Year: 2009
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Arbitron Brings Portable People Meter Radio Ratings to Local Markets
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, St. Louis, Denver-Boulder, Baltimore and Pittsburgh bring total of electronically measured radio markets to twenty-fiveArbitron Inc. announced today that it has commercialized its Portable People Meter™ (PPM™) radio ratings service in five new local markets.Arbitron has released radio audience estimates for the September 2009 PPM survey month (August 20-September 16) to its subscribers…
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Rapper Shows Integrity by Swiftly Apologizing for Hurtful Remarks
Controversial rapper Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson made some disparaging remarks about gays on the Angie Martinez show this week. The rapper QUICKLY apologized for his remarks today before Hollywood’s gay community took note. Previously admitting that his own late mother was a lesbian and after having a few clashes with the gay community before this,…
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LeToya Luckett Parts Ways with Capitol Records
As of this writing contrary to several blog reports, our main sources have informed us that not only has LeToya NOT been dropped by her label Capitol Records, her current single “Regret” is Top 10.
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Austin DJ Shares Video of Injuries After Being Robbed
A popular Austin dj was robbed outside his radio station. Police say Bobby Bones, the morning dj for KISS-FM, was walking through the parking lot of Clear Channel radio in South Austin just after 4 a.m. when someone called out to him, then chased him. Bones tripped and fell, injuring his knee and shoulder.The thief…
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The Inspiring Midday Show with Lonnie Hunter on Praise 104.1
Debuting September 28th 2009WASHINGTON, DC–Radio One Inc. Inspirational Station WPRS-FM (Praise 104.1) has hired Syndicated Radio Personality (Lonnie Hunter) as the New (Midday Host) weekdays from 10a-2p. ?Hunter is already well-known in the gospel music world. He is a stellar nominated singer, producer and host of “Real Christian Radio” on Radio One’s Praise 103.9 FM…
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Reflections on Egypt’s Week-Long Hosting Stint at 107.5 WBLsFM
Celebrity Guests Included “The Who’s Who” In Music, Film, Television, Comedy, Sports & The Literary World Radio/TV personality and blogger (www.EgyptSaidSo.com), EGYPT, brings a power-packed week of hosting the afternoon slot on 107.5 WBLS ““FM to a close. EGYPT quarterbacked the highly coveted afternoon shift with thought-provoking conversation about relationships and current affairs, capped off…
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Discover the Wow Factor of Buffie’s Beluga Booty
Great Greasy Keyboard…. For the gents and some of the ladies I give you Buffie and her magnanimous statewide anus on this Friday afternoon. Enjoy….
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Kevin Liles Steps Down from Warner Brothers Records
Kevin Liles has exited Warner Brothers records it was announced today. I actually heard this was about to happen from a very good source a few weeks back. No details were given on the situation except the usual political stuff. In addition, we hear that Warner has been interviewing several black cand idates to run…
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Khloe Kardashian Visits Miami Radio Station, Michael Yo Departs
If an urban announcer did this stupid sh…, he or she would be blackballed. As this is a TV show on E for Y100 in Miami, I sincerely doubt the Clear Channel station will fire her but then again, what kind of precedent would they be setting for the rest of the industry if they…
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Al Bell Shares Insights on the Music Industry with The New York Times
AS the peacock-blue Cadillac with the gold trim and fur lining spun on a giant turntable in the Stax Museum of American Soul Music here, Al Bell, the final owner of the late, great record label, chuckled. Decades before 50 Cent with his customized Rolls-Royce and Akon with his tricked-out Lamborghini, there was Isaac Hayes…
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Improving Sample Quality in PPM Markets: Arbitron’s Key Initiatives
Arbitron Outlines Two Key Sample Quality Improvement Initiatives for Diary and PPM Markets Increasing Diary cell-phone-only household sample target to average of 15 percent; Increasing PPM cell-phone-only household sample target to average of 20 percent Arbitron Inc. (NYSE: ARB) today announced two sample quality improvement initiatives as part of its ongoing continuous improvement program. …
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Letoya Luckett and Tank Star in New Film ‘Preacher’s Kid’ – Watch Trailer Now!
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Al Discusses Exciting New Video Project
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Exploring the Opportunity of Urban Radio for Black Communities
When I lived in Atlanta, after living in LA for 14 years I could not believe how fat some of the black people there were. I’m not talking obese I’m talking WHOA-BEASE. I saw young black girls 21 years of age at 450 pounds or more in the grocery stores in those wheelchair carts with…