Radio Daily for 08-14-20

Radio Daily for Friday, August 14, 2020

iHM/Greensboro Names Zac Davis VP of Programming

iHeartMedia names Zac Davis as Vice President of Programming for its five-station cluster in Greensboro, effective immediately. He joins iHM from Entercom in Richmond, VA, where he most recently served as the Senior Vice President of Programming. Prior to that, Davis was the Program Director at co-owned CHR More

Media Monitors Podcast Listener Survey Results Revealed

The Media Monitors Podcast Listener survey, fielded between June 15-26, has been released. Participants ages 18+ were screened on whether they had listened to a podcast in the last seven days, then asked to list the podcast titles. Participants were encouraged to consult their More

Entercom Inks Broadcast Extension with Cleveland Browns

Entercom and the Cleveland Browns ink a multi-year broadcast partnership extension. As part of the deal, WKRK-FM (92.3 The Fan) and sister WNCX-FM will continue serving as flagship radio stations of the team, airing all Browns games plus pre- and post-game shows as part of the 26-station University Hospitals More

Public Radio Urban Alternatives Launch 2020 Voting Campaign

Four public radio stations are combining efforts to encourage their young and diverse audiences to register and vote in the 2020 election. The campaign, "The Movement Continues -- Vote 2020," is driven by four Urban Alternative stations including WBEW-FM (Vocalo) in Chicago, KTSU-FM (The Vibe) in Houston, More

RAB Presents ''Election 2020 is Open for Business''

As part of RAB's Business Unusual campaign, RAB is announcing the next presentation in its live-video series titled "Election 2020 is Open for Business-What's Happening, What's to Come, What to Do." This live-video presentation features a panel representing different segments of the political buying process More

KZMJ (Majic 94.5)/Dallas Adds Veda Loca's ''House Party''

Urban One's KZMJ-FM (Majic 94.5) Dallas brings veteran Dallas radio host Veda (Loca) Emery back on air in a new capacity. Veda Loca's "House Party" will debut this Friday and Saturday on Majic 94.5 from 6pm-12am and every Friday and Saturday thereafter. The addition of Veda Loca's House Party will provide More

Kriss Exits WHBC-FM (Mix 94.1)/Canton After 28 Years

Kayleigh Kriss has officially exited Alpha Media's WHBC-FM (Mix 94.1)/Canton, OH, in a COVID-19 related downsizing move. She had been furloughed in April. Kriss spent spent 28 years with the station where she handled middays and previously served as Music Director. Kriss started at the Hot AC outlet in the More

Barling & Caraway Join KIFM/Sacramento for Middays

Sports agent and former KHTK-AM and KSFM-FM/Sacramento host Damien Barling and "J Street Vibes" podcast co-host Kenny Caraway join Sports KIFM-AM (ESPN 1320)/Sacramento. The duo will handle 12-2pm PT weekdays, beginning Monday, August 17. The show, to be known as "D-LO and KC," More

Political Advertising Starts to Hit the Radio Airwaves

In a sure sign that election season is underway, political advertising from both sides of the aisle began hitting the radio airwaves this summer. Altogether, the top 50 political advertisers aired 49,614 spots between June 1 and July 31, 2020, compared to just 3,625 instances between More

WBA Hall of Famers and Legends to Be Honored in 2021

The honorees named for the 2020 Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame, Local Broadcast Legends and Young Professional of the Year will be honored in 2021 and no new honorees will be selected in 2021. The WBA Board and Foundation Board voted in July to have the 2020 selections for Hall of Fame and More

BIA Lowers U.S. Local Ad Revenue Forecast

Examining the continuing economic fallout from the coronavirus in recent months, BIA Advisory Services has adjusted its estimate for the total local advertising market for 2020 to $140.4 billion, down from $144.3 billion in April. BIA's updated forecast estimate represents a 6.1 percent decline from 2019, More