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Making Moves: Friday, May 25, 2012
Nnete Inyangumia, co-host of Radio One's urban KBXX (97.9the Box) Houston’s "Madd Hatta Morning Show,” exits the station. Folks are wishing her well on her Facebook page, while the Radio-Info.com Houston Board is discussing it here...
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FCC releases call-sign changes. Interesting to note are...
Some five dozen call-sign changes have been made public by the FCC. Among those of note is the San Jose area's KCNL (licensed to Sunnyvale at 104.9) that’s flipping from Spanish to classical. Read More
Radio icon Hal Jackson passed away at the age of 97
He was a pioneer of black radio, who got his start on air in Washington, D.C. in 1939 as the sports announcer for Howard University’s baseball games, as well as for local Negro League baseball games.
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Making Moves: Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Matt Derrick is the new regional program manager for Clear Channel in its Wilmington, Delaware and Salisbury, Maryland markets. In addition, he will also handle OM duties for the Salisbury/Ocean City cluster, beginning June 4.
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WBLS New York gets a boost in the latest weekly PPM results
The New York Times has a story about the latest weekly Arbitron PPM results, illustrating the impact of the loss of Emmis urban AC WRKS (Kiss FM) – and the subsequent ratings boost that one-time rival WBLS has earned since Kiss’ demise. The week covering April 26 to May 2 (which includes the first three days of the market without Kiss) shows that W…
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Word to the wise: FCC Section 73.1206 (phone calls on-air) means business
Oh, that pesky FCC Section 73.1206. That’s the mandate that spells out in no uncertain terms that no part of a telephone conversation can be recorded for potential on-air broadcasting without upfront consent of the participating party. Read More
Making Moves: Thursday, May 17, 2012
Danny Bortnick is named VP and Director of Sales for CBS
Radio Washington, D.C., where he will oversee sales for the six-station cluster:
WJFK, WNEW, WPGC, WIAD, WNEW and WLZL; while
retaining his previous position as GSM of WNEW AM & FM. Before
D.C., Bortnick was Local Sales Manager for CBS’ WWFS and WXRK New
York ... Mark Stewart joins …
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Donna Summer dies at 63
The disco legend, whose hits included “Last Dance,” “Bad Girls,” and “She Works hard For Her Money,” died in Florida this morning, after a battle with cancer. A five-time Grammy award winner, she was working on her latest album at the time of her death.
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Legendary “Go-Go” music pioneer Chuck Brown has passed away
He was 75. “The Godfather of Go Go” was well known for his mixture of funk, R&B, big band, and soul music, with hits such as “Bustin Loose,” (which rapper Nelly sampled heavily for his 2002 hit, “Hot in Herre,”) and his funk flavored versions of classics such as Duke Ellington’s “Moody’s Mood For Love.” Brown and his group The Soul Searchers had be…
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John Candelaria named PD for two Beasley FMs in Vegas
John Candelaria is named Program Director for adult hits KVGS-FM (107.9 Bob-FM) and rhythmic AC KOAS-FM (105.7 The Oasis) Las Vegas by GGB Las Vegas, LLC and Beasley Broadcast. He joins the company from Radio One’s Urban KBFB-FM and Urban AC KSOC-FM Dallas, where he was OM and PD for nearly 10 years. Read More
April PPMs for Washington DC, Boston, Detroit, Minneapolis and more out today
In Washington, American University's non-com news/talk WAMU reigns, going 7.0-8.2-7.6 since Arbitron's February book. WAMU's online stream adds a 0.2, with age 6+ AQH. Read More
First April PPMs include the final book for New York's urban AC WRKS
Emmis' "98.7 Kiss" finishes its existence on an up-note, and in the top five with age 6+ AQH shares. It moved from a February 3.7 to 3.8 to 4.0, for the Arbitron "April" survey period of March 31-April 27.
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Making Moves: Monday, May 14, 2012
In Detroit, Roxanne Steel will be handling middays on CBS Radio’s CHR WDZH “98.7 Amp Radio.” She’s a Chicago radio vet who’s been doing part-time on the past 2 years at Cumulus-owned WDVD in Detroit …DCRTV reports that former Fredericksburg, VA programmer Dave Gunning is taking over middays (9 am – 1 pm) on Hot AC WINC-FM (92.5) Winchester, VA. He …
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Arbitron's "subscriber only" policy passes muster at Radio Advisory Council
From today's TRI Newsletter: Advisory Council Chair Don Benson of Lincoln Financial Media admits there was “a divergence of opinions” in the room. Another source says there was a “deep divide…one council member says the release of numbers is one of the few times radio gets covered in the local paper.” But in the end, Benson says “it was the Council… Read More
Using an Austin translator, Clear Channel launches rhythmic AC "Jammin' 103.1"
The HD Radio-fed translator belongs to Educational Media Foundation, and it previously simulcast with Clear Channel's all-sports "Zone" KVET (1300). The 250-watt translator (K276EL) dropped out of the simulcast to become "Jammin' 103.1" at 3pm Austin time (May 8). Read More
Radio vets create: "2 Black Girls & A Mic"
Urban radio personality vets Shay Moore and Alysse Stewart are teaming up for a new online radio show “2 Black Girls & A Mic.” The show will reflect the duos “unique view on a variety of topics,” alogn with music and an “uninhibited sneak peek into their personal lives.” For an interesting twist, Stewart’s 4-year old son, Durrell babbs Jr., is the … Read More
Beastie Boys MC Adam Yauch dies of cancer at 47
Beastie Boys' MC Adam Yauch, known as MCA, has died at the age of 47 from cancer. TMZ confirmed that he had been undergoing treatment for a cancerous parotid gland and a lymph node, which prevented him from attending the Beasties April induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Read More
Making Moves: Friday, May 4, 2012
John Laurenti joins CBS Radio’s Classic Hits WODS Boston for morning drive as co-host with Karen Blake on "The New Breakfast Club with John & Karen." The Boston native comes from local NPR outlet WUMB-FM, where he was MD. He also once served as a morning show host at Boston’s WZLX.
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WBLS picks up several more shows, staffers from former WRKS
Looks like there will be more of the former “Kiss FM” heard on New York’s WBLS. OM Skip Dillard confirms to the New York Daily News that WRKS’ community affairs show “Open Line” will air on WBLS on Sundays from 10 am – Noon.
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Coka-Lani to middays on WKYS Washington, DC
Radio One’s mainstream urban WKYS (93.9) Washington, D.C., hires urban vet Coka-Lani Kimbrough for middays. She replaces Jeanie Jones, who exited in February of this year. Kimbrough has previously worked at crosstown rival WPGC, as well as radio One’s nearby Baltimore urban WERQ (92Q), WUSL (Power 99) Philadelphia, WMIB (103.5 the Beat) Miami, and…
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