Shakeup in Vernon (BC) Morning Radio
Brian Martin will be moving crosstown to join Beach Radio from his current spot at Sun FM.
Jeff ‘The Fish’ Aaron Reflects on Two Decades in Seattle Sports Radio
Aaron plans to move to the Phoenix area where he’ll pursue his broadcast career and continue to expand his pub trivia company, Fame Trivia USA, to Arizona restaurants and bars.
Assiniboia gets its first-ever local radio station
Assiniboia is soon to have its very own radio station
CBS Leaves Moonves in Charge For Now
CBS board of directors is selecting outside counsel to conduct an independent investigation of allegations of personal misconduct against their CEO.
TUESDAY in Broadcast History .. July 31st
IT WAS JULY 31st … when the announcer introduced for the first time ‘Jack Armstrong, the All-American Boy!’ on CBS radio…
When TV news anchor Chet Huntley (pictured) retired from NBC, ending “The Huntley-Brinkley Report” after 14 years…
When Leeza Gibbons made her first appearance on TV’s Entertainment Tonight, where she remained for 11 years…
..and when CBC Newsworld made its debut on Canadian cable. Today it is labelled CBC News Network.
ALL the milestones for July 31st INSIDE.
True or False: Radio Stations Mostly Play Songs Music Companies Pay Them to Play
Last week NuVoodoo Media revealed one of the new findings in our latest Ratings Prospects Study. Almost half the respondents in our latest sample of 3,049 persons 14-54 from all PPM markets across the country agree with the statement: "Radio stations don't play a big variety of songs so they can save money on licensing fees." It's not true, of course, but the belief is widespread - especially among younger listeners.
CURIOUS ABOUT… “Best Of” Shows, by Paul Kaye
I often find myself curious about why we do things in Radio. I often worry that we’re just doing things without stopping to evaluate the strategic value gained from our actions