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KVI ex-employee sentenced for rigging radio contest -
Ryan Elizabeth Keeley, 27, was accused by the King County
Prosecutor's Office of helping friends and associates of
the friends to each win $1,000 by picking their names in a
contest called the "Secret Listener Salute" in early 2007.
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KEYS fires Eric Von Wade - CORPUS CHRISTI —
KEYS 1440 AM fired weekday morning talk show host Eric Von
Wade on Friday, a day after Joe Hilliard, the host of
Saturday’s Joe Hilliard’s Corpus Christi, chose to part
ways with the station. Wade, 39, had been a fixture at the
talk radio station for almost 17 years.
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Radio rumor mill cranks up over change at the Mountain
- Another example of how starved the local radio
rumor mill is these days, cropped up with buzz over word
that Clear Channel Radio was about to change formats on
the Mountain KWMT 92.9-FM. But, as it turns out, the
change - if you want to call it that - has already
happened.
AzBiz |
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Congressman Pulled Over for Speeding During Radio
Interview - California Rep. Dan Lungren
called into a radio station this morning to discuss the
creation of a new law. Meanwhile, he was breaking an old
one.
CBS News |
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Women Want Music In Morning Drive - The
number one thing these women want in morning drive is "a
lot of music," followed by information and humor. Also,
"Cash is king with women. $1,000 in cash is as desirable
as a new car."
Radio Ink |
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South Florida Sports Radio Update - The
Dolphins had interest in hiring Zach Thomas for a talk
show role but Rushton said he declined because ``he wants
to concentrate on his businesses.''
Miami Herald |
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Univision Radio confirms talks to subscribe to Arbitron’s
PPM - Univision’s refusal to subscribe to
Portable People Meter (PPM) ratings data, except in
Houston, has been holding down revenues for Arbitron, as
noted in the ratings company’s quarterly conference call.
RBR |
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Cathy Hughes Strikes Back on Paying Artists for Radio
Plays - This notion of AM/FM radio stations
paying for music is a complete reversal of how the
industry has always worked.
Huffington Post |
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Cumulus Revenues Up In Q2 - Cumulus Media
reports its second-quarter earnings, with net revenues up
5.7 percent, to $69.8 million from $66 million. Within
that, broadcast revenue rose 5.8 percent, to $68.8 million
from $65 million.
Radio Ink |
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3 Million HD Radio Receivers Sold to Date, iBiquity Says
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Ibiquity Digital President/CEO Bob Struble says more than
3 million HD Radio receivers are in the market and that
the pace of sales continues to grow.
Radio World |
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Cincinnati radio host to get syndicated TV talk show -
"Phil Donahue came out of southwest Ohio. Jerry
Springer came out of southwest Ohio," Cincinnati radio
talker Bill Cunningham said when asked why he wants to do
this. "And I watch 'Larry King Live' and I'm thinking,
'Damn, I could do it better than that.'"
Chicago Tribune - Phil Rosenthal |
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