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iHeart Execs: 2019 Levels By End of Year

Posted: 05 Aug 2021 02:47 PM PDT https://radioink.com/2021/08/05/iheart-execs-2019-levels-by-end-of-year/

After a Q2 that generated a revenue increase of nearly 77%, both CEO Bob Pittman and CFO Rich Bressler believe iHeartMedia will be back to 2019
levels by the end of 2021. The unknown of course is the rising number of
COVID cases across the country.

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Beasley Nearly Doubles Revenue in Quarter

Posted: 05 Aug 2021 02:45 PM PDT https://radioink.com/2021/08/05/beasley-nearly-doubles-revenue-in-quarter/

Beasley Media Group reported Q2 net revenue of just under $60 million an increase of 96.1% from Q1 2020, the hardest hit quarter of the pandemic.
CEO Caroline Beasley says Q3 is pacing up 30%, with July up 40%, August up
29% and September pacing at 23%.

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Saga Shows Significant Improvement

Posted: 05 Aug 2021 02:43 PM PDT https://radioink.com/2021/08/05/saga-shows-significant-improvement/

With revenue of $28 million in the second quarter of 2021, Saga saw its
revenue jump 66% from a year ago, at the height of the COVID lockdown.
April was up 83%, May was up 74% and June was up 47%.

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Nielsen Unveils PPM Wearables

Posted: 05 Aug 2021 02:40 PM PDT https://radioink.com/2021/08/05/nielsen-unveils-ppm-wearables/

Nielsen has announced that starting in September it will begin placing approximately 3,000 new Portable People Meter Wearables in a subset of its nearly 60,000 active PPM panelists.

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WSB Care-A-Thon Success

Posted: 05 Aug 2021 01:17 PM PDT https://radioink.com/2021/08/05/wsb-care-a-thon-success/

The 2021 95.5 WSB Care-a-Thon raised more than $1.6 million. The event
benefits the Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center of Children's
Healthcare of Atlanta.

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HOT 97 Names New VP

Posted: 05 Aug 2021 01:15 PM PDT https://radioink.com/2021/08/05/hot-97-names-new-vp/

MediaCo’s Hot 97 (WQHT-FM) New York, has announced TT Torrez is the new
Vice President of Artist and Label Relations. She will oversee MedicaCo’s Artist event marketing, special events and promotions, and artist audio and digital content strategy and campaigns.

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Albuquerque Lands Raiders & Broncos Broadcasts

Posted: 05 Aug 2021 11:40 AM PDT https://radioink.com/2021/08/05/albuquerque-lands-raiders-broncos-broadcasts/

The Sports Animal, KNML 95.9 FM / AM610 in Albuquerque has partnered with
two NFL teams. The stations will carry all non-conflicting Las Vegas
Raiders and Denver Broncos games this season.

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Chicago Honors WGN Sport Producer

Posted: 05 Aug 2021 11:22 AM PDT https://radioink.com/2021/08/05/chicago-honors-wgn-sport-producer/

Legendary WGN sports producer Jack “Rosey” Rosenberg will be recognized by the City of Chicago with an honorary street sign. The southeast corner of
E. Illinois Street and Cityfront Plaza Drive will double as 'Jack Rosenberg Way'.

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Dickey Adds 12 More Local Hours

Posted: 05 Aug 2021 11:20 AM PDT https://radioink.com/2021/08/05/dickey-adds-12-more-local-hours/

The Conservative News/Talker station owned by Dickey Broadcasting Company
in Atlanta is extending its morning show to five days per week. The Morning XTRA is hosted by Lt. Colonel Mark Zinno, and Atlanta Radio Veterans, Tug Cowart and Scott “Rhino” Rheinhold.

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The Ticket Detroit Adds T.J.

Posted: 05 Aug 2021 11:19 AM PDT https://radioink.com/2021/08/05/the-ticket-detroit-adds-t-j/

Former Detroit Lions Offensive Lineman T.J. Lang has been added to the
Detroit Lions Radio Network. Lang will join 97.1 The Ticket (WXYT-FM) as a sideline reporter for the upcoming NFL season.

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