US

ESPN Radio Quickly Returns To Texarkana

Two months after Freed AM Corporation ceased operations of their six stations including Sports “ESPN 94.1” KTRG Hooks/Texarkana TX, Local First Media Group has brought the network back to Texarkana. The former Gospel 940 KTFS/105.9 K290CP Texarkana, which had been stunting as “Christmas 105.9” since early November is now “ESPN 105.9” running the national ESPN […] […]

US

iHeartMedia Appoints Monica Wittkopp As Madison Market President

iHeartMedia has promoted Monica Wittkopp to Market President of its Madison WI operations. Wittkopp has been with iHeart Madison since 2019 starting as an Account Executive before rising to VP/Sales in 2021. Prior to moving to Madison, she served as an Account Executive for iHeartMedia San Diego and spent four years at Univision Los Angeles […] […]

US

WMMR Extends Pierre Robert

Beasley Media Group has announced it has signed 93.3 WMMR Philadelphia midday host Pierre Robert to a multi-year contract extension. The 68 year-old Robert has been with WMMR since 1981. During his tenure at WMMR, Robert has hosted overnights, mornings and middays. Prior to WMMR, Robert worked at 94.9 KSAN San Francisco during the final […] […]

UK

Embrace Radio presenter Jim Byrne wins at the Corby Music Awards

Embrace Radio’s Jim Byrne has won the 2023 Northamptonshire Radio Show of the Year award. The award is part of the Corby Music awards which had nominees across Northamptonshire. Jim was nominated alongside Darren Jackson and Chuck Middleton, and the evening was held in memory of former radio presenter Barry Addison who was awarded for […] […]