Radio Daily for 10-20-21

Radio Daily for Wednesday, October 20, 2021

Scott Porretti Named President of Katz Digital Audio

Katz Media Group has elevated Scott Porretti to the position of President of Katz Digital Audio, a division of Katz Media Group. He will continue to report to Mark Gray, CEO of Katz Media Group. A longtime veteran of Katz, Porretti will continue to oversee all Katz Digital Audio offerings, manage More

Dan Bongino Calls Out Cumulus Media Over Vaccine Mandate

Conservative radio host Dan Bongino called out Cumulus Media and Westwood One on Monday, daring them to cancel his show in response its vaccine mandate. Calling it "unethical" and "immoral," Bongino, who recently completed treatment for Hodgkin Lymphoma and is fully vaccinated, said on-air, "Cumulus is going More

Hall/Burlington-Plattsburgh Ups Mark Knight to Ops Manager

Hall Communications promotes WKOL Program Director Mark Knight to Operations Manager for WKOL, WOKO, WBTZ, WIZN and WJOY in Burlington-Plattsburgh, VT-NY. He fills the void left after Matt Grasso departed in August for a position outside of radio. Knight is a 28-year veteran of Hall communications as a PD More

CRB/CRS Now Accepting Apps for Rusty Walker Scholarships

Country Radio Broadcasters (CRB) is now accepting applications for the Rusty Walker Scholarship program. Each year, through the scholarship program, Country Radio Seminar gives complimentary registration to three driven radio employees who have never had the opportunity to attend the More

Conservative Host Dennis Prager Purposely Gets COVID-19

SRN conservative radio host Dennis Prager said Monday that he's come down with COVID-19 and that he purposely tried to get the virus. Prager told his audience that he wanted to get sick so he could get "natural immunity" against the disease instead of getting vaccinated. It's "what I hoped for the entire More

Jason Bailey Exits Mornings at WNNX (Rock 100.5) Atlanta

Jason Bailey exits WNNX (Rock 100.5)/Atlanta after seven years hosting the "Bailey & Southside" morning show. He joined the Rock outlet in December, 2014 after previously holding down the morning slot at Sports WZGC (92.9 The Game)/Atlanta. Before that, Bailey was known as "Buckethead" with stints at More

Townsquare/Victoria Names Kovacik Director of Content

Townsquare Media appoints Jim Kovacik as Director of Content of the company's Victoria, TX stations, including Country KIXS-FM, Top 40 KQVT-FM, Classic Rock KLUB-FM and KTXN-FM (Jack FM). He replaces Wes Adams, who was promoted to Director of Content for the company's co-owned group in Grand Junction, CO. More

The ''1-Hour Production Director Challenge'' Announced

Tim Burt, founder of the Production Director Academy, will offer the "1-Hour Production Director Challenge," a free training program. Focusing on three key areas, the program offers learning how to write a better script quickly, understanding the right way to voice any script and identifying potential legal More

Radio Host Darrell Neely Arrested for Role in Capitol Riot

Federal authorities allege that right-wing radio host Darrell Neely stole a baseball cap worn by a US Capitol Police officer during the Jan. 6 riot, then wore it during a live airing of his show. Three witnesses at the Global Enlightenment Radio Network, run by Neely, told the FBI that Neely bragged about More

PodcastOne, Jordan Harbinger Strike 7-Figure Renewal

PodcastOne has signed a high seven figure renewal deal with podcast host and former Wall Street attorney Jordan Harbinger that keeps him and "The Jordan Harbinger Show" with the network for the foreseeable future. The show launched with the network in 2018 and has download numbers nearing 11 million monthly More

StreamGuys Upgrades Multimedia Player with Full-Page Experience

StreamGuys has unveiled a major upgrade to its HTML5-based SGplayer multimedia player. Complementing SGplayer's existing embeddable configuration, version 3.2 offers a new full-page layout mode that provides additional ways for radio broadcasters and content producers to connect with their audiences and More

WICC 600-AM/Bridgeport Adds FM Frequency

WICC radio has been on the AM dial at 600-AM since 1926 in Bridgeport, Connecticut. And after 95 years of broadcasting they're adding an FM frequency - 107.3FM to be exact. "With the addition of an FM frequency, we will really be able to get local news and information to more of the listeners of More

Audacy Expands ''The Bet'' Brand to Five New Markets

Audacy is expanding the number of its Sports Betting stations branded as "The Bet" -- that utilize programming from the company's "BetQL Network" -- into five new markets. Audacy is launching the brand on WEEI-AM/Boston (formerly ESPN), WZGC-FM-HD2/Atlanta, KJKK-FM-HD3/Dallas (formerly Classic Country) More

Borrell Podcast: Salvaging Your Sales Team

It's no secret that it's been tough to recruit new sales and marketing talent. And the pandemic made it even harder, according to a new survey of managers. In a new podcast, Corey and Gordon discuss the various hurdles and explore solutions to attract the modern sales consultant. In episode 58 of More

Lon Helton Tops 55th CMA Broadcast Awards Winners

The Country Music Association (CMA) has announced the winners of the broadcast awards in the nine categories in advance of the 55th Annual CMA Awards Show to be held November 10 in Nashville. Weekly National Broadcast Personality of the Year went to Westwood One's "Country Countdown USA" hosted by Lon More