RECORD LABEL EXEC: RADIO KEY TO BREAKING ARTISTS
RCA Records Senior Vice President of Pop Promotion Peter Gray became the latest record executive to single out radio airplay for its unparalleled role in...
Charles Warfield Super Session Breakfast at NAB
Charles Warfield Bill Stakelin Frank Flores Mark Mays George Laughlin David Kenned Charles WarfieldBill StakelinFrank FloresMark MaysGeorge Laughlin David Kenned Charles WarfieldBill StakelinFrank FloresMark...
Clear Channel to Donate Stations for Minority Ownership
Clear Channel Radio will donate a number of AM station to the council through the MMTC-Clear Channel Ownership Diversity Initiative. Initially, Clear Channel Radio plans...
Frank and Wanda Topple Radio Legends
(pictured: seated Wand a Smith and Frank Ski, stand ing morning show producer Nina Brown) Without question, Atlanta is a huge urban radio market and...
WJLB’s local Mornings #1, Beats Rickey Smiley in Detroit
As you know, I have to give credit to local morning shows at urban radio. I was looking at WJLB’s numbers yesterday for June, 18-34,...
South Florida Radio: Syndication War Among Top Hosts
I refuse to believe the BEST urban radio can do is syndication. Found this story this morning about a radio war for the best syndicated...
Rickey Smiley Adds 2 More Stations
Syndication One announces that the Rickey Smiley Morning Show will be heard on Clear Channelâ„¢s WJIZ in Albany , Georgia and WFBA in Columbus ,...
Cathy Hughes & Others Oppose Performance Tax
Tom Joyner , host of “The Tom Joyner Morning Show (TJMS) ,” and other leading minority radio broadcasters held a congressional staff briefing on Capitol...
STREAMING RATES DEAL FOR LOCAL RADIO
— SoundExchange and National Association of Broadcasters Set New Termsfor Streaming Rates and Extend Agreement Through 2015 –WASHINGTON, D.C. – SoundExchange and the National Association...
Tavis Smiley’s America I AM Exhibition Debuts in Philadelphia
I just realized this morning that Tavis and Rickey have the same last name… wonder if they are related??? Tavis Smiley to Debut America I...
Radio Stations Support Obama’s Call to Service on King Day
As economy falters, Americans urged to serve others to honor Dr. King (Washington D.C.) ” Radio stations across the country will help support President-elect Obamaâ„¢s...
Conservative Radio Hosts: “Freedom Act” Bars Fairness Doctrine
Bill would ban reimposition of Fairness Doctrine — WASHINGTON, DC – The National Association of Broadcasters today applauded the introduction of the Broadcaster Freedom Act,...
Tazz Daddy out on Rickey Smiley Show
Tazz Daddy is out as producer on the national Rickey Smiley morning show. No details were given at presstime execpt that Mickey Johnson is the...
LOOK It’s Rickey Smiley
Here's Rickey at the recent I Rock the Mic Conf in Miami with Syndication One's Gary Bernstein and Jamal Woolard (the actor who plays the...
Steve Young has Died
“Radio lost a great leader today. Our company mourns Steve Young , a friend and a mentor. Steve was Dial Global’s Senior Programming Consultant. Our...
Rickey Smiley Secures Hot in ATL
Radio Facts: As I told you and we were the FIRST trade to report this Syndication One announced today that the Rickey Smiley Morning Show...