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Cumulus Appoints Doug Cohn & Bruce Gilbert To Lead Multi-Platform Content Development

Posted: 20 Sep 2021 10:15 AM PDT https://radioinsight.com/headlines/213103/cumulus-appoints-doug-cohn-bruce-gilbert-to-lead-multi-platform-content-development/




CUMULUS MEDIA (NASDAQ: CMLS) has named two executives, Doug Cohn and Bruce Gilbert, to newly created positions across Music Entertainment and Sports, respectively, to lead new content development across the company’s
platforms, including broadcasting, podcasting, streaming, social media, digital, and live events. Both Cohn and Gilbert will report to Brian
Philips, Executive Vice President of Content and Audience.

Emmy Award-winning music and content executive and Variety “Top 20 Influencer” Doug Cohn has been named Senior Vice President, Music Entertainment, Content and Audience. Previously at ViacomCBS, Cohn served
as Senior Vice President, Music Talent for Nickelodeon. During his tenure,
his strategic vision resulted in profitable growth through music streaming
and sales, touring, and radio. Cohn started and led Nickelodeon’s music division, produced live events, and secured top talent for the network’s
most prominent global initiatives including, Kids’ Choice Awards,
SlimeFest, and H.A.L.O. Awards. He also developed highly rated programming
and forged profitable partnerships between Nickelodeon and some of the world’s best-known entertainment companies such as Sony Music, AEG, and
Live Nation. In addition, Cohn was instrumental in building and developing
the meteoric rise of superstar JoJo Siwa for Nickelodeon, and served on the senior creative team that developed the Tony Award-winning SpongeBob SquarePants: The Broadway Musical. Doug previously spent more than a decade
at entertainment powerhouses including Atlantic Records and VH1.

Bruce Gilbert, a seven-year Cumulus veteran, is elevated to Senior Vice President Sports, Content and Audience, formalizing his role following consistent accomplishments leveraging the company’s massive sports
portfolio to build compelling new franchises and successful partnerships. Gilbert has nearly four decades of industry experience with leading sports media companies including ESPN, FOX Sports, and CBS, where he developed
deep industry and talent relationships, deal-making acumen, and
award-winning programming and production expertise. He continues to direct
all sports programming for Cumulus radio stations and Westwood One Sports, which also entails overseeing key partnerships with iconic brands including
the NFL, the NCAA, the Masters, and the PGA Championship/Ryder Cup.

“Today’s audio ecosystem provides us with infinite opportunities to break talent out of their traditional lanes and our consumers with the ability to access our products whenever they wish, on an ever-widening array of
platforms. Cumulus is bursting at the seams with creative chops and the ambition to thrive in this exciting environment,” said Philips. “Doug has shown a Midas touch in understanding what the next generation will want,
and Bruce has forged groundbreaking partnerships for years and will now
have more runway to innovate these two leaders possess the vision to
produce a surge of remarkable new Cumulus content.”


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WSTO Morning Hosts Depart

Posted: 20 Sep 2021 07:07 AM PDT https://radioinsight.com/headlines/213063/wsto-morning-hosts-depart/


Midwest Communications CHR Hot 96 WSTO Evansville IN morning hosts Claire Ballard, Tyler Cooper and Gavin Eddings have left the station.

Ballard had hosted mornings at WSTO since October 2016 after previously
serving as APD/afternoon host the previous year. She began her career as an intern at the station and then hosted nights from 2010 to 2013. She also
served as APD/MD/afternoon host at iHeartMedia CHR 93.1 The Party KPLV and MD/midday host at Country 95.5 The Bull KWNR Las Vegas between stints at
WSTO.

Cooper joined the morning show in 2017 out of college. Eddings joined them
in 2019 after previously working at Townsquare Medias Evansville cluster
with three years in middays at CHR 106.1 Kiss-FM WDKS.

Both Ballard and Cooper will be joining a local digital marketing agency. Midwest is currently seeking applicants for the morning show.












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Fox Sports Radio Launches 2 Pros and a Cup of Joe In Mornings

Posted: 20 Sep 2021 05:15 AM PDT https://radioinsight.com/headlines/213100/fox-sports-radio-launches-2-pros-and-a-cup-of-joe-in-mornings/


Premiere Networks Fox Sports Radio launched a new morning show this morning replacing Clay Travis Outkick The Coverage following Travis move to the
12-3pm Conservative Talk show that replaced Rush Limbaugh.

2 Pros and a Cup of Joe will feature former NFL players Lavar Arrington and Brady Quinn alongside longtime Fox Sports Radio personality Jonas Knox.
Knox most recently hosted Friday overnights on the network. He has been
with Fox Sports Radio since 2011 first serving as an editor and producer
before moving up to MMA/boxing analyst and weekend host. He also co-hosted
the weeknight Straight Outta Vegas with RJ Bell. Arrington and Quinn both served as weekend hosts on Fox Sports Radio. Arrington has previously
hosted afternoons at 106.7 The Fan WJFK-FM Washington DC.

FOX Sports Radio (FSR), a division of Premiere Sports Network providing
24/7 live programming, today announced the latest addition to its industry-leading lineup. 2 Pros and a Cup of Joe with LaVar Arrington,
Brady Quinn and Jonas Knox will take over the network’s 6 to 9 a.m. ET weekday timeslot, effective immediately. The new program featuring
All-American football stars and first-round NFL Draft picks Arrington and
Quinn and FSR veteran sports personality Knox will broadcast on more than
350 stations nationwide, in addition to FOX Sports Radio’s channel on iHeartRadio available via iHeartRadio.com and the iHeartRadio app. 

“The FOX Sports Radio family was so proud when Clay Travis was chosen to
team up with Buck Sexton to continue the tradition of excellence created by Rush Limbaugh,” said Don Martin, Senior Vice President of Sports
Programming for Premiere Networks. “At FSR, we make a commitment to each of our affiliates to deliver the best national sports lineup in the country,
24/7. Clays departure left a hole in our roster, but today, we proudly
continue that commitment as we serve up a breakfast of champions with the launch of ‘2 Pros and a Cup of Joe.’”

As hosts of 2 Pros and a Cup of Joe, Arrington three-time Pro Bowl
Linebacker and No. 2 overall draft pick, and Quinn former Notre Dame Quarterback and first-round draft pick, join Knox to start the day with entertaining and thought-provoking conversation covering the biggest
headlines.

The trio of personalities, who currently host several weekend programs on
the network, have guest hosted FSR’s weekday morning timeslot since late
May 2021.

“Bolstering what’s already the best national sports talk lineup, we are injecting fun, personality, credibility, strong doses of caffeine, and thought-provoking conversation into morning-drive,” said Scott Shapiro,
Vice President of Programming for FOX Sports Radio. “After already getting rave reviews from the audience over the past couple months, we are fired up
to have this dynamic trio start the day with a smile every morning!”



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Alternative Soundcheck Debuts In Syndication

Posted: 20 Sep 2021 04:00 AM PDT https://radioinsight.com/headlines/213087/alternative-soundcheck-debuts-in-syndication/


Veteran Alternative programmers John Allers and John OConnell and
promotions vet Jonathan Lev have teamed up to launch the nightly syndicated Alternative Soundcheck.

The show will be hosted by Casey McCabe. McCabe hosted nights at CHR Amp
97.1 KAMP Los Angeles from 2009 to 2020 and has also worked at Alternative stations 106.7 KROQ Los Angeles, X107.5 KXTE Las Vegas, and 100.9 KRZQ Reno
in his career.

The show debuts on Monday, September 20 on Hall Communications Alternative
99.9 The Buzz WBTZ Plattsburgh NY/Burlington VT.


Tonight (Monday, September 20), at 7p (Eastern), WBTZ/Burlington, VT (99.9
The Buzz) will premiere Alternative Soundcheck, a new syndicated night show created exclusively for Alternative/Rock stations. Hosted by Casey McCabe (formerly Amp-LA, KROQ), Alternative Soundcheck is committed to
spotlighting new Alternative releases, while featuring Alternative
favorites from the format’s storied past. Alternative Soundcheck promises
to deliver relatable and compelling artist content along with nightly music-driven features such as, “The Alternative Soundcheck Sizzle Track, Soundcheck Internationale, Alt Take, Final Countdown, How We Got Here and
more. In addition to the broadcast component, Alternative Soundcheck will heavily engage active listeners through its website and social media
platforms @AltSoundcheck

WBTZ Burlington Program Director Kevin Mays commented, “The Buzz is beyond excited to be the guinea pig for Alternative Soundcheck! The show will
bring energy and freshness to our nights plus Buzz listeners are going to
love discovering new artists and music on a whole new level. I cannot wait
for them to hear it.”

Host Casey McCabe added, “I’m thankful for the opportunity and really excited to be a part of a show that wants to feature new and upcoming music from around the world on a nightly basis”

Alternative Soundcheck is being launched by broadcast/music industry
veterans Jonathan Lev, John O’Connell, and John Allers . “As alternative music fans we wanted to create a show that solves a problem for those
stations looking for something more than just running music and sweepers. Alternative Soundcheck delivers a top notch personality and engaging
contenttwo key elements of great radio.”

You can stream Alternative Soundcheck on WBTZ’s website every weeknight
from 7-midnight, eastern. For more information email:
info@SoundcheckRadio.net



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Marketron Hit By Cyber Attack

Posted: 19 Sep 2021 06:53 PM PDT https://radioinsight.com/headlines/213080/marketron-hit-by-cyber-attack/


Marketron has informed clients that its services have been impacted by a
cyber attack by the Russian group BlackMatter.

The company states that all of their customers are impacted. Marketrons Traffic, Visual Traffic Cloud, Exchange, and Advertiser Portal were all impacted by the attack, while RadioTraffic and RepPak services were taken offline out of abundance of caution. They hope to have a better sense of timelines on Monday morning in terms of getting systems back online.

Marketron states they are unsure how the hackers got into their computer systems at this time as it focuses on restoring services.

The company has a system status report

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