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| 25 Digital Innovations That Changed Radio, 10 Programming Predictions For The Next 25 Years |
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| Radio Headlines For Tuesday 11-28-2017 |
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 All radio eyes are on Cumulus this week as a 30-day deadline approaches before the company possibly goes into an "Event of Default." Friday is the end of the 30 days that was set into motion on November 1 when the company decided not to make a $23.6 million interest payment on 7.75% senior notes due in 2019. [read more] |
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 (By Stephanie Winans) Radio managers and talent alike were skeptical of many of the biggest digital innovations when they first disrupted the industry and its operations. But today? These innovations build our brands, drive deeper connections with our listeners, and provide new platforms for monetization. [read more] |
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 (By Gary Berkowitz) Call him intrepid but Gary Berkowitz is willing to go out on a limb for us and predict what the world of radio programming will be like a quarter century from now. Here are his 10 predictions... [read more] |
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 Westwood One announced several management changes on Monday. Bryan Forbes has been appointed President of Sales, replacing Steve Shaw. Forbes joins Westwood from the Katz Radio Group, where he was SVP and GM of National Sales. Westwood says Shaw is retiring to pursue his life passions in Vermont. [read more] |
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 Tom Joyner is not expected to retire until the end of 2019, however, CMG Atlanta changed its morning show at KISS 104.1 this week. The “Morning Groove” with Art Terrell and Roy Wood Jr. (pictured) replaces Joyner who's been with the station since the 90's. [read more] |
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 As he waits to see how the fraud charges against him turn out, Craig Carton is launching a new podcast called Hello, My Name Is Craig. Carton tells The New York Daily News the podcast will be more than sports. "It will be people that interest me — entertainers, politicians, sports figures, and special guests that many people have probably never heard of." [read more] |
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 The Country Radio Broadcasters has revealed an early version of its agenda for the Country Radio Seminar which is being held February 5-7 in Nashville. The event will include a talk from Cumulus Media’s CEO Mary Berner, according to CRS Agenda Committee Chairman Greg Frey. [read more] |
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 For a week, anyway. According to Media Monitors, JP Penney ran nearly 42,000 ads on the radio last week, no doubt to get an edge for the holiday shopping season. The Home Depot was next with 40,867, followed by GEICO with 38,160, Amazon.com with 37,415, and AT&T Wireless 32,827. [read more] |
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 James Howard has been named VP of Programming for iHeart in Washington, DC. It's a newly created position. Howard will also program DC101 and BIG100. iHeartMedia Washington, DC, includes HOT 99.5, 97.1 WASH-FM, DC101, 98.7 WMZQ, BIG 100, and 104.7. [read more] |
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 ASCAP has appointed Stephanie Ruyle as EVP and Head of Licensing. She'll replace Vincent Candilora wo's retiring. Ruyle will be responsible for ASCAP’s licensing revenues and operations across all platforms including broadcast and cable TV, terrestrial and satellite radio, digital, concerts, venues, retail, restaurants, bars and background music. [read more] |
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 Spanish-language broadcaster LBI Media has appointed Jason Hall as SVP for national sales. The 20-year television sales executive will lead the company’s TV, radio, and digital sales. Hall moves to LBI with 17 years experience at Univision, where he was VP of advertising sales. Hall will be based in the company’s New York City office. [read more] |
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 (By Ronald Robinson) I wonder how so difficult it must be for radio’s ownership and management to articulate what “out of the box” really means. They seem to be unable to describe or define the “box” in which they find themselves right now! [read more] |
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 Beasley Media Group’s annual WMGK-FM John DeBella Turkey Drop collected more than 12,800 turkeys and donations to assist local families in need throughout Philadelphia, on November 21. John DeBella broadcasted live from outside of The Kimmel Center for the event. [read more] |
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 A job well done by Alpha’s Star 106/Mason City, IA, raising $29,377 for Children’s Miracle Network, with the help of McCloskey Appliance, during their 10th annual radiothon. Mason City’s Kids Helping Kids campaign played a large role in the radiothon. [read more] |
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 As part of Radio Ink’s 25th-anniversary issue, we took a look back at who made the biggest impact in our industry over the last quarter century. We held an online poll asking our readers. We reached out to industry executives, station owners, managers, and leaders who left the business after long and successful careers. Then we went back through 25 years of cover story interviews in Radio Ink magazine and compared that with all the input we received to come up with this list. [read more] |
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 Are you hearing things about your market? Let us investigate. Radio Ink Magazine is the only 25-year-old trade magazine in the radio industry. That's the result of a lot of trust over those years. Send all news tips in total confidence, and any other station news to Radio Ink Editor Ed Ryan at edryantheeditor@gmail.com [read more] |
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 Thank you to John Rosso, President, Market Development, Triton Digital for dusting off this classic and sending it along to us. This is Rosso at SUNY Buffalo’s WBNY-FM rocking the Ian Hunter perm. He tells Radio Ink: "I am now over any self-esteem issues related to that hair style." Send your classic studio shot -- cart machines and all -- to edryantheeditor@gmail.com. [read more] |
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