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Johnny Chiang Joins Pandora As Sr. Director of Country Programming

SiriusXM/Pandora has announced the appointment of Johnny Chiang as Senior Director of Country Programming for Pandora effective July 25. Chiang will be based in Houston and report to VP/Programming Kevin Stapleford. He succeeds Jen Danielson, who departed Pandora in April to join Warner Music Nashville as Senior Director of Streaming. The announcement comes six months […] […]

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Audacy Expands Sports Betting Marketing Partnership With BetMGM

Audacy has announced a partnership with BetMGM making it the exclusive sportsbook of their BetQL Network. The content will now be branded as “The BetQL Network presented by BetMGM” across all of Audacy’s betting content. “You Better You Bet” hosts Nick Kostos and Ken Barkley will become brand advocates for BetMGM. BetMGM will become the […] […]

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K100 Toledo Debuts Mornings With Lyn & Marco

Cumulus Media Country “K100” 99.9 WKKO Toledo has announced the addition of ‘Marco’ as morning host alongside Lyn Cayse. Marco most recently hosted mornings at Saga’s now defunct CHR “Energy 106.9” WNRG-FM Milwaukee. He previously hosted mornings at 97.5 WKMZ Hagerstown MD, “93.1 Jamz” WJQM Madison, and “Click 98.9” KLCK Seattle. Marco takes the spot […] […]

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More speakers at Radiodays Asia 2022

Radiodays Asia 2022 has announced more speakers for this year’s conference, to be held in-person and online on September 6 and 7 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.These include:Richard Sutherland is the Head of News for RNZ, New Zealand’s pre-eminent public broadcaster.  In a career spanning more than three decades, he has worked in TV, radio and online.June Peng has been working in the media research industry for 10 years. Since joining GfK in 2018, she was the key person in servicing the media clients in Malaysia. As the head of the Malaysia Media Measurement Division of GfK, June ensures contractual requirements are met, KPIs are delivered and explore new opportunities to continue raise the bar for radio measurement in Malaysia.David Hua has over 20-years’ experience in the media industry. He has held a number of senior executive roles at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, and has been responsible for diverse portfolios across content, marketing, commercial, radio, and digital. Prior to coming to SBS, he led the ABC’s international services including Radio Australia, ABC Australia (TV), and digital services that connect audiences around the world with Australian stories.This will be the third edition of the new conference from the team who produces Radiodays Europe, the world’s largest and leading conference for radio and audio development, in collaboration with broadcaster organisations in the Asia-Pacific.Radiodays Asia includes a fantastic line-up of speakers, leading experts and professionals from around Asia, Australia and across the world. Topics ranging from radio and podcast strategy, new digital developments, successful formats and content development, fact checking and investigative journalism, podcast storytelling and business, social media, audio advertising, sales and the latest research about consumer behaviour. The most important trends and new ideas worldwide in one place.The main conference runs over two days with two parallel tracks of sessions. It will have meet-ups and interactive sessions as part of the programme to facilitate networking and sharing of ideas. There will also be an exhibiton area where you can learn the latest about services from our commercial partners. In addition four educational training workshops will be included in the offer, as well as an evening networking event.

The main Radiodays Asia conference will be hybrid – in-person in Kuala Lumpur and online for those who are unable to travel.The first Radiodays Asia was held in Kuala Lumpur in 2019. It got fantastic feedback from participants, coming from 30 countries. Attendees gave the event an astonishing 4.25 rating on a 1-5 scale.  The second, virtual event in March 2021 saw attendees from 40 countries and the same high rating: 4.25.Click here to register with the Early Bird Price before July 15. […]