’s wake-up call, as Cumulus’ rock WEDG (103.3 The Edge) Buffalo transitions the popular team from afternoons to mornings. Current a.m. Read More
In Chattanooga, "The Pulse" news/talker has 2 weeks of life left
Saying "it's exceedingly difficult to compete," Brewer Media decides to pull the plug on their news/talk operation in Chattanooga, Tennessee. WPLZ-FM (95.3) "The Pulse" will flip starting after the New Year, causing the loss of over a dozen staffers.
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The "Occupy" movement is targeting San Francisco's KGO-AM
Unhappy with the recent changes made by Cumulus Media in San Francisco, fans of KGO-AM (810) have set up an "Occupy KGO" Facebook page, and even planned a protest of the firings of several talk hosts, and the new direction of the station. The group, which has over 670 likes, posted on their site their mission, expressing outrage and disappointment …
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Duane Shannon promoted to PD of country WGKX in Memphis
Cumulus-owned WGKX-FM (105.9) "Kix 106" in Memphis didn't have to look very far to find their next program director. The co-host of the "Duane & Abby Morning Show" is adding new duties to his schedule.
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Geraldo Rivera to debut his new talkshow in L.A.: Orange County Register
Jack Silver, PD at Cumulus Media's talk KABC (790), won't announce his new schedule until after current morning man Peter Tilden's last wakeup shift, on Friday, December 23. But Orange County Register columnist Gary Lycan says "three independent well-placed sources say the 2012 schedule involves major changes." One of those would be adding the new …
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John Landecker back to WLS, Chicago – this time to weekends on oldies WLS-FM
Cumulus Media Chicago President/GM Michael Damsky says "For anyone who knows Chicago radio, there's just something about John Records Landecker and WLS that just sounds right together." Robert Feder reports in TimeOut Chicago that Landecker will be heard this coming weekend doing 10am-3pm on both Saturday and Sunday, on oldies WLS-FM (94.7). Landec… Read More
Former Cumulus VP/Programming Maureen Lesourd joins Listener Driven Radio
Listener Driven Radio has brought in former Cumulus Media VP/Programming and Distribution and market Manager Maureen Lesourd as Chief Revenue Officer. In addition, former Cumulus Media Manager of of Affiliate Sales Jami Williams comes on-board as Manager/Affiliate Sales.
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Local host Joe Crummey is out at NYC's talk WABC-AM (770)
He posted yesterday on his Twitter that after his show he was going to "Lunch w/ my WABC crew at secret Penn Station location," and left a picture of newsman Noam Laden, board-op Crash and producer Mary Elkordy. The next day - no more show.
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