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Veteran Programmer Michelle Matthews Dies at 54

Michelle Matthews

American General Media's Albuquerque cluster is mourning the loss of Operations Manager Michelle Matthews, who passed away Thanksgiving morning following a battle with health issues. She was 54. Matthews joined AGM's Albuquerque group in May, bringing with her decades of programming and leadership More

Sunny 95 Radiothon Raises $91K for Nationwide Children's

L-R: Sunny 95 co-host DJ Rice, Eco Plumbers' Aaron Gaynor, and Sunny 95 co-host Randi Rasar

Saga's WSNY-FM (Sunny 95) in Columbus, OH, in partnership with Nationwide Children's Hospital and the Children's Miracle Network, raised $91,252 during its annual Sunny 95 Radiothon to benefit children and families receiving care at the hospital. The two-day event, hosted by the More

Saga Posts Q3 Loss on Music Licensing Settlement

Saga Communications

Saga Communications reported a third-quarter net loss of $532,000, reversing a profit of $1.3 million in the same period last year, largely due to a retroactive music licensing settlement with ASCAP and BMI. Net revenue slipped 1.8% to $28.2 million, compared to $28.7 million a year More

Mike ''Sandman'' Sanders Loses Home in Birmingham Fire

Mike Sanders

Veteran radio personality Mike "Sandman" Sanders, best known for his recent role as Program Director and midday host at SummitMedia Country WZZK/Birmingham, has lost his home and all personal belongings in a devastating fire that swept through Birmingham's South Point district in the early morning hours of More

GTC Towers Acquires Several Saga Tower Assets

GTC Towers

GTC Towers has completed its acquisition of several income-producing tower assets from publicly traded Saga Communications. The deal continues the rapid expansion of GTC Towers, which was founded in December 2023 and is led by industry veteran Tony Peduto. Michael J. Bergner of Bergner & Co. served as More

Johnny Knoxville Hosts iHeart's New ''CrimeLess'' Podcast

''Crimeless''

iHeartMedia, Will Ferrell's Big Money Players Network, and SmartLess Media, in collaboration with Campside Media, have unveiled a new comedy true-crime podcast titled "CrimeLess." The anthology series breaks down wild real-life crimes each week, combining humor and investigation to answer the questions More

Colleen Valkoun Named VP/Sales at iHeartMedia Milwaukee

Colleen Valkoun

iHeartMedia appoints Colleen Valkoun as Vice President of Sales for its cluster in Milwaukee, effective immediately. Valkoun rejoins iHeart from the Milwaukee Radio Alliance, where she most recently served as President and General Manager. She previously held several leadership roles at iHeartMedia More

RAB & MIW Celebrate Rising Through the Ranks Graduates

Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB)

The Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB), in partnership with Mentoring and Inspiring Women in Radio (MIW), has announced the successful completion of the 17th annual Rising Through the Ranks program. The initiative began virtually on August 12 before continuing in person August 19-21 at BMI's Nashville More

Saga Reports Lower Q2 2025 Revenue and Net Income

Saga Communications

Saga Communications reported a 5% decline in second quarter net revenue, falling to $28.2 million from $29.7 million a year ago. Net income for the quarter dropped to $1.1 million, or $0.18 per diluted share, compared to $2.5 million, or $0.40 per share, in Q2 2024. Operating More

Cayuga Media Group Announces Two Key Promotions

Joe Salzone

Cayuga Media Group, part of Saga Broadcasting in Ithaca, NY, has announced two major staff promotions as the company prepares for a leadership transition. Joe Salzone (pictured), currently News Director for WHCU-AM & FM, is named Operations Manager for the group's 10-station cluster. Salzone, who joined WHCU More

FM99 Collects 612 Units at 38th Annual Blood Drive

WNOR PM Drive host Nick Pearl

Saga Communications' Rock outlet WNOR (FM99) in Norfolk-Virginia Beach wrapped up its 38th Annual Rock and Roll Up Your Sleeve Blood Drive with 612 units of blood collected over the three-day event-meeting the American Red Cross' goal. Held each July during a time when blood supplies are traditionally More

Rising Through the Ranks 2025 Scholarship Recipients Revealed

Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB)

The Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB) and Mentoring and Inspiring Women in Radio, Inc. (MIW) have revealed the 26 scholarship recipients selected for this year's Rising Through the Ranks program. Designed to foster the next generation of female leadership in the radio industry, the annual initiative combines More

Mike Arlo Honored With Inaugural Career Achievement Award

Mike Arlo

Mike Arlo was honored with the inaugural Career Achievement Award at the Virginia Association of Broadcasters' 88th Annual Summer Convention on Friday, recognizing a legendary radio career that has spanned more than five decades. The award, introduced for the first time this year, celebrates More

Chachi Loves Everybody Podcast Features Forgy, Padron

Chachi Loves Everybody

Benztown has released two new episodes of its original podcast "Chachi Loves Everybody," hosted by Benztown President Dave "Chachi" Denes. The episodes feature in-depth conversations with two of the media industry's most respected leaders: Chris Forgy, President and CEO of Saga Communications, and Otto More

Podcast Exposes Southern Gothic Tale of Abuse in Season 6

Nobody Should Believe Me

The popular true crime podcast "Nobody Should Believe Me," hosted by Andrea Dunlop, returns June 19 with a sixth season that delves into a haunting, decades-long saga of abuse, deception, and systemic failure. This season centers on the McDaniel family, whose story unfolds like a real-life Southern More

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