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Audacy Shuts Down Pineapple Street Studios, Lays Off 30
Pineapple Street Studios
Pineapple Street Studios
Audacy is closing down Pineapple Street Studios, the high-profile podcast production company it acquired in 2019, as part of a broader restructuring of its podcasting operations. The move will eliminate nearly 30 jobs and marks a significant step away from producing podcasts for third-party brands. More

Former Radio Exec Andy Bloom Convicted of Sex Crimes
Andy Bloom
Andy Bloom
Andy Bloom, a veteran radio programmer once known for high-profile roles in Philadelphia and Minneapolis-St. Paul, has been convicted in Minnesota on two felony counts of criminal sexual conduct involving his now 16-year-old daughter. The 63-year-old was found guilty last month following a nine-day jury More

Will Calder Departs Audacy's Miami and Orlando Outlets
Will Calder
Will Calder
Will Calder has reportedly departed from his roles as Director of Programming and Operations at Audacy's Classic Hip Hop WPOW (Power 96) in Miami, as well as Brand Manager at Hot AC WOMX (Mix 105.1) in Orlando. Calder, who had a previous stint at Power 96 from 2013 to 2018 as Assistant Program Director & More

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Bruce Logan Departs Hubbard in West Palm Beach as OM
Bruce Logan
Bruce Logan
Bruce Logan has parted ways with Hubbard Broadcasting in West Palm Beach, where he had served as Operations Manager. He had held dual roles as OM for the cluster and Program Director for WIRK (New Country 103.1) and AC WEAT (Sunny 107.9). Grover Collins, the Program Director of WUBE (B-105) in Cincinnati, More

Audacy Regional President Doug Abernethy Announces Departure
Doug Abernethy
Doug Abernethy
Doug Abernethy has announced his departure from Audacy, where he has served as Regional President. His final day with the company will be May 9, marking the end of an over ten-year tenure with the company and a distinguished 36-year career in the field. In a note to his colleagues obtained by RADIO More

Steve Cottingim to Retire from Bonneville Sacramento
Steve Cottingim
Steve Cottingim
After a prolific 45-year career in radio broadcasting, Steve Cottingim announced his upcoming retirement as Senior Vice President and Market Manager of Bonneville Sacramento, effective April. Cottingim has been at the helm of the Sacramento cluster since 2017, following the merger of Entercom and CBS Radio. More

Brian Kelly Resigns from Audacy Milwaukee as VP/Top 40
Brian Kelly
Brian Kelly
Brian Kelly has stepped down from his role as Vice President of Top 40 Programming and Cluster Operations Manager at Audacy Milwaukee. He also held the position of VP of Programming for Major Networks. Kelly's departure marks the end of a tenure that spanned nearly 30 years. He first joined 103.7 Kiss FM More

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Audacy COO Susan Larkin Appointed to NAB Radio Board
Susan Larkin
Susan Larkin
Audacy Chief Operating Officer Susan Larkin is appointed to the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Radio Board of Directors. The appointment, made by NAB Radio Board Chair Collin Jones, is effective immediately. Larkin brings more than 30 years of experience in the radio industry and currently More

David Field Steps Down as Audacy President & CEO
David Field
David Field
Audacy announced Wednesday that David J. Field will step down as President and CEO, as well as from his position on the Board of Directors. Kelli Turner, who currently serves on the Audacy Board, will assume the role of interim President and CEO, effective immediately. Field, who has been at the helm of More

Andre Riley Joins Lotus Seattle as General Manager
Andre Riley
Andre Riley
Lotus Communications appoints Andre Riley as General Manager of its Seattle cluster, effective December 16. Riley will oversee a trio of stations, including Conservative Talk 570 KVI, KNWN-FM (Northwest NewsRadio 97.7 FM & 1000 AM) and Classic Country KPLZ-FM (101.5 Hank FM). He succeeds Kane Biscaya, who More

Hubbard Radio/South Florida Names Daniel Bortnick as DOS
Daniel Bortnick
Daniel Bortnick
Hubbard Radio appoints of Daniel Bortnick as Director of Sales for its South Florida cluster. Most recently, he served as Regional VP of Sales at iHeartMedia in Washington, DC where he led sales operations. In his new role, Bortnick will oversee sales operations for Hubbard's South Florida stations, as well More

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Audacy Restructuring Could Force Station Divestment
Audacy
Audacy
Audacy is seeking approval from the FCC to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy. In a move prompted by restructuring, Audacy is set to divest one of its stations in South Carolina. Since it is essentially becoming a new company, the transition means its forfeit its legacy status at its Greenville-Spartanburg More

CSS Appoints Callihan as Sr. Business Development Lead
Stephanie Callihan
Stephanie Callihan
Veteran broadcast media executive Stephanie Callihan joins the business development team at The Center for Sales Strategy (CSS) as a Senior Business Development Lead, bringing over 35 years of experience to CSS. Callihan's career has included ABC Disney, iHeartMedia, Entercom and Cox Media Group. Her career More

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