Like many other companies in the industry, Cumulus Media finds itself instituting layoffs, furloughs and pay cuts due to the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Yesterday, in a videotaped message to employees. Cumulus CEO Mary Berner laid out the details for a plan she said "was not easy but More

AMPG Names Duchesne Drew President of MPR Division

Duchesne Drew

After an extensive national search, Jon McTaggart, president and CEO of American Public Media Group (APMG) and CEO of Minnesota Public Radio (MPR), today announced that Duchesne Drew has been named president of MPR effective May 4. Drew will lead strategy, programming and daily operations serving MPR's More

Memo Details Radio One, Reach Media Layoffs, Furloughs

Radio One

In the midst of the COVID-19 outbreak, Radio One and Reach Media sent employees a memo concerning layoffs at the Urban radio broadcaster. Many sales and promotions positions are the most affected including some air personalities. Here's the entire memo: "Today is an extremely More

Voxnest's Podcast Platform Spreaker Integrates With Nielsen

Voxnest

Voxnest has signed a new agreement with Nielsen for the use of Nielsen Audience Segments. Under the deal, both advertisers who utilize Voxnest Audience Network and podcast publishers on Voxnest's Spreaker will utilize the integrated data in order to achieve an understanding of More

iHM & Aaron Mahnke Extend Partnership for Podcast Development<

iHeartMedia has announced a multi-year extension to the iHeartPodcast Network's exclusive partnership with esteemed author and podcast creator, Aaron Mahnke. The deal includes two more years of new content for the popular "Cabinet of Curiosities," two new seasons of "Unobscured" as well as an executive More

Triplett Broadcasting Co-founder Robert Triplett Dead at 97

Robert "Bob" Triplett

Radio Online is saddened to report the death of Robert "Bob" Triplett who died this past Sunday at the VA Medical Center in Chillicothe, Ohio. He was 97. A life-long resident of Ohio, Bob had a multitude of accomplishments in his life. He was the first high school athlete to run the mile in under 5 More

JVC Media/Long Island, Florida Gives Away Free Airtime

JVC Media's Open For Business

JVC Media announces that it's opening the airwaves of all of its stations in all markets to help promote local essential businesses and services that are still open and still serving the community. JVC Florida stations including Orlando's "103.1 The Wolf" and "Florida Man Radio 660/105.5" and Ocala's More

Report: Bandokoudis Sues Entercom for Discrimination

Afentra Bandokoudis

Afentra Bandokoudis, the former co-host of "Afentra's Big Fat Morning Buzz" on Alternative KRBZ-FM (96.5 The Buzz)/Kansas City, is suing parent company Entercom alleging discrimination and retaliation after she was fired in 2018, reports the Kansas City Star. Bandokoudis filed suit in U.S. District More

Max Media to Present ''Virtual Hugs for Heroes''

Max Media

Max Media in Virginia Beach is organizing a virtual event to honor local healthcare workers, first responders and public service workers. On Good Friday, April 10 at 5pm ET, all six Max Media stations will join with local community leaders for "Virtual Hugs for Heroes." The event is designed to support and More

WWO Sports to Air Classic Masters Tournaments this Weekend

Westwood One Sports

Cumulus Media's Westwood One will air encore presentations of two classic final rounds of the Masters Tournament this weekend to fill the void left for golf fans due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On Saturday, April 11, Westwood One Sports will rebroadcast the final round of the 2004 Masters, in which Phil More

iHR Broadway Partners with Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids

iHeartRadio Broadway

iHeartRadio Broadway has announced today a partnership with Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS to stream Disney on Broadway 25th Anniversary Concert on Monday, April 13. Donations to the Emergency Assistance Fund will provide urgent access to health care and immediate financial More

Coleman Insights to Reveal Music SuperStudy 2 Results

Coleman Insights will release the results of its second Contemporary Music SuperStudy, which examines the current appetite for contemporary music among 1,000 12- to 54-year-olds across the United States and Canada, in a free webinar on Thursday, April 23rd. The study will provide the most comprehensive More

iHM/Chicago Launches Healing Chicago Together

iHeartMedia Chicago's cluster or six stations including 107.5 WGCI, V103, Inspiration 1390, 93.9 LITE FM, BIG 95.5, and 103.5 KISSFM has launched Healing Chicago Together, a community resource initiative to support local nonprofits, businesses and restaurants during the coronavirus pandemic. Each radio More

WWO News, Entercom Wins National Headliner Awards

National Headliner Awards

Cumulus Media's Westwood One News has won the National Headliner Award for "Breaking News or Continuing Coverage of a Single News Event" for coverage of the mass shootings which occurred over a single weekend in El Paso, TX and Dayton, OH, last year. This is the second consecutive year that More

Podtrac: Weekly Podcast Downloads, Audiences Trending Down

Podtrac

According to Podtrac, weekly podcast downloads and audiences have trended down since March 9 amid the COVID-19 outbreak. Last week's data indicates this may be leveling off. However, overall growth in downloads and audiences is still positive year-to-date. Hourly data shows reduced downloads during commute More

RRC to License Non-Commerical Stations for Nielsen CDM

Nielsen

Nielsen has announced that the Radio Research Consortium (RRC) can now license individual non-commercial stations for Nielsen Continuous Diary Measurement (CDM). RRC is an independent, not-for-profit research firm providing audience data to non-commercial radio outlets. RRC contracts More

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