Radio Daily for 04-01-23

Radio Daily for Saturday, April 1, 2023

Journalism Competition and Preservation Act Introduced

U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Chairwoman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust and Consumer Rights, and John Kennedy (R-LA) reintroduced the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act, their bipartisan legislation to address dominant online platforms' power over news More

WNNX (99X)/Atlanta Names Will Pendarvis APD/Afternoons

Atlanta Alternative Rock radio personality Will Pendarvis will return to the WNNX-FM (99X) as Assistant Program Director and afternoon talent, beginning Monday, April 17. Pendarvis is one of the original members of the 99X on-air team launching 99X in 1992 with Sean Demery and Leslie Fram. He can be heard More

WBAP/Dallas Morning Host Hal Jay Returns on April 3

WBAP (Newstalk 820)/Dallas morning host Hal Jay is returning to DFW airwaves on Monday, April 3 -- almost two months after receiving a heart transplant. Jay had been absent from the WBAP Morning News after the holidays, and at 6:18am on January 16, he told his listeners why. After suffering two ventricular More

BetQL Network Adds Ed Egros as Co-Host of ''BetQL Daily''

Audacy adds Ed Egros as co-host of "BetQL Daily" on the company's BetQL Network. He'll join co-hosts Joe Ostrowski and Erin Hawksworth, weekdays from 9am-12pm ET beginning April 3. Most recently, Egros served as an analyst with the Next Gen Stats team at the NFL. He began his career as a local sports More

Jayn Returns to 94/7 Alternative Portland for Middays

Jayn is named midday host on KNRK (94/7 Alternative) in Portland, OR. She'll be heard weekdays from 12-2pm PT beginning April 3. Jayn currently serves as afternoon host and Music Supervisor for KLLC-FM (Alice @ 97.3) and Music Supervisor of KITS-FM (105.3 Dave FM) in San Francisco and will continue in those More

KZIA (Z102.9) Introduces ''Those Girls In The Afternoon''

KZIA (Z102.9) Cedar Rapids, IA launches the "Those Girls in the Afternoon" show, pairing station veterans Destiny and Taylor. Taylor, an Anamosa native and a University of Iowa graduate who has been hosting afternoons on Z102.9 since 2021, is joined by Destiny, a Vinton native and a More

AWMF Announces 48th Annual Gracie Awards Winners

The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation (AWMF) has announced the winners of the 48th Annual Gracie Awards. The Gracies recognize outstanding programming and individual achievement created by women, for women, and about women in all facets of media in news and entertainment. More

WYZB-FM/Fort Walton Beach Rebrands to as ''Y1055''

Cumulus Media's Heritage Country WYZB-FM in Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL, rebrands as "Y1055 - The Best Country." The station, formerly known as "NASH FM 105.5," will continue to play the biggest Country hits including Morgan Wallen, Carrie Underwood, Luke Bryan, Miranda Lambert, More

Nielsen Audio to Discontinue Measurement in 7 Markets

As part of a cost-cutting plan announced earlier this month, Nielsen now plans to discontinue radio ratings measurement in seven diary markets, beginning with the start of the Spring 2023 survey. The radio metros being removed are Abilene TX, Elmira-Corning NY, Florence-Muscle Shoals More

WJR/Detroit Named Radio Home of USFL's Michigan Panthers

Cumulus Media's News/Talk WJR-AM/Detroit has entered into an agreement with the United States Football League (USFL) to serve as the official radio broadcast and play-by-play partner of the Michigan Panthers for the 2023 season. Branded as "Michigan Panthers Football on 760 WJR," the station's dedicated More