Radio One Dumps Al Sharpton and Ballentine: End of Era?
OK, today’s rhetorical question: Now that Obama is in office, while we do STILL have a lot to complain about, do we really have anything...
Month : January 2009
Urban Industry Leaders’ Consensus
This week, I talked to several prominent industry heads from radio and records who all pretty much said the same thing. The industry is indeed...
Salem Opts to cut Salaries instead of Downsizing
Salem Communications has opted to reduce the pay of all full and part time employees by 5% instead of laying staff off. The reduction in...
J and Jive Records Downsizes/ Update
J and Jive Records have downsized a bit this week 29 layoffs in all inlcude: Curtis Dixon, Lou Robinson, Stephanie Lopez, Damien Sabatello, Ro Johnson,...
Magic 107.5 to Replace Smooth Jazz 107.5 with New Hosts
I remember listening to Smooth Jazz 107.5 when I lived in Atlanta and it was always "Smooth Jazz 107.5" but Luther Vand ross was not...
WHAT? Thriller Director Wants Jackson Off Broadway
For those of us who work in the industry, we know that back in 1982, Micheal Jackson probably thought up the whole concept for Thriller...
PluggedIn-Public radio goes hi-tech to raise cash
U.S. public radio stations are looking to thumb-sized, high-tech gadgets to help raise money and make it easier for on-the-go listeners to access their programming....
First Look video: Slacker Radio for iPhone
Slacker Radio for iPhone 1.0 (and iPod Touch) may be late to the party of streaming-music apps for the iPhone, but that's no reason to...
Houston radio duo Dean and Rog are leaving 93.7 FM
>Dean Myers and Roger Beaty, hosts of the Dean and Rog morning drive-time show on Clear Channel™s KKRW (93.7 FM), will move their show June...
HIP HOP MOGULS: RAGS TO RICHES – DAMON DASH
Editor's Note: Out of the three of them, I like Russell the best, he is the most humble and least arrogant. Don't know if many...
Andrea Barone Promoted to Oversee Sales for HOT 97 and WRXP
Barone to Now Oversee Both HOT 97 and 101.9 WRXP Sales EffortsEmmis Communications New York has announced that effective immediately Andrea Barone has been promoted...
OH NO: FCC Payola Probe Targets Spanish-language stations
The Federal Communications Commission has launched an investigation into payola allegations at some of the Rio Grand e Valley's most popular Spanish-language radio stations. But...
B103.9 has a new a.m. show, Host “Big Mama” is a GUY!!!!
"The Drew Show" was dropped last Monday. Host Drew Steele, along with co-host Crista and sidekick Robert "Skittles" Kent, were let go. A new show...
WOW: An Interesting Radio Idea for You
Craig Roberts is one of the lucky ones during this week of sadness and hardship in corporate radio: Not only did he get to keep...
Will You Still be Working in the Industry in 5 Years?
Let’s face it, the industry continues to shift and change. While it’s been a great place to make money (or it least it WAS) it’s...
Arbitron Boosts Cell-Phone-Only Sample to 15%
12.5 percent target set for year-end 2009, 15 percent by year-end 2010;Address-based sample frame introduced for cell-phone-only recruiting in all markets;Diary markets on schedule for...
High-Demand Careers Offer $30 Per Hour for Economic Security
In just 60 minutes, you could earn enough to pay for a tank of gas, the cable bill, gym membership, or dinner out. Thirty dollars...
Warner Bros. Cuts 7.5% of Workforce
Radio Facts: warner bros. continued the run of large media companies reacting to the economic climate by cutting jobs, saying it would eliminate about......
Sony to Unveil Restructuring Details
Sony(SNE Quote – Cramer on SNE – Stock Picks) plans to unveil details of its restructuring plan Wednesday or Thursday, include where job cuts will...
Midday Diva Axed
After more than 20 years in the radio business, Leesa Mitchell has left the airwaves. Mitchell, who most recently was known as Magic 101.3’s Midday...
CHANGE COMES TO 107.9 WRNB
Philadelphia, PA- Effective Tuesday, January 20, 2009 1pm (EST) 107.9 WRNB gave the city of Philadelphia what they asked for, which is a radio station...
Jamie Foxx, Nas, Kerry Washington, Akon, T.I., Jeezy Join BET
Jamie Fox, Nas, Kerry Washington, Akon, T.I., Young Jeezy, Tatyana Ali and Jurnee Smollett Have Been Added to the Talent Line Up for Yes We...
DJ Latest Reveals Card Ticket Issues – Phoenix
A popular Phoenix disc Radio DJey is demand ing answers after purchasing two tickets to the NFC Championship game he says never actually existed. Pete...
OH NO: Group says radio host owes them money
The director of the Boys and Girls Club of Vineland claims local radio personality Brian “Corky” Warren, a Pittsgrove Township resident, stiffed the organization for...
