• [Radio Ink] Directing Revenue To Minority Owned Broadcasters

    From Radio Ink via rec.radio.broadcastin@21:1/5 to All on Wed Jul 7 19:56:00 2021
    XPost: rec.radio.info

    Radio Ink

    ///////////////////////////////////////////
    Directing Revenue To Minority Owned Broadcasters

    Posted: 07 Jul 2021 03:45 PM PDT https://radioink.com/2021/07/07/directing-revenue-to-minority-owned-broadcasters/

    Havas Media Group has launched BIPOC Media Connections, a program designed
    to help advertisers direct more revenue to support Black-owned and Hispanic-owned radio stations across the United States.

    ///////////////////////////////////////////
    Schemmel Joins KFKA To Call UNC Games

    Posted: 07 Jul 2021 01:48 PM PDT https://radioink.com/2021/07/07/schemmel-joins-kfka-to-call-unc-games/

    Jerry Schemmel, former radio play-by-play voice of the Colorado Rockies and Denver Nuggets, will become the new radio voice of the University of
    Northern Colorado Bears football and men’s basketball team.

    ///////////////////////////////////////////
    50 Years On NYC Radio

    Posted: 07 Jul 2021 10:12 AM PDT https://radioink.com/2021/07/07/50-years-on-nyc-radio/

    Dennis Elsas marks 50 years on New York radio this month. Elsas started on overnights at NYC Heritage Station WNEW-FM in 1971; and will celebrate his golden anniversary on WFUV; where he has been on the air for more than 20 years.


    ///////////////////////////////////////////
    KBLA Names VP Of Sales

    Posted: 07 Jul 2021 10:09 AM PDT https://radioink.com/2021/07/07/kbla-names-vp-of-sales/

    Otis Warren is the new Vice President of sales for the new talk radio
    station, KBLA Talk 1580 in Los Angeles. Tavis Smiley put the station on the
    air Juneteenth 2021 billing it as an "Unapologetically Progressive" talk station for the African American listening audience.

    ///////////////////////////////////////////
    New PD At WYEP

    Posted: 07 Jul 2021 10:05 AM PDT https://radioink.com/2021/07/07/new-pd-at-wyep/

    WYEP, Pittsburgh’s community-supported adult alternative album station, has named Liz Felix as the station’s new program director. She joined the
    station in 2019.


    ///////////////////////////////////////////
    Honors For Heidi Raphael

    Posted: 07 Jul 2021 09:08 AM PDT https://radioink.com/2021/07/07/honors-for-heidi-raphael/

    The Chief Communications Officer of the Beasley Media Group, Heidi Raphael,
    is being honored by The Buffalo Broadcasters Association. She is the
    recipient of the Buffalo Bob Smith award.

    ///////////////////////////////////////////
    Audacy Beefing Up Newsrooms

    Posted: 07 Jul 2021 09:03 AM PDT https://radioink.com/2021/07/07/audacy-beefing-up-newsrooms/

    Audacy is set to launch a new centralized digital team dedicated to news
    and add over 50 journalists in eight of its newsrooms across the country.
    The multi-platform focus, will allow the company to offer more original
    digital news content as well as in-depth reporting to complement breaking
    news broadcast coverage.

    ///////////////////////////////////////////
    Brian Gary Returns To Colorado Airwaves

    Posted: 07 Jul 2021 08:07 AM PDT https://radioink.com/2021/07/07/brian-gary-returns-to-colorado-airwaves/

    CBA, CMA Awards winner and a member of the Country Radio Hall of Fame,
    Brian Gary, will be back behind the mic at 1310 KFKA. Gary, who spent 30
    years at KUAD-FM; will host afternoons starting July 19.

    ///////////////////////////////////////////
    My Cultura Summer Line-Up

    Posted: 07 Jul 2021 07:38 AM PDT https://radioink.com/2021/07/07/my-cultura-summer-line-up/

    iHeartMedia’s new podcast network My Cultura debuts some new shows in July. My Cultura focuses on elevating Latinx voices and creators, while also
    sharing the Latinx experience with listeners.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)