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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

Thursday, December 22, 2011

WPGC, Washington and Big Tigger part ways

big tigger In a surprise move, CBS radio’s WPGC Washington, D.C., has fired morning man Big Tigger. He wrote on his Twitter page, saying: "FYI @WPGC & I have agreed 2 part ways. Read More

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Making Moves: Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Making Moves Premiere Networks’ talkshow “America Now With Andy Dean” adds a new affiliate - KNST (790 & 97.1) Tucson. The show will air in the 8-10 pm time slot ... Read More

Friday, September 23, 2011

Affiliates Making Moves

microphone The Wall Street Journal Radio Network's "Daily Wrap" with Michael Castner picks up several Saga Communications stations – WTAX-AM (1240) in Springfield, Illinois; WKVT-AM (1490) in Brattleboro, Vermont; WHMP-AM (1400) & WHNP-AM (1600) in Northampton, Massachusetts; and KGMI-AM (790) in Bellingham, Washington ... Cox Radio's KRMG-AM/FM (740/102.3) i… Read More

Thursday, August 11, 2011

Kathleen Heaney joins Elvis Duran as Digital Director

Elvis Duran Kathleen Heaney comes over to the Elvis Duran brand from magazine publishing, and will be the Digital Director of the newly-formed Elvis Duran digital division. Says Duran, "When we first met Kathleen, she left us speechless. Read More

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Blair Garner Takes 'After MidNite' On The Road

Blair Garner Blair Garner is taking his show on the road this year, visiting some major tours to capture backstage interviews and audio for "After MidNite With Blair Garner," syndicated by Premiere Networks.“We want to give our listeners a chance to hear from the artists while on the road, and pull back the curtain a bit and share some of what it takes to put o… Read More

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Elvis Duran to host this year's NAB Marconi Awards Show in Chicago

Elvis Duran The Z100, New York-based syndicated talent is the latest in a line of both local and syndicated hosts for the dress-up awards dinner. Ron Chapman of Dallas was last year's host in Washington, DC, and previous hosts include Laura Ingraham (2009), Billy Bush (2008), Glenn Beck (2007) and L.A.'s Big Boy (2006). Read More

Monday, July 18, 2011

Ryan Seacrest to debut in the U.K.

Ryan Seacrest The syndicated "On Air with Ryan Seacrest" will now be heard in the United Kingdom. Seacrest syndicator Premiere Networks is joining forces with England's GMG Radio-owned The Real Radio Network to bring the "On Air" to five Real Radio stations, which reach an estimated 2.5 million listeners each week. Read More

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Toby Keith To Host Independence Day Radio Special

Blair Garner, Toby Keith Toby Keith has been tapped to co-host "After MidNite With Blair Garner's" Fourth of July weekend special. The three-hour, commercial free special is syndicated by Premiere Radio Networks and includes a mix of hit country music and patriotic songs, along with Keith's insights on entertaining the troops, his thoughts on manufacturing in America today… Read More

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

TLC's "Extreme Couponing" to feature Elvis Duran sidekick Scotty B, tonight

Scotty is billed as the syndicated morning show's "resident cheap bastard", and that apparently qualifies him for inclusion on "Extreme Couponing." The Duran show says "to date his stockpile includes 2,500 diapers, a six-month supply of baby formula, 400 rolls of toilet paper" and more. Duran himself jokes that he visited Scotty's place and "it loo… Read More

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Delilah is stalked by a man arrested for doing the same thing five years ago

Delilah The Premiere-syndicated radio personality has hired a private detective to work on the case: A Seattle man was leaving gifts for Premiere-syndicated Delilah Rene at a restaurant she once owned. He was also spotted in her South Kitsap, Washington neighborhood, says the Kitsap Sun, trying to deliver flowers to her house. Read More

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Glenn Beck's GBTV.com to offer his 2-hour daily video talkshow at $4.95/month

Glenn Beck The New York Times says some programming will debut on GBTV today (6/7), when Beck talks about it on his Premiere Radio Networks show. That will be largely behind-the-scenes footage, leading up to the September 12 launch of the actual two-hour “Glenn Beck” subscription video show, the successor to his current Fox News Channel show, and also st… Read More

Thursday, May 26, 2011

Glenn Beck's post-Fox video venture will be his own GBTV.com

Glenn Beck The TVNewser site says Beck’s Mercury Radio Arts acquired the GBTV.com site in January. Beck has also applied for a trademark on the slogan “The truth lives here", though it would be “limited exclusively to programming delivered via the Internet, so it is not likely that GBTV will become an actual TV network any time in the near future.” Beck alrea… Read More

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

After MidNite Taps Charlie Daniels For Memorial Day Special

Blair Garner, Charlie Daniels The syndicated "After MidNite host Blair Garner" will help celebrate Memorial Day this weekend with a commercial-free radio special guest co-hosted by legendary country artist Charlie Daniels (pictured with Garner). In addition to airing country music hits, this three-hour, market-exclusive holiday special will feature Garner’s candid conversation … Read More

Monday, May 23, 2011

Glenn Beck launches “Markdown.com", offering Groupon-like deals

Beck's first two partners are Chocolate.com and LifeLock. The Premiere-syndicated talk personality, working through his own Mercury Radio Arts, will get support from Premiere in both sourcing and promoting the offerings. Read More

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Radio's Rush, Ryan, Howard and Glenn make the Forbes Celebrity 100 list

All four radio-connected celebs are in this year's top 30:#23 is Premiere talker Rush Limbaugh, with an estimated recent yearly pay of $64 million.#24 is KIIS-FM, Los Angeles and Premiere-syndicated Ryan Seacrest, $61 million.#26 is Howard Stern of Sirius XM, $76 million.#30 is Premiere talker Glenn Beck, with an estimated $40 million in pay. In le… Read More

Thursday, April 21, 2011

Syndication Moves

microphone Compass Media Networks' "The Insana Quotient" hosted by CNBC's Ron Insana adds five new affiliates, including Sacramento's news/talk KSAC-FM (105.5), Honolulu's KGU-AM (760) & talk KLAV-AM (1230) in Las Vegas ... Louisville's WHAS-AM (840) weekday late-morning talk host Mandy Connell is going national on the weekends, hosting a rotating slot on Pre… Read More

Monday, March 21, 2011

From the new RADAR 108: Audiences to network radio spots have increased

Arbitron The Arbitron-produced sales network rankings are updated quarterly, and the topline on RADAR 108 is that "approximately 74% of persons 12 and older heard one or more network radio commercials in an average week of the survey period." That is an increase of nearly 3.6 million over RADAR 104, issued a year ago. The 74.4% reach translates to 193,143,0… Read More

Thursday, March 17, 2011

Rush Limbaugh takes aim at Japanese refugees & quake media "exaggeration"

Rush Limbaugh Rush Limbaugh's take on the devastating earthquake, tsunami and nuclear problems in Japan is that the media is "exaggerating" the issue. On his syndicated radio show Wednesday, Limbaugh says he has had "emails from people who are living in Tokyo, saying 'Yeah, we're playing golf today, people are going about their business and living.' The reports … Read More

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Protests planned over Wilmington, Delaware's WILM talk host flip

WILM Upset that a local mid-morning talk host is being put into nights to accommodate the syndicated Glenn Beck, community activists are planning to protest outside of the studios of Clear Channel-owned WILM-AM (1450). Radio-Info has previously reported the Wilmington, Delaware news/talk station was taking local host John Watson and moving him to nights… Read More

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