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Bon Jovi is scheduled to receive an Intrepid Lifetime Achievement Award on Nov. 10 at the Salute to Freedom Gala, which will take place on the U.S.S. Intrepid in New York City. Prince Harry and Bob Pittman, head of
@iHeartMedia
, will also receive awards.
Jon Bon Jovi has left the Loews Miami Beach, where he was scheduled to perform with his band, after he tested positive for
#COVID19
, 7News has learned.
More syndication news:
@SupeRadio1
to syndicate
@HOT97
-based
@EBROINTHEAM
“Ebro In the Morning with Laura Stylez and Peter Rosenberg. It goes national the week of 9/8/20.
In Philly,
@BeasleyMedia
bulks up its digital team as
@933WMMR
and
@1029Mgk
MD Sara Parker adds Digital PD duties. WMMR morning show producer Marisa Magnata is now Asst. DPD and Dig. Content Mgr. of
@PrestonSteve933
as WMGK & WXTU DPD Nicole Siberry takes 'XTU and
@975TheFanatic
At
@nbcbayarea
KNTV adds a 30-minute newscast at 4:30pm, beginning September 12. San Francisco area native Audrey Asistio will anchor the newscast.
@AudreyAsistioTV
At
@TEGNA
@11AliveNews
WXIA-TV in Atlanta, Kristie Anderson is promoted to assistant news director. She previously served as managing editor of daily content at
@11Alive
.
Knock Three Times, and you may get your request on the air. Tony Orlando, 1970s pop star with Dawn, will follow "Cousin' Brucie" Morrow on
@77WABCradio
each Saturday, taking the 10pm-midnight slot with much more music.
Cody Alan celebrates 5 years as host of
@CMT
@aftermidnite
with a surprise visit by Maren Morris and
@premierenetwork
President Julie Talbott, who stopped by CMT’s Nashville headquarters to help him commemorate the special milestone!
@CodyAlan
On this day in 1994,
@KevinandSluggo
’s Kevin Ryder and
@clydetombaugh
Bean were preparing for Marcia Cross and John Tesh in-studio visits while Rick Dees was goofing on
@Dodgers
announcers’ “puke mouths” and telling Inside jokes. The Spring ‘94 ratings had KROQ killing KIIS.
In Birmingham,
@WBRCnews
FOX6 News Anchor/Reporter Janet Hall is stepping away from the anchor desk this summer after 40 years. Best wishes
@JanetHallFOX6
!
Tom Griswold, host of the nationally syndicated The
@bobandtom
Show, is recovering from heart valve replacement surgery at a hospital in Indianapolis. It was originally planned as a repair. Those wishing to send well wishes to Tom may send them to: getwell
@bobandtom
.com.
Listening to
@clydetombaugh
and Kevin chat with Lisa May about an ice vulva in a classic K&B episode on cassette from May 1994. Over on KIIS, Rick was making fun of Dodgers announcers who had “puke mouth.” Thus we explain how L.A. radio evolved through the next 25 years.
Elizabeth Ross has moved from her role as producer at
@thetakeaway
to Senior Producer at
@wgbh
Innovation Hub, distributed by
@PRI
. It's hosted by Kara Miller and looks at innovative ways to solve problems in education, economics, medicine, social science and more.
A new
@WBGO
quarterly offering in the 8am-10am Saturday “Pop Up Programming” time slot is "All Things Soul" — hosted by Jazz station supporter and listener Jeh Johnson, the former Secretary of Homeland Security. His first guest? A part-time saxophonist named Bill Clinton.
Caroline Beasley
@BeasleyMedia
leader accepts that Lifetime Leadership Award on behalf of George Beasley
@RadioInk
@radioinkmag
- speaking of George’s humble roots.
Did
@Entercom
computers get hacked, with personal information being impacted? A source close to the matter tells RBR+TVBR "serious issues" are wreaking havoc on multiple platforms. So far no comment from
@EntercomPR
in response to email sent early Tuesday.
Jean "Mean Jean" Fremont rises to PD at
@SummitMediaCorp
's
@HOT1045
in Knoxville. Formerly Asst. PD, "Mean Jean" will continue hosting the 3-7pm slot.
After 38 years on the air,
@WBGO
host Michael Bourne, of "Singers Unlimited" and "Blues Break" and the former PM driver, is retiring . "A live, star-studded radio program on Sunday, January 2, Michael's last as a WBGO employee, will cap a month-long celebration."
@wbgonews
A new partnership with
@WestwoodOne
brings
@JekalynCarr
to radio with a new syndicated show in partnership with Oceanic Tradewinds and T & T Creative for Winning. The show targets Black Gospel audiences and bows 9/7 as a daily 1 hr. or weekly 2-hr. offering.
#BlackLivesMatter
The
#ALTFORWARD
conference from
@TVBTweets
is now underway! Proud to be a media partner for the very first time, with our Fall 2020 magazine available to all registered attendees!
Happy holidays from
@BeasleyMedia
, which hosted last Thursday its 3rd annual private client soirée at TAO
@TaoNY
. Big Machine Label Group’s Lady Antebellum headlined; David Duchovny opened the evening with “a special power acoustic performance with his band.”
Random query: We found an aircheck of "Southern California's Modern Rock, Y-107," in our bin of old cassettes, featuring Jamie Osborne in mornings. Anyone even remember this KROQ competitor that was eventually "Viva 107.1" and then purchased by
@EVCMedia
?
#KLYY
@clydetombaugh
Sports USA has reached an agreement with NBC Sports to present live play-by-play coverage of of the National Hockey League for the 2020-21 regular season and Stanley Cup Playoffs.
@SportsUSAMedia
Leslie Fram reunites with Steve Barnes as co-host of the re-launched
@themorningxatl
morning show at
@99x
, which found fame in winter 1992-93 after switching from Top 40 "Power 99," eventually becoming a beloved FM with the late Sean Demery.
@CumulusMedia
One of the most successful Classical radio operations in the U.S. has rebranded to reflect its "beyond the PDX" footprint:
@AllClassicalPDX
is no longer "All Classical Portland". New look, same station, and the Tili-Cam remains
With the demise of Volicon,
@SnapStream
is eagerly moving forward with servicing former Volicon customers while launching its own product today at the 2019 NAB Show N.Y.
#NABShowNY
via
@rbrtvbr
The Center for Sales Strategy (CSS), focused on sales acceleration, sales enablement, and sales talent selection and development, names Susan McCullin as a Senior Consultant.
Former Arizona Cardinals offensive lineman Rolando Cantú joins Telemundo Deportes
@TLMDSportsPR
as new lead NFL analyst for Sunday Night Football. Cantú will make his debut this week at the 2022 NFL Draft from Las Vegas starting Thursday; recaps airing on Zona Mixta on Friday
Damn, Bobby Caldwell just died.😢
This little girl is 100% me every time "What You Won't Do For Love" is playing on the radio.
Undeniable SOUL.
RIP Legend. 👑
Hey
@RossOnRadio
- you talk of
#NoWow
records played to death. How about “One Way Or Another” by Blondie — again — as a TOH on a top-rated big market FM. How is this still testing with no burn?? Do women still care about Blondie?
A Shooting in El Paso. A shooting in Dayton. For Nexstar stations, getting the message out to DirecTV subscribers was impossible. That's unacceptable. via
@rbrtvbr
Wow ...
#WRVR
fans take note!
@WBGO
and
@947thewave
get one of the smoothest female voices in radio today. If the late Don Burns could only enjoy this, and Chuck Niles too ...
@PatPrescott947
If you’d told me 20 years ago when I left NY that in 2022 I’d be back on air in the tristate area I wouldn’t have believed it. But here we are. Beginning 02/28 tune in weekdays from 12-3pm eastern for Favorite Things With Pat Prescott. Can’t wait to talk to you again!
@WBGO
#Jazz
Why listen to a Radio station?
@Indie88Toronto
just went from "Colorado" by Milky Chance to "Can I Kick It?" by A Tribe Called Quest. Let's see your AI Spotify list do that ...
BREAKING NEWS: Affiliate relations firm
@EnvisionNews
Envision Networks acquired by Gen Media Partners'
@SunBGI
Sun Broadcast Group. The combined companies will operate under the Sun name. Envision co-founders Danno Wolkoff, Laura Orkin join the Sun C-Suite, staying in Cleveland
The Director of Content at
@TEGNA
, supporting content initiatives, innovation and recruiting for 15 stations across the country, is now specifically
@ABC10
Sacramento's Director of Content: Monika Diaz.
@Seminoles
Diaz is a former News Director of
@FOX40
in Sacramento.
Samuel Gardner III is leaving Philadelphia and
@CBSPhilly
for a promotion with
@CBSDFW
— Dallas- Fort Worth and KTVT. In his new role, Samuel will serve as Content Manager/ Assistant News Director at KTVT. Samuel has served as Assignment Manager at KYW-3 since 2014.
Thinking aloud: What Top 40 station will start playing "Closer to Fine" by Indigo Girls thanks to
@itsKenBarbie
, making them the Kate Bush of 2023?
@RossOnRadio
Press Communications promotes WWZY/WBHX (
@1071TheBoss
) Director of Programming Robby Bridges to Vice President/Programming. He'll continue to oversee all aspects of programming, talent, marketing and promotion of stations and co-host morning drive, a role he began in Sept. 2021.
Michael Bourne, longtime radio host for
@WBGO
, died on Sunday at the age of 75. Bourne joined the N.Y. Tri-State Area Jazz station in 1984 and retired as a full-time host at the start of 2022. Saturday from 6-8am WBGO will air a special 2-hr. Blues Break in celebration of Bourne.
Yes,
@AjitPaiFCC
is using his World Famous
@reeses
coffee mug at today's October Open Meeting. It's a long one with some major decisions, and we're entering hour three. We should invest in a mug this size.
#HDRadio
#AllDigitalAM