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Radio Headlines For Friday 09-04-20
 
An Arizona State student has started a petition to pressure Arizona State University’s Blaze Radio Station Manager Rae’Lee Klein to resign. And this is all about a retweet. What would you do? [read more]
 
 
It's all good news for podcasting. Two new pieces of data released this week indicate the medium is healthy, advertisers are interested and the money will continue to flow for the next several years. [read more]
 
Remember when Hornets announcer John Focke meant to tweet out the word Nuggets? He thumbed two wrong letters and hit send without checking his spelling and a very bad "N" word hit the twitterverse instead. [read more]
 
Kimberly Ray announced on Twitter Wednesday that she'd been hired by ReMax Realty near Rochester, NY. On Thursday she was let go. Back in June iHeart fired Ray (and Barry Beck) for racist comments she made during their afternoon show on WAOI-FM. Here's why... [read more]
 
 
That's what we're planning to do. There's only so many Zoom meetings you can watch, cover and participate in before your eyes bug out. Happy Labor Day everyone. We'll be back bright and early Tuesday with the latest and greatest radio headlines. [read more]
 
Angela Yee, co-host of the nationally syndicated morning show The Breakfast Club will be co-hosting the 28th Radio Wayne awards, on September 15, with Radio ink Publisher Deborah Parenti. The Facebook Live/YouTube event is sponsored by Nielsen. [read more]
 
Registration is now open for the Radio Show which is jointly produced by the RAB and NAB. The 2020 show is a week-long online event October 5 - 9 and the cost is $50.00. [read more]
 
 
Chicago's New Country is history with iHeart's flip to Chicago's Rock Station on 95.5. As of Thursday at 5 p.m. listeners looking for Luke Bryan, Kenny Chesney and Miranda Lambert were treated to Metallica, AC/DC and Linkin Park. The format was Country since January 2015. [read more]
 
In the past six weeks, CBS Audio, has added 148 additional stations to the CBS News Radio lineup. There are now more than 700 stations nationwide on the network, among them stations affected when the plug was pulled on Westwood One News in August. [read more]
 
The decision by Cumulus to shutdown Westwood One News to 900 plus affiliates in August has benefited Fox News. Fox News Audio has expanded its national radio affiliate network to include 56 former Westwood One News affiliate stations. [read more]
 
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Radio Ink is pleased to announce that Hispanic Radio LIVE!, a virtual series presented in five weekly 90-minute installments, will kick off on October 1 and run through October 29 — each Thursday of the month. [read more]
 
He's been the radio voice of the Steelers for 26 years. Bill Hargrove will sit out the first two games of the season after the team suspended him for a DUI charge. According to police, back in June, the 80-year old crashed into Ferri’s ShurSave supermarket breaking two windows in the building. [read more]
 
Max Media has announced that 92.9 The Wave (WAVE are WVBW) has hired Kristina & Brian for mornings starting Monday, September 21st. [read more]
 
 
WNYC is losing its local host of All Things Considered, but gaining a Senior Editor for the station's newly created Race & Justice Unit. Jami Floyd is leaving the host chair September 4 and the station is conducting a nationwide search for a new host. [read more]
 
B-Dub Radio Saturday Night, is expanding to weeknights in partnership with its syndicator, Skyview Networks. The new package begins September 21 and will be offered in two versions. [read more]
 
On Wednesday Broadcasters Foundation President Jim Thompson and Chair Scott Herman shared incredible stories of what the Foundation does for so many broadcasters. If you missed the interview live you can watch it on Facebook or YouTube. [read more]
 
 
 
 
 




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