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KFDI's McQuilliam Adds Promotion/Marketing Duties For Journal In Wichita
Mike McQuilliam has been named promotions and marketing director for Journal Broadcast Group’s Wichita, Kansas, cluster. McQuilliam joined the company in 2001, beginning as an overnight monitor and remote technician, then becoming the local producer for the Kidd Kraddick in the Morning show on 92.3 KMXW for three years before moving to evenings on …
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Gretchen Bartlett returns to Milwaukee as a.m. drive host at Journal’s WLWK
Journal Broadcast Group’s adult hits WLWK-FM (94.5 The Lake) Milwaukee brings in Gretchen Bartlett as the station’s new morning drive host. This represents a coming home of sorts for Bartlett, who in 2002 was hired as a part-time producer for the Lake’s news/talk sister WTMJ-AM, and a promotions assistant for the FM's predecessor, hot AC WKTI-FM.…
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Journal Broadcast Group says staffers signing political petition is a no-no
A number of newsroom staffers at news/talk WTMJ-AM (620) Milwaukee who signed a “recall petition” against Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker shouldn’t have, says owner Journal Broadcast Group. The company made that announcement over the air at WTMJ-TV and WTMJ-AM radio (620).
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Price Journal is paying for Renda's two FMs in Tulsa: $11.8 million cash
Journal Broadcast Group will begin an LMA prior to closing in the deal that adds Renda's Top 40 "K-Hits" KHTT, Muskogee (106.9) and variety hits
"Bob 92.9 FM" KBEZ (92.9) to Journal's own three stations. The deal was first announced on Wednesday by Journal, but without a price.
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Journal Broadcast Group buys Renda's "K-Hits" and "Bob" in Tulsa
The stations are Top 40 "K-Hits" KHTT, Muskogee (106.9) and variety hits "Bob FM" KBEZ (92.9). They are both full Class C facilities, and they become Journal's fourth and fifth stations in Tulsa, Arbitron market #66.
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Journal reports a positive Q4 for radio
Total revenues for the radio division of Journal Broadcast Group increased 2.3%, versus declines at some other groups for the last three months of the year. Another way to compare 2010 and 2011 is to back out the revenue from political and issue ads, since 2010 was an election year.
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Journal Broadcast Group hires Michael J. Gay for digital intiatives
Michael J. Gay is named VP of Interactive Media for Journal Broadcast Group, leading the design and implementation of digital initiatives across the company’s radio and TV properties. Read More
Luke Jensen To Exit KVOO Tulsa PD Job For Nashville Promo Gig
Luke Jensen has resigned his position as PD/morning man at Journal Broadcast Group's country KVOO-FM Tulsa, Okla. He'll be moving to Nashville after the end of the month to become director of promotion at music promotion firm InstiGator Entertainment.
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Journal reports 2.7% higher radio revenue
Journal Broadcast Group says third quarter revenues for the radio sector improved from $18.5 million to $19 million, while operating earnings slipped from $4.5 million to $4.1 million. Expenses grew more than 6%, "mainly due to higher employee-related expenses and promotion costs." Political and issue advertising was about $400,000 in both years.
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John Roberts is the new PD for Journal's "The Lake" in Milwaukee
John Roberts is the former PD of WMC-FM (99.7) in Memphis, and heads north to Milwaukee to join Journal Broadcast Group as PD of variety hits WLWK-FM (94.5) "The Lake," starting October 31. Roberts has been the PD of KIMN-FM (100.3) in Denver, WEZB-FM (97.1) "B-97" in New Orleans and was a former VP/Programming and Operations for Clear Channel in D…
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Making Moves: Friday, October 7, 2011
Journal Broadcast Group's country KTTS-FM (94.7) brings in former Clear Channel Fort Smith, Arkansas PD/morning host Bobby Baldwin to host the morning show ... Huntsville, Alabama's WZYP-FM (104.3) also gets a new morning show, bringing back the "Mojo Radio Show," starting Monday, according to their station Facebook page - Discuss it ...
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Making Moves: Thursday, October 6, 2011
Clear Channel's Harlington, Texas KHKZ-FM (106.3) afternoon host/MD Hitman adds more work to his day, becoming PD of sister-station KQXX-FM (105.5) "The X." Hitman will also be heard on KNCN-FM (101.3) in Corpus Christi ... Budget cuts at Buckley in Connecticut have cost WDRC-FM (102.9) host Larry Wells his job, replaced by Grahame Winters, accordi…
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Radio stocks hit hard on Wall Street for the 2nd time in three days
The wild roller coaster ride is making for a dizzying time for radio stocks. For the second time in three trading sessions, the Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted more than 500 points, closing down 519 points on Wednesday.
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Radio stocks get slammed on Wall Street
Much like the rest of Wall Street, radio stocks were hardly spared on Monday. The selloff hit Sirius XM (SIRI) worst, losing 12.7% and falling below $2 to $1.65.
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Joe Scialfa named PD of News/Talk WTMJ (620) Milwaukee
Journal Broadcast Group’s news/talk WTMJ (620) Milwaukee has a new PD. Joe Scialfa is promoted from APD to PD, effective immediately. Read More
Journal Communications will buy back up to $45 million of their own shares
Journal's EVP/Finance & Strategy & CFO Andre Fernandez says, "While debt reduction remains our primary use of cash, this share repurchase authorization provides us with the flexibility both to offset the dilutive impact of employee incentive compensation plans and to repurchase shares opportunistically." This marks the first time Milwaukee-based Jo…
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Journal Broadcast Group VP/Programming Tom Land dies of cancer at 51
Land had been in hospice, dealing with a lung cancer that was diagnosed last August, reports the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. The paper says, "The first clue that something was wrong came in Memphis, as he was running through the airport during a business trip and felt a sudden stabbing pain in his lower back." His Milwaukee doctor diagnosed it as S…
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A Florida woman sues Clear Channel for a grand prize never received
The radio station contest in 2007 promised a brand new home for the grand prize winner. Fifty-year old Paula Hedberg was one ten people who were given potential keys to a $300,000 home, and hers was the winning key.
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Making Moves: Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Radio-Info confirms that in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Clear Channel's KVUU-FM "My" (99.9) and afternoon host Rob Ryan have parted ways. His bio has been removed from the station website and Sheena Sandoval was recently heard covering the afternoon shift ...
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Making Moves: Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Journal Broadcast Group hires former Clear Channel Wichita GSM Lisa Fetter to be GSM of their four-station cluster in the same market ... Radio-Info hears from the Wall Street Journal Radio Network, which announces that Clear Channel's KTLK-AM (1150) in Los Angeles is the newest affiliate for The Wall Street Journal's Daily Wrap, hosted by Michael …
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