UK
BBC Radio Devon presenter and commentator Gordon Sparks dies
Well-known BBC Radio Devon presenter and journalist Gordon Sparks has died. […]
Month: October 2022
AU & NZ
Look Who’s Making it in Radio: Rachel Zonta
This week, Radio Today’s Look Who’s Making it in Radio peeks into the life of Rachel Zonta from the Mackay and Whitsundays region, who balances top-rating breakfast radio with raising a toddler.One half of Star 101.9’s Scotty and Rach breakfast duo, Rachel moved to Mackay in 2014 and got her first job in radio as a sales rep, with the dream of being… Read More
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UK
BBC Radio 4 presenter apologises after Miriam Margolyes swears on-air
Actress Miriam Margolyes managed to squeeze in two swear words on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme on Saturday following an interview about Robbie Coltrane. […]
US
EMF Promotes Mandy Young To VP/Radio; Troy West To Program Director
Educational Media Foundation has announced the internal promotions of Mandy Young to Vice President of Radio and Troy West to Program Director of “K-Love” and “Air 1“. Young joined EMF in 2009 on the on-air side serving as morning show co-host and then midday host at “Air 1“. She rose to APD/MD for that network […] […]
US
KNX Launches LA’s Morning News As Mike Simpson Joins Vicky Moore and Jennifer York
Audacy News 1070 KNX/97.1 KNX-FM Los Angeles will debut a new morning show “LA’s Morning News” on Monday, October 17. The launch will see current afternoon anchor Mike Simpson move to mornings to join current co-anchor Vicky Moore and traffic reporter Jennifer York following today’s retirement of Dick Helton after 24 years at KNX preceded […] […]
US
Forty-Five Years of Radio History, One Frequency
In 1978, “Disco 92” WKTU New York made radio history. Its switch from “mellow rock” became one of the all-time station launch success stories, a 11.1 share debut rivaled only a few times since. As ratings historian Chris Huff notes, WKTU was the first time an FM had been No. 1 in New York, although […] […]