Month: December 2022

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AU & NZ

Charlie Pickering joins Sammy J on ABC Radio Melbourne Breakfast in 2023

December 8, 2022 radionewsfeeds Comments Off on Charlie Pickering joins Sammy J on ABC Radio Melbourne Breakfast in 2023

ABC Radio Melbourne welcomes a new voice to its Breakfast team next year, with Charlie Pickering, presenting his own show each Friday from 5.30am to 8.00am.Sammy J returns in 2023 presenting Breakfast from Monday to Thursday.ABC Radio Melbourne Manager Dina Rosendorff says the shared shift at Breakfast reflects Sammy’s increasingly busy schedule, which sees him… Read More
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AU & NZ

Goodbye Mel: “The world has become a little bit darker”

December 8, 2022 radionewsfeeds Comments Off on Goodbye Mel: “The world has become a little bit darker”

Today there is great sadness within the Australian radio community, particularly among those who were lucky enough to call Mel Dee Dzelde a colleague.Yesterday morning, Mel passed away peacefully in her sleep after a long battle with cancer.Mel is being remembered by family, friends and workmates for her joyous presence – a beacon of happiness… Read More
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Fresh Listen: KOST & KKGO Los Angeles

December 8, 2022 radionewsfeeds Comments Off on Fresh Listen: KOST & KKGO Los Angeles

Often, it’s not the pioneer of a new format that prompts the building boom, but the second station to have success. Former Clear Channel/iHeart Los Angeles GM Roy Laughlin recalls that all-Christmas radio was already a tradition at KESZ Phoenix, but far from entrenched nationally when KOST Los Angeles put it on the air in […] […]

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Annie Zidarevich Rises To Premiere Networks SVP/West Coast Operations

December 8, 2022 radionewsfeeds Comments Off on Annie Zidarevich Rises To Premiere Networks SVP/West Coast Operations

Premiere Networks has announced the promotion of Annie Zidarevich to SVP/West Coast Operations. Zidarevich has been with Premiere since 2000 previously serving as APD/Executive Producer of Fox Sports Radio, Director of Programming and Operations for FSR and since 2013 VP of Network Operations and later West Coast Operations. Prior to joining the company, she held […] […]

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VCY America Enters New York City With WFAS-FM Purchase

December 8, 2022 radionewsfeeds Comments Off on VCY America Enters New York City With WFAS-FM Purchase

Christian network VCY America is entering New York City with the purchase of Cumulus Media’s Conservative Talk 103.9 WFAS-FM Bronxville for $7.25 million. The Wisconsin based group has been focusing its growth in recent years onto larger markets in the sunbelt with the 2021 acquisition of 103.3 Dallas from ESPN, and its 2020 attempted purchase […] […]

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Kurt Rongey Returns To WRR

December 8, 2022 radionewsfeeds Comments Off on Kurt Rongey Returns To WRR

North Texas Public Media has announced Kurt Rongey will join the organization as Assistant Program Director of Classical 101.1 WRR Dallas when it begins operating the city of Dallas owned station in January. The move marks a return to WRR for Rongey, who spent seventeen years at the station and served as Operations and Programming […] […]