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NAB Broadcasting Hall of Fame To Induct Donnie Simpson

The NAB will induct longtime Washington DC personality Donnie Simpson into their Broadcasting Hall of Fame at the 2024 NAB Show in Las Vegas on Monday, April 15. Simpson began his career in his native Detroit at 97.9 WJLB at the age of 15. He would first arrive in Washington in 1977 as Program Director […] […]

AU & NZ

Sparkling light: Special radio milestone for Lucy Holmes

This week heralds a remarkable milestone for Breakfast radio presenter Lucy Holmes.Celebrating 15 years at 89.9 The Light, Lucy is now one of Melbourne’s longest-serving on-air hosts. Since her debut on the Breakfast show 15 years ago, Lucy has become a much loved presence in the hearts and ears of Melbourne’s radio audience, with a… Read More
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Kevin Cole To Retire From KEXP Afternoon Show

Veteran Alternative programmer and DJ Kevin Cole will retire from his 4-7pm show on AAA 90.3 KEXP Seattle on July 26. Cole also serves as Senior Programming Advisor of KEXP after previously serving as Senior Director of Programming and Chief Content Officer since joining then KCMU in 1998. After starting his career at WGTB Washington […] […]

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When People Like Songs You Don’t

It happens at least once a month on the Saturday afternoon thread devoted to listening to the SiriusXM ’70s on 7 reruns of American Top 40. Sometimes it will be a mid-charter that provokes the comment. Sometimes it will be a major hit, but typically one of the goofy mid-’70s songs that was a lightning […] […]

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The Morning Mess Comes To An End At B96

On-air changes have taken place at Audacy Gold CHR “B96” WBBM-FM Chicago as “The Morning Mess” has come to an end. All references to the morning show have been removed with co-host Karla Hernandez heard doing a music-intensive show today. Fellow co-host Jeana Shepard was heard in middays in place of Audacy national tracker Julia. […] […]

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Tracy Johnson Media Group and WP Media Launch AI Service Radio Content Pro

Tracy Johnson Media Group and WP Media have launched an AI-driven service to distribute content and ideas to talent and stations. WP Media and Tracy Johnson Media Group have joined forces to launch a pioneering AI-driven platform designed to transform the radio broadcasting industry. Radio Content Pro (RCP) is engineered to address the most pressing challenges […] […]