Category: 2007thru2010, Radio DJ, Radio and Music Industry News
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TECHNOLOGY: New Commerical and DJ Eliminating MP3 Radio Recorder
Hammacher and Schlemmer has come up with a table radio that will eliminate commercials and “annoying disc Radio DJey banter” for uninterrupted music playback at home or using the detachable MP3 player. Just select your favorite FM station and the radio will learn the commercial patterns over two to three days.When the learning period is…
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NEW RADIO TRENDS? Full Time Extinct? Airtime to Advertisers? DJs at 1/2 Price?
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Radio DJ Tries to Remain Strong After losing her Gig and her Mom
The Industry Dot Biz: Lynne Woodison, one of the pioneering female voices in Detroit rock radio, got the ax from her longtime morning gig on WCSX-FM last month.For 11 years at WCSX, and decades before that at other spots on the FM band , Woodison’s distinctive dulcet register accompanied the sunrise for listeners.Now she’s among…
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ENTREPRENEUR Radio DJ: PJ Butta Goes to Jamaica/Hosts World Chart Countdown
I really want to profile those Radio DJs and radio people who go the extra mile in RF and I know they are out there and I want to hear from you….PJ looks like he stepped out of 1992 into 2009. I worked with him at what was once the HOTTEST station on the PLANET…
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Radio DJs Can No longer Say the “R” Word on the Air. Radio DJ Fired for it….
Radio Facts: CHAMPAIGN- A radio station is apologizing after one of its DJ’s said a word that shocked some of its listeners. The dj known as “Goose” said it on Champaign-Urbana’s Q-96 radio station. He doesn’t work there anymore. He used what a lot of people call the “R” word or retard. Some people who…
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Radio DJ DJ Skinny gets 10 years for soliciting minors
A former Shreveport radio disc Radio DJey for KTUX-FM has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for using the internet to lure underage girls for sex, according to United States Attorney’s office news release Monday.Heath Edward Hill, 32, pleaded guilty to attempted coercion and enticement Sept. 17 and was sentenced Friday, the release…
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Knoxville radio DJ’s house destroyed in fire, Guinea Pig Succumbs
(pictured: Greg Williams from B97.5)A Knoxville radio dj and his family are sleeping in hotel rooms after fire destroyed their home Sunday afternoon.”We have smoke alarms. They went off, but still, that fire went fast. It’s unbelievable how fast it went through the house,” B97.5’s Greg Williams told Volunteer TV. Williams had just gotten home…
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Country Radio DJ Gerry House Quits After 30 Years
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Radio personality Gerry House has quit WSIX-FM after 30 years in country music radio. The House Foundation morning show will end Dec. 15.”After a long and painful consideration, we are leaving the air,” House said Friday morning on the show. “Some folks will remain; Mike (Bohan) and I are going off the…
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NEW TREND? Commercial Station Eliminates PD and DJs, Radio Listeners Get Say on Playlists With ‘Crowdsource’ Programs
Interesting article in the WSJ today. This should be no surprise, stations are getting desperate, at least some are trying to stay alive…. K“No suits. No DJs. No kidding,” reads the Web site for CBS Corps(e) radio station KITS in San Francisco. “You decide what plays.”After years of having program directors choose which songs get…
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UK radio Radio DJ goes off on-air about station not paying him
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Unlike Commercial Radio, Internet Stations Provide Opportunities for Handicapped DJs
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Can you Believe this guy used to be an Urban Radio DJ?
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Midday Radio personality DJ Tanya Cruise accused of fraud
Providence residents were stunned yesterday (Thursday) to discover that midday local radio personality dj Tanya Cruise is accused of attempting to defraud an insurance company. Tanya Cruise’s real name is Lori Sergiacomi. She is the radio dj for Lite Rock 105 from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM on weekdays.
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OH NO: Legendary Radio DJ, Psychic Network Hostess Bo Griffen Dead at 51
Bo was a beautiful black woman with an abundance of personality and flair. The industry has truly lost a great talent. She was planning a move back to LA to work on Extra and other assignments. KevA legendary voice of South Florida radio has been silenced.Bo Griffen, known as ‘Bo The Party Animal’ back in…
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Who Are The Best DJs and The Best Radio Radio DJs of All Time?
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ARN VOTE: Best DJs and Radio Announcers So Far Are…
Urban radio has seen some of the most phenominal DJs and Radio DJs across the board. […]