Radio Daily for 04-14-21

Radio Daily for Wednesday, April 14, 2021

Skip Cheatam Named Majic 94.5/Dallas Program Director

Urban One/Dallas-Fort Worth appoints Skip Cheatam as Program Director of Urban AC KZMJ-FM (Majic 94.5). Raised in the Philadelphia area, Cheatam is the Executive Producer and Program Director for "The DL Hughley Show," heard in over affiliates in 70 cities across the U.S. He currently has his own show on More

2021 NAB Crystal Radio Award Winners Announced

The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) has announced the ten winners of the 34th annual NAB Crystal Radio Awards. Since 1987, the NAB Crystal Radio Awards have recognized radio stations for their year-round commitment to community service. The winners were selected from 50 finalists and honored More

Woofy Ramone Named JVC Media/Fort Walton Beach OM

Woofy Ramone is appointed Operations Manager of JVC Media of Florida's Fort Walton Beach cluster, beginning in early June. Ramone is a 30-plus year Fort Walton Beach-Destin market veteran and former staple at crosstown Cumulus Media's WKSM-FM. He'll oversee JVC's CHR WECQ (Q92), Country WHWY (Highway 98.1), More

IBA National Cash Contest Generates 13x ROI for Stations

The Independent Broadcasters Association's (IBA) first national cash contest exceeded all expectations for driving new revenue from local advertiser sponsorships. The two hundred member stations participating in the Spring, 2021 contest have seen an average of 13 times return on their investment. The on-air More

EMF Closes on Buy of Two Outlets in Minnesota

Educational Media Foundation has closed on its acquisition of of 0.9 kW KZGO-FM (95.3)/St. Paul and 19 kW KQGO-FM (96.3)/Edina, both in Minnesota from The Pohlad Companies. KZGO has changed calls to KNOF, while KQGO is now KMWA. The Pohlad Companies, is a More

Theodore Turner Returns to KBFB-FM/Dallas as PD

Theodore "Big Bink" Turner returns to Urban One's KBFB-FM (97.9 The Beat)/Dallas as Program Director. Born and raised in Chicago, Big Bink started his radio career at Urban One/Dallas as the midday host and Music Director before being promoted to the Operations Manager for the Urban One radio cluster in More

Cox Ups Kim Dallow to Director of Radio Operations in Tulsa

Radio veteran Kim Dallow has been selected to lead the Cox Media Group (CMG) Tulsa cluster as the new Director of Radio Operations effective immediately. Dallow brings to this role 26 years of experience in radio, including 14 years with CMG in the Tulsa market. She has served as the Marketing and More

WSOU Celebrates Birthday with New Hall of Fame Inductees

To celebrate its 73rd birthday, Seton Hall University's WSOU 89.5 FM will induct three new alumni into its legendary Hall of Fame on April 14. Dave Packer '88 and Cristina Del Giorno '88 will be Hall of Fame honorees in a virtual celebration. In addition, Victoria Haffner will also be presented with the WSOU More

WGTS-FM Welcomes Brandi Lanai to Washington DC

WGTS-FM (91.9) Washington, DC welcomes Brandi Lanai to the DC area for a live show. For the past seven years, she has voice-tracked the evening show on WGTS. Her primary post has been doing mornings on KSGN in the Riverside-San Bernardino market. Now she's making the move from California to DC to build a More

KRCC/Colorado Springs Celebrates 70 Years On-Air

KRCC, Southern Colorado's NPR station (and part of the Colorado Public Radio network), is celebrating 70 years on the air in 2021. Its hometown of Colorado Springs is also celebrating a big birthday. It was founded in 1871, making this year the city's 150th anniversary. To celebrate the sesquicentennial, More

Stingray Selects Triton's Omny Studio Podcast Platform

Triton Digital and Stingray, a music, media and technology company in Montreal, have announced that Stingray Radio has selected Triton's Omny Studio platform to support its podcast strategy. Through this partnership, Stingray Radio will utilize the tools within Omny Studio to create, More

Major League Baseball and SiriusXM Expand Agreement

Major League Baseball and SiriusXM have expanded their agreement to include additional streaming rights starting with the 2021 MLB season. For the first time, SiriusXM subscribers with a streaming-only subscription now have access to live play-by-play broadcasts of every MLB game as they listen on the More

Eight Things Brands Have Completely Wrong About Radio

The perception of media audiences is skewed by prevalent myths in the advertising community. Using data from research leaders Nielsen, the Federal Reserve, and Edison Research, Westwood One's Insights disproves eight of the biggest perceptions brands hold about AM/FM radio. More