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Friday, April 27, 2012

Entercom begins an LMA of KBLX, San Francisco May 1, adds Steve Harvey

KBLX With the blessing of creditors, Entercom is paying $25 million to buy urban AC KBLX, Berkeley (102.9) from debtor-in-possession Inner City. Now that it has resolved an objection by AFTRA, Entercom announces it will begin its time brokerage deal on Tuesday, May 1. Read More

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Steve Harvey clears 90% of U.S. for new TV show; will continue syndicated radio

Steve Harvey NBCUniversal Domestic Television Distribution is launching a new syndicated daytime talk show hosted by veteran radio host, TV personality, comedian and author Steve Harvey. The hour-long weekday “Steve Harvey,” starting this fall and produced by Endemol USA, will focus on “relationship themes,” including romance, marriage, parenting, friendship an… Read More

Thursday, February 16, 2012

Radio’s Best & Worst: February 15, 2012

rbaw Highlights from the author’s week of (always decidedly random) listening and the week’s radio headlines, ending February 15, 2012. Stations I’ve worked with recently in my Edison Research (or any other) capacity are asterisked.* Most TimelyKHYL (V101.1) Sacramento, Calif. – Nielsen BDSRadio says that the R&B Oldies outlet was the first to pla… Read More

Thursday, August 18, 2011

Steve Harvey to add a daily TV talkshow

Steve Harvey The Premiere-syndicated morning man already hosts the daytime "Family Feud" for television. Now Broadcasting & Cable reports that Harvey is developing a new daytime TV talkshow, in cooperation with Endemol. Read More

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Urban Radio Deserves Better

Tom Joyner Tom Joyner has been an iconic figure in Urban Radio for more than 30 years. When national marketers and their agency partners have asked my opinion of the TJMS brand, I’ve often said that Tom represents the best of what Urban Radio means to the African American community and that translates into results for advertisers.I never thought that I would … Read More

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

WRKS New York and the Tom Joyner Morning Show Reunite

Tom Joyner It's a major coup for the syndicated Tom Joyner Morning Show. Starting February 7, it returns to Emmis Urban AC WRKS “98.7 Kiss FM." The station previously ran Joyner from 2001- 2003, but dropped him to make way for a local team. Read More

Monday, October 18, 2010

Rickey Smiley debuts in Orlando

Rickey Smiley Syndication One’s Rickey Smiley Show lands another big market with the addition of CBS Radio’s WJHM “102 Jamz” Orlando. The show started on air today. Read More

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Making Moves: Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Making Moves Former Chicago WJMK-FM (104.3) & WIND-AM (560) “Top Rock Girly Jock” Connie Szerszen joins Chicago Radio Online, where she’ll co-host a show with the legendary Fred Winston … 13 employees of Chicago’s Window to the World Communications, including WFMT-FM (98.7) chief engineer Gordon Carter, accepted early retirement buyouts, says Vocalo.org’s Rober… Read More

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

“Best of” or better to be live?

Steve Harvey That’s the question I posed to you a few weeks back, concerning your choice when it comes to what you would like to air when a syndicated personality takes vacation or time off from their show. Do you prefer to rerun the “Best of” offerings, or would you prefer to have a local personality fill in, or possibly have a guest host as an option? Read More

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Steve Harvey Welcomes Sheryl Underwood to his Team

Sheryl Underwood The Premiere-syndicated Steve Harvey Morning Show welcomes comedian Sheryl Underwood as a regular contributor to the show, which airs in over 64 markets. She’ll appear weekly, and will be the show’s guest host when Harvey is on vacation. Read More

Thursday, April 15, 2010

Steve Harvey will simulcast his radio show on cable's "Centric" channel

Steve Harvey’s Premiere Radio-syndicated morning show will be seen on TV beginning sometime in the fall, carried by the BET-owned Centric channel. Centric aims at older viewers than the main BET channel. Read More

Thursday, January 21, 2010

Steve Harvey is named the new host for TV's "Family Feud"

Who will be the new host of “Feud?” Survey says – Steve Harvey. The comedian and Premiere Radio syndicated morning drive show host will add another project to his already busy schedule in the fall. Read More

Friday, May 29, 2009

Steve Harvey and KDAY, Los Angeles (93.5) part ways

Magic Broadcasting’s Urban “93.5 the Beat” continues to go through changes – with the latest being the departure of the syndicated Steve Harvey Morning show, which aired for the last time Friday, May 29. Read More

Monday, April 13, 2009

Steve Harvey says "don't blame me" for what happened to Tom Joyner in Chicago

Harvey’s playing down a soundbite that supposedly kisses off some critics. He tells the Tribune the clip “came from his cousin and was in regard to something else in a different market.” There are plenty of Joyner fans who blame him for bumping Joyner off of Clear Channel’s “V103” WVAZ (102.7) after thirteen years. Read More

Thursday, March 26, 2009

WGCI, Chicago will welcome "The Morning Riot" April 1

This morning, Clear Channel urban WGCI (107.5) announced its new morning show – “the Morning Riot" – comprised of Tony Sculfield, Leon Rogers and Nina Chantele. The trio replaces the syndicated Steve Harvey Show, which moved over to urban AC sister WVAZ “V103” earlier this week. Read More

Monday, March 23, 2009

Clear Channel swaps Joyner for Harvey on WVAZ "V103"

More morning show news out of Chicago, as Clear Channel Urban AC WVAZ “V103” has decided to drop long time syndicated morning man Tom Joyner. They will move Premiere Radio Networks syndicated “Steve Harvey Show” from Urban sister WGCI (107.5) over to V103, starting immediately. Read More

Friday, February 27, 2009

Making Moves: Friday Morning

Congrats to “Man@Large” aka McConnell Adams, the new Director of top 40 programming for New Northwest Broadcasters' Alaska stations. He’s already PD of the company’s KFAT (92.9) Anchorage, and now adds duties over KWLF “the Wolf 98” in Fairbanks … Business Talk Radio Network adds Cumulus’ Talker WLBY Ann Arbor, MI as its latest affiliate … Premiere… Read More

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Atlanta surprise – Steve Hegwood resigns as Radio One's Ops Manager

VP/General Manager Tim Davies says Hegwood is going to devote more time to the group of stations he owns himself, including expanding it in size. Davies says “All of us in Atlanta and Radio One as a whole wish Steve nothing but the best.” This will be the second time Hegwood left Radio One to focus on his ownership ambitions. Read More

Monday, February 9, 2009

Making Moves: Monday Afternoon

Boston’s WBZ-AM (1030) names Walt Perkins to replace longtime morning sports anchor Gil Santos, who recently retired after a 38-year career … DCRTV reports Washington’s WTNT-AM (570) & WWRC-AM (1260) PD Greg Tantum will move to Westwood One as producer of of the soon-to-debut Fred Thompson Show … On the Jersey shore, Press Communications-owned WKM… Read More

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