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Thursday, December 8, 2011

Clear Channel names two managers for Spokane

Dan Manella and Michael LaCrosse are traveling from Chicago to Spokane, to run the Clear Channel cluster there. Manella will be the market manager. Read More

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Fox Sports radio adds Troy Aikman as a contributor

Fox Sports Radio Fox Sports Radio has added NFL Hall of Famer and Dallas Cowboys quarterback Troy Aikman as an NFL contributor for this season, making him available to a number of radio stations through the year. Fox Sports radio announced that Aikman will be heard in a number of top markets, including New York City's WFAN (660) each Friday at 5pm with host Mike Fr… Read More

Thursday, August 18, 2011

Big Machine Hires WUSN Chicago's Jackie Campbell For New Role

Jackie Campbell Jackie Campbell joins Big Machine Label Group as director of strategic partnerships, based in Chicago.Campbell previously worked for CBS Radio's WUSN (/US 99.5) Chicago for nearly 10 years as the manager of integrated programs and event marketing. While there, she was promoted multiple times to spearhead business development strategies for WUSN, WC… Read More

Friday, June 24, 2011

Making Moves: Friday, June 24, 2011

Making Moves CBS Radio's WSCR-AM (670) "The Score" announces that midday host Dan McNeil has agreed to a new multiyear deal to remain on the Windy City sports/talk station. He had been temporarily off the air as they negotiated ... Read More

Thursday, April 14, 2011

Making Moves: Thursday, April 14, 2011

Making Moves Mike Klein is the new afternoon drive host on Tampa's WMTX-FM "Mix" (100.7), replacing Nancy Alexander and Kurt Shriner, who were cut loose by the Clear Channel hot AC station this week ... Omaha's KXSP-AM "ESPN Radio" (590) brings in Michael Grey & Pete McIntyre for afternoons. Read More

Monday, April 4, 2011

Making Moves: Monday, April 4, 2011

Making Moves Radio-Info confirms that Providence, Rhode Island WPRO-FM (92.3) morning co-host Will Gilbert is out, posting on his Linkedin page "Unemployed and looking for work" - Discuss it ... Radio-Info hears from New Jersey's Press Communications, where former Long Island WJVC-FM (96.1) APD/Afternoon host Marty Mitchell will spend the summers on the Jersey … Read More

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Radio Remembers: Chicago's Mark Zerang; Oregon's "Motown Marty" McGuire

Radio Remembers Mark Zerang spent over a quarter century working behind the scenes making sure remotes went off without a hitch and broadcasters sounded the best they could. Zerang worked as an engineer at a number of Windy City radio stations, including WSCR-AM (670), WGN-AM (720) and WBBM-AM (780). Read More

Thursday, November 4, 2010

The White Sox baseball deal with WSCR includes an HD channel

WSCR The deal between CBS Radio-owned WSCR-AM (670) and the Chicago White Sox, extends a deal that began in 2006, and will keep game broadcasts on "The Score" for the next five years. The new deal will give the American League baseball team an HD Radio presence, giving the team their 104.3-3 HD channel that they will use for both White Sox baseball and … Read More

Friday, October 22, 2010

Making Moves in Sports

Sports In Pittsburgh, former WEAE-AM “ESPN” (1250) host Ken Laird move across town to KDKA-FM (93.7) to host a weekend sports show …Chicago’s WSCR-AM (670) “The Score” will drop the syndicated Dan Patrick Show, and add a new local show hosted by various WSCR in-house reporters and producers from 10pm-12am, with Les Grobstein talking sports overnights … Cl… Read More

Thursday, October 7, 2010

Radio-Info's Internet & Digital radio news

Today is the day that CBS Radio in Chicago combines the websites of sports WSCR-AM (670), news WBBM-AM (780) & WBBM-TV into CBSChicago.com, mirroring websites in New York and Philadelphia. You can see CBSChicago.com here … The Communications Board of the Associated Students of UCLA has appointed former PD Brittany Webb as general manager of UCLArad… Read More

Friday, September 24, 2010

CBS Radio will unveil new consolidated websites in Philadelphia and Chicago

CBS Radio Following their move to consolidate station websites in New York City, placing all-news WINS-AM (1010), WCBS-AM (880) and sports WFAN-AM (660) along with WCBS-TV on the same “CBS New York.com” site, CBS has expanded to Philadelphia and will also create a new multi-station site in Chicago. CBS has combined the websites of all-news KYW-AM (1060), n… Read More

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Fox Sports Radio adds Chicago's Mike North

Fox Sports Radio He won’t be unemployed for very long. Just days after Chicago’s WBBM-TV announced it was dropping the “Monsters & Money In the Morning” show he co-hosted with Dan Jiggets, Mike North will move on to Fox Sports Radio to host his own show. Read More

Thursday, August 12, 2010

Making Moves: Thursday, August 12, 2010

Making Moves Crain’s Chicago Business reports that despite thoughts of moving to the FM dial, the Chicago White Sox and WSCR-AM (670) “The Score” are closing in on agreeing to “completing a multi-year deal” … San Antonio’s KQXT-FM (101.9) drops the syndicated Delilah at night, and adds local host Lori Bradley – Discuss it … Cincinnati’s non-comm… Read More

Friday, June 4, 2010

Former "Score" Chicago host Mike Murphy sues CBS over his non-compete

Justice Scales The lawsuit filed in Cook County court in Illinois by former WSCR-AM (670) “Score” host Mike Murphy alleges that the terms in the company’s employment contracts are illegal. Crain’s Chicago Business reports the lawsuit, filed as a class action. Read More

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Making Moves: Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Emmis-owned WFNI-AM (1070) “The Fan” in Indianapolis drops Indy Star sports writer Bob Kravitz from afternoon drive., calling it a “business decision.” Eddie White remains in afternoons solo … Mike Romigh is officially named as morning host for Youngstown, Ohio talker WKBN-AM (570), replacing Robert Mangino, who left for Pittsburgh’s KDKA-AM … Read More

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Is a new FM sports station in Chicago on the drawing board?

The two sports radio stations in the Windy City, WSCR-AM (670) and WMVP-AM (1000) could be in for some competition before next year. Crain’s Chicago Business speculates that due to the success of “The Score” & “ESPN Radio 1000,” Chicago could handle a third sports station, which could be the new home of the Chicago White Sox. Read More

Friday, January 22, 2010

Is CBS planning an FM sports flip in Chicago?

After announcing that WBZW-FM (93.7) in Pittsburgh will flip from CHR to Sports as “The Fan,” is CBS planning an FM sports flip in Chicago? The Sun Times reports that if CBS-owned WSCR-AM (670) “The Score” were to move to the FM dial, the most likely speculated vehicle would be WCFS-FM (105.9). Read More

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Radio Remembers: Colorado's Jack Carter; Chicago's Bob Dayton; Ireland's Ciarán Mac Mathúna

The radio bug bit him when he was 12, when he set up his own radio station in the basement of his family’s home. Jack Carter got his first job in radio in Pueblo when he was in high school, and had stops at KPUB, KDZA-AM (1350) & KCCY-FM (96.9), where he rose through the ranks to become general manager. Read More

Monday, August 10, 2009

Making Moves: Monday Afternoon

Bill Kennard, the former FCC Chairman who ran the agency from 1997-2001, has been nominated by President Obama to become US Ambassador to the European Union … The National Association of Broadcasters Education Foundation names Michelle Duke as Vice President … Philadelphia’s CBS-owned WPHT-AM (1210) drops the Weather Channel for weather supplied by… Read More

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

The fugitive financial backer of the Chicago Sports Webio captured in an Illinois motel

David Hernandez has been accused by Federal authorities of running an $11 million Ponzi scheme in his financial services business, and he was apprehended Monday in a Central Illinois motel. Hernandez, who was taken to a hospital for what the Chicago Tribune described as “an apparent failed suicide attempt,” was also the financial backer of the Ch… Read More

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