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Conclave Report: Entercom-CBS Deal Seen As Good For Radio.

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With Entercom’s CBS Radio merger inching toward the closing table, the epic deal naturally became a hot topic at the Conclave in Minneapolis. While group execs from competing companies generally agreed a new major player would be good for the industry as a whole, they also discussed how it might impact smaller companies, especially as..
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Conclave Report: Disruption, Alexa, Podcasts Are Huge For Radio.

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As technology keeps changing how Americans consume media, a prominent radio chief sees a “big pot of gold” for the industry in all the digital disruption. Enormous ad budgets once reserved for newspapers and TV are now in play for radio sellers as well. That’s how Bill Hendrich, executive VP, Radio at Cox Media Group,..
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Shifts and changes breathing new life into Cape Town’s airwaves

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Primedia’s been making some pretty major moves in all its offerings, with a strong focus on talent – none more so obvious than calling in Trish Taylor to tackle the challenge of reinvigorating KFM radio in the Cape. There’s no real consensus on the number of cities there are in the world. It pretty much..
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What IS its future radio?? It can’t stay the same all the time !!

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I don’t think anybody knows the exact future of radio, but it can’t be public auditorium interviews televised for social media. For want of a better already used word, it’s not sustainable. But the mere continuing speculation on this “future of radio” is at least an indication that there’s a general consensus that radio is..
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Radio, your cure for segregation brain disease !!

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OPINION: Radio has a spectacular ability to bring people together. Radio can create spaces for debate and introduce us to ideas we haven’t engaged with. Radio has the power to bring people together. I’ve never understood what people see in soccer. It’s not the game itself that mystifies me, it’s the ardent levels of support..
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LRN Brings Three Westwood One Execs Aboard.

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Local Radio Networks (LRN) has hired away a trio of Westwood One execs to join the group. Chris Reeves has been named executive VP/Programming & Operations, Chris Hatton takes on the role of director 24/7 Creative Services and Jonathan Steele joins as director of Programming and Operations. LRN provides 24/7 network programming to small and..
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PRIMEDIA Broadcasting brings in heavyweight Mark Jakins as CCO

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Primedia Broadcasting will be bringing in the extensive expertise and skills of Mark Jakins to take on a new strategic business leadership role of Chief Commercial Officer from 1 September 2017. Mark will be driving the commercial strategy for our business as a whole, which is a much broader portfolio than we have had in..
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Tony Molaee Upped to VP of Digital Programming Operations for iHeartMedia.

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Tony Molaee has been promoted to VP of Digital Programming Operations for iHeartMedia. Molaee is upped from his most recent role as director of digital programming and operations with the company. “In this new role, he will support the national digital programming team as well as continue to support iHeartRadio’s local NYC market as digital..
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Radio Seeks Best Plans For Its Essential Role When Artists Pass.

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Fans have experienced all-too-frequent deaths of iconic music artists in the past two years. And if AM/FM is a community—and it is—then is it serving those fans in the best way possible during those moments? Many broadcasters react quickly with on-air tributes and social media. Others admit radio could do better. Radio is America’s mouthpiece,..
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DFW’s ‘The Oasis’ Rebrands With More Current Playlist.

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Dallas area online and HD smooth jazz station, “The Oasis,” has been rebranded as “OasisDFW.com” with a playlist that now features much more current music and a full air staff. The station can be heard online at OasisDFW.com and on the HD2 channel of CBS Radio CHR “Amp 103.7” KVIL. The new lineup features local..
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