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CEO Des Whelan to step down from WLR after 45 years in radio
Des Whelan, the founding Director, and shareholder of WLR, is stepping down from his role as CEO after 45 years in radio. […]
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Rizzo & Jeff Join 105.9 The Mountain Asheville
Rich ‘Rizzo’ Deaver and Jeff Daly are joining Saga Classic Rock “105.9 The Mountain” as morning hosts in mid-February. The duo most recently hosted afternoons on iHeartMedia Hot Talk “Radio 95.1” WAIO Rochester NY from March 2022 until being part of iHeart’s April 2023 layoffs. They previously hosted mornings at CHR “106 KHQ” WKHQ-FM Traverse […] […]
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Nielsen Fall 2023 Ratings Releases 1/26
Nielsen continues its releases of the Fall 2023 diary surveys today. Today’s markets include Fall ratings for Anchorage, Binghamton, Charleston WV, Erie, Eugene/Springfield, Evansville, Huntington/Ashland, Macon, Morgantown/Clarksburg/Fairmont, Rockford, Tallahassee, Valdosta and Wausau/Stevens Point. Markets coming next week include: On Monday, January 29: Fall ratings for Amarillo, Bryan/College Station, Cape Cod, Columbus GA, Frederick, Lubbock, Odessa/Midland, […] […]
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Holiday 2023 (12/7 – 1/3) Nielsen Audio PPM Ratings Day 4: Five Christmas Record Highs
The fourth and final day of Nielsen Audio’s PPM releases for the month bring Austin, Raleigh/Durham, Indianapolis, Nashville, Milwaukee, Providence, Norfolk, Jacksonville, Greensboro/Winston-Salem, West Palm Beach, Memphis, and Hartford. All the numbers can be found at RadioInsight.com/Ratings. Also today Fall ratings were released for Anchorage, Binghamton, Charleston WV, Erie, Eugene/Springfield, Evansville, Huntington/Ashland, Macon, Morgantown/Clarksburg/Fairmont, Rockford, […] […]
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Funky Larry Jones Leaving KMJQ
After 30 years in Houston and fifty years in radio, Radio One Adult R&B “Majic 102.1” KMJQ Houston afternoon host ‘Funky’ Larry Jones will exit the station following his show today. Jones joined KMJQ in 1994 to host “Jones & Company” in mornings for a decade. After stints in mornings at Smooth Jazz “95.7 The […] […]
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RAB Announces National Radio Talent Institute Locations & Dates
National Radio Talent System (NRTS), a division of RAB, announces today that this year’s Radio Talent Institutes are scheduled to take place in person across various college campuses late spring and early summer. GAB Radio Talent Institute at Grady College, University of Georgia – May 13-18, 2024 IBA Radio Talent Institute at Columbia College – […] […]