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WQED President/CEO Deborah Acklin Steps Down Following Cancer Diagnosis

WQED Multimedia President/CEO Deborah Acklin has announced she is stepping down following a diagnosis of non-smoker’s lung cancer. Acklin has led the Pittsburgh PBS and Classical 89.3 WQED-FM combo since 2010 after serving as Executive Vice President from 2002 to 2009. She also previously worked at the group as an Executive Producer from 1997 to […] […]

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Liz Hernandez Joins 94.7 The Wave For Mornings

Following the final show of Pat Prescott after 22 years with the station, Audacy Rhythmic AC “94.7 The Wave” KTWV Los Angeles has announced the arrival of Liz Hernandez to the 6am to 12pm shift starting Monday, October 3. Hernandez spent a decade as part of Big Boy In The Morning on “Power 106” KPWR […] […]

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What Is Sean Talking About? A Radio & Music Glossary

When I started covering the radio business for Radio & Records in 1983, I wanted to prove that I spoke the radio-programming language. R&R’s mantra was “by radio programmers for radio programmers,” and because I didn’t actually program a radio station until a decade later, it made me that much more determined to prove that […] […]

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The Goat Charges Into Lafayette

Townsquare Media relaunched Sports “ESPN Lafayette” 1420 KPEL/103.3 K277DQ Lafayette LA as “103.3 The Goat“. Timed to today’s homecoming at the University of Louisiana-Lafayette, the station is now positioning as “The Greatest Sports Talk Of All Time”. The station features local shows hosted by Lynden Burton from 6-7am and Scott Prather from 7-9am. Fox Sports […] […]