Radio Daily for 01-18-22

Radio Daily for Tuesday, January 18, 2022

Cumulus Promotes Todd Livingston to General Sales Manager

Cumulus Media promotes Todd Livingston to General Sales Manager in Birmingham. He's a 32-year media executive who joined the local cluster in July, 2021 as Account Executive. Prior to that, he was Local Sales Manager for Spectrum Reach in Tuscaloosa. Livingston was Market Manager for Cumulus' former station More

Audacy Names Two Additions to Performance Sales Team

Audacy welcomes Shirin Peykar as Senior Vice President of Performance Sales, effective January 19. In this role, Peykar will lead Audacy's performance sales team and sell across its portfolio of products, leaning heavily into the company's podcast library. Audacy also welcomes Dan Wolman as Vice More

Waterloo Media/Austin Launches ''The New Mega 102.7''

Waterloo Media flips Adult Hits K274AX to "The New Mega 102.7"" today at noon as Austin's newest Rhythmic CHR outlet. Mega will feature Spanish and English Contemporary hits from Soda Estero, Camilo, Ariana Grande, Shakira and Bad Bunny. Plus Spanish Pop classic songs such as Natalia Lafourcade, More

WTMX-FM/Chicago Taps Chris Petlak to Host Mornings

Chris Petlak will move to WTMX (101.9 The Mix) Chicago as morning host, leading Nikki, Whip, Violeta and Swany, effective January 24. Prior to this, Petlak spent nearly two years on The Afternoon Mix with Lisa Allen. Additionally, he hosted MIX evenings and served as Director of Digital Content for WTMX and More

KNWC-FM (Life 96.5)/Sioux Falls Welcomes Reid Holsen

KNWC-FM (Life 96.5)/Sioux Falls, SD, names Reid Holsen the station's Creative Director and afternoon host. Reid has served Life 96.5 for the past 13 years as a consultant, voice talent and fundraiser host. He replaces Ryan Nissley who left the station at the end of 2021. "What an immense talent we have More

Bennett Zier wins MLK Jr. Community Leaders Award

Bennett Zier, Audacy Virginia Senior Vice President and Market Manager, is the recipient of The Urban League of Hampton Roads' annual Martin Luther King Jr. Community Leaders Award. Zier was honored Monday night at The Urban League of Hampton Roads' 38th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Community Leaders event. More

WMAL Adds New Morning Co-Hosts on O'Connor and Company

Cumulus taps a new slate of co-hosts to join morning host Larry O'Connor on News/Talk WMAL-FM in Washington, DC. Amber Athey, Washington Editor at The Spectator; Julie Gunlock, Director of the Center for Progress and Innovation at Independent Women's Forum; and Patrice Onwuka, political commentator and More

Mix 96.9/Phoenix Debuts ''The Priscilla and Joey Show''

KMXP-FM (Mix 96.9) Phoenix will debut "The Priscilla and Joey Show," weekdays from 5-10am, effective February 3. With the departure of Mathew Blades in December, "Mathew & Priscilla in the Morning" ended its ten-year run on Mix 96.9 and the search was on for a new co-host to join More

PodcastOne Launches Show with Cobra Kai Star Martin Kove

PodcastOne is launching the Cobra Koves podcast and vodcast with "Cobra Kai" star Martin Kove. The program will make its debut on January 20 and features Kove and his children, fraternal twins Jesse and Rachel, as they recap episodes of the Netflix global television series, share stories from the original More

SiriusXM and PGA Tour Agree to Multi-Year Extension

The PGA Tour and SiriusXM have reached a multi-year extension to their broadcasting agreement, which will continue to deliver tournament coverage on the SiriusXM PGA Tour Radio channel for subscribers nationwide through 2024. SiriusXM PGA Tour Radio carries live coverage of every round of 38 events More

AWMF Extends Deadline for the 2022 Gracie Award Entries

The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation (AWMF) announces that the final deadline to submit entries for the 47th annual Gracie Awards has been extended until January 27. The regular deadline, with no additional fee, is January 20. The Gracie Awards, presented by the Alliance for More