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Radio News for Wednesday, 9/3/2008
– Updated @ 10:18am Eastern
- AHAA, Coalition File FCC Petition About PPM
- Kraddick, Rosin Nominated As ‘President Of Radio’
- Updated: Kapugi Joins Tribune Interactive
- Kapugi Joins Tribune Interactive
- Red Zebra Throws A Tantum
- Great White Offers $1M In Deadly Nightclub Blaze
- Tidwell Steps Down From The Wolf
- Arbitron Names Kummer EVP, Chief Quality Officer
- Radio Reacts To Gustav
- ‘Local Radio’ Tactics Keep Small Markets Humming, Up 1%
- Myrtle Beach Gets MOViN
- Triton Media Adds Parsons To Executive Team
- Birmingham Catches Its Ballance
- Oldies Cruises Into Denver
- Obit: Jerry Reed
- Luck Is With WAY-FM
- ‘Playhouse’ Gets Sonic
- KCUV Fades Into The Sunset
- La Poderosa Hits Boise
- New Rochester Sports Station
- Chart Highlights: Country, Alternative Find Something to ‘Believe’ In
- Unrest At KPFA
- WAMU Local ‘Morning Edition’ Host Takes On New Role
- State Senator Wants WPRO To Discipline DePetro
- In A World Without Don LaFontaine…
- Tejano Returns To Austin
- NABOB Joins Spanish Broadcasters Petitioning Against PPM, Arbitron Responds Again
- Baltimore Gets Third Sports Station
- Putting ‘The BJ/MJ Band’ Back Together?
- Sammy Hagar Wants You To Care ‘Right Now’
- More Beach Music For Myrtle Beach
- CHAM/Hamilton Flips To Talk
- Astral Media Radio Sales Reps Pattison’s Kelowna Pair
- Sporting News Radio Launches Morning Show
- Bulgaria Closes Local BBC World Service FM
- WFOY Adds VirtualNewsCenter
- Royals Voice Denny Matthews’ Mother Dies
- Tribune Sets Interactive Exec. Staff
- Lance Tidwell Exits KKWF, Search On For New PD
- Universal Music Posts Gains; Vivendi Turns A Profit
- Jeff Kapugi joins Tribune
- Voiceover giant Don LaFontaine passes away
- Brian Parsons joins Triton Media as EVP of Technology
- Arbitron: Groups Not Acknowledging PPM Progress
- AHAA, SRA, Others Ask For PPM Investigation
- Vox Signs With Eastlan In Vermont
- KFN/Denver Goes Oldies As KRWZ
- KKFN/Denver Goes Oldies As KRWZ
- Parsons Joins Triton As EVP/Technology
- Take Listener Relationships To The Next Level
- Content Factory To Launch Pro Football Fantasy Weekly
- WROC/Rochester Flips To Sports
- Beasley’s WQAM Re-Ups With University Of Miami
- Kummer Tapped As Arbitron EVP/Chief Quality Officer
- Groups ask FCC for emergency action to block PPM rollout.
- Arbitron: FCC has no power to regulate.
- Spreadsheets blamed for falling revenues.
- Radio “dodged a big bullet.”
- Indiscretion causes reissue.
- McCain camp pulls ads.
- Content Factory’s new fantasy.
- Lawmaker wants DePetro punished.
- Why small markets beat big ones
- Groups demand FCC probe of PPM
- Four journalists arrested at GOP Convention
- Transactions: 9-03-08
- NAB Radio Show to discuss HD Radio monetization
- WEEI revamps weekend lineup
- Talkmeisters set to invade Capitol Hill
- Obama campaign carries Ayers fight to WGN
- NABOB Joins with Hispanic Groups Seeking PPM Probe
- Radio One Rolls Out Posting Service in Houston Market
- Lance Tidwell Exits KKWF (100.7 The Wolf)/Seattle as PD
- NABOB Joins With SRA Asking FCC to Investigate PPM
- Tate Luck Named Network PD of WAY-FM’s CHRSN
- Entercom/Rochester Flips WROC-AM to All Sports
- Beasley’s WQAM/Miami Renews UM Hurricanes Sports
- Triton Media Names Brian Parsons Exec. VP/Technology
- Arbitron Ups Kummer to Exec. VP/Chief Quality Officer
- Ballance Joins WMJJ-FM (Magic 96.5)/Birmingham as PD
- Phillip David March Exits WMOJ (Mojo)/Cincinnati as PD
- CC/Atlanta Appoints Melissa Forrest as President/MM
- Cromwell Returns ”The Party” to Nashville Airwaves
- Dave Ervin Resigns as KMOX-AM/St. Louis VP/GM
- Arbitron to Reissue Spring/Fall Ratings in Jonesboro AR
- Stevie Wonder To Receive Gershwin Prize
- Promoter Ordered To Pay Ne-Yo $700K
- Great White Offers $1 Mil To Settle Fire Suits
- Ludacris’ Busy Fall: New Album, Two Films
- New Scott Weiland Solo Disc On The Way
- New Kids Promise ‘Big Show’ On Fall Tour
- Sixx Speaks Out For National Recovery Month
- WRBJ Adds Baisden and Coco Brother
- WJMZ Taps Joe for a Live Show
- Sheila Eldridge Out In Augusta
- Radio One Cuts Keep Coming
- Radio One
- Arbitron – Greenville-New Bern, Huntsville, West Palm Beach
- Richard Nash has been appointed SVP/Urban Promotions for Capitol Music Group.
- Broadcasters Prepared For Gustav
- John Rich ‘Raises McCain’ At The Republican Convention Tomorrow
- ‘Personal Reasons’ Causes Sandman To Exit WSOC
- Happy Birthday To Big Machine Records
- George Jones University Announces Music Industry Speakers For Upcoming Seminar
- Cha-Cha-Changes At American Country Magazine
- Nashville’s Bluebird Cafe Hosts Benefit Concert
- Jewel Has The Country Passion
- Learn The Future of RADIO
- Scott Michaels Takes PD Post At KHSL/Chico, CA
- Jerry Butler Becomes Cumulus/Albany, GA Market Manager
- Clear Channel Selects Melissa Forrest As Atlanta’s Market Manager
- Carrie Underwood Captures Another Career Milestone
Radio News Links from Across the Net
- What Happened to the Sirius Post Labor Day Conference Call? – businesswire
- High-End & Mid-Range Audio Manufacturers Embrace HD Radio(TM) Technology – prnewswire
- The Great Baltimore Sports Radio War of 2008 – examiner.com
- Tommy, Caleb, and Denise to Co-Host Radio Show – news.aol.com
- Murray’s radio show put FCC equality rule into play – redding.com
- Coaching Gives NPR Voices of Distinction – columbus dispatch
- Ed Schultz: Sarah Palin Is A Bad Mother – kxnet.com
- Jeff McArthur will host shows on two stations – london free press
- WROC-AM drops liberal format – democrat and chronicle
- ‘Absolute Radio’ hits the airwaves – timesnow
- Radios in far west to work for common interest – nepalnews
- CBC Radio 2’s new direction appallingly off-key – canada.com
- Without old Dog, time for new tricks from Francesa – daily news
- Remembering movie trailer voice Don LaFontaine – dailynews
- AHAA, Coalition File FCC Petition Over PPM – adweek
- Ex-Score host teaming with restaurateur Rich Melman on Web radio show on Wildfire’s site – chicago tribume
- Iran to host 2nd Int’l Radio Confab – islamic republic news agency
- Obit: Dave Robinson was a king of the airwaves, entertaining radio listeners in Los Angeles and other cities with his mellifluous voice for nearly 40 years. – sabbee
- Former Chrysalis chief returns to radio – mad.co.uk
- I survived the CBC’s new Radio 2, and so can you! – nationalpost
- Radio stocks get bad reception on Wall Street – yahoo
- Plano hashes out radio interference with FCC – planostar
- FCC Daily Digest – FCC
- Sarah Palin and Motherhood – drlaurablog.com
- Radio One, Inc. Announces Posting in Houston, Texas Market – yahoo finance
- Corus Entertainment’s acquisition of CLT from CTVglobemedia complete – prnewswire
- SIRIUS’ Grateful Dead Channel to Celebrate its One Year Anniversary – prnewswire
- Vermont in National Radio Spotlight – wcax.com
- FCC blames car alarm plague on radio tower – upi
- New sports radio station AM-1200 goes on the air at noon Thursday – naplesnews
- Cell phone services ads rule radio – radioandmusic.com
- Tons of fun at Club FM for Onam – radioandmusic.com
- ReachMD XM 157 to Present Stand Up To Cancer Special as the Only Live Simulcast on XM Satellite Radio for Health Care Professionals – prnewswire
- Modavox Announces Television and Radio Agreement with Media Entertainment and Social Networking Company Basic Media, Inc. (BreakTheMatrix) – businesswire
- Talk Radio Host Slams Media, Palin Critics – ny times blogs
- What the media missed on the primary election night – zwire
- Radio host enthused by Palin pick – politicker
- Baltimore is getting a new all-sports radio station starting Monday. WVIE (1370 AM) – baltimoresun
- BREAKING NEWS! ALL SPORTS TALK RADIO- ON 1370 !! – baltimore examiner
- Amy Goodman’s arrest: When journalists are the story – minnpost.com
- Astral Radio Media Hamilton Launches Talk 820 – oursportscentral.com
- Broadcasting Pioneer DZRH Turns 69 – prarticle.com
- Newstalk 950 changing to sports format – democratandchronicle.com
- Radio Host Jumps Parties After Hillary Debacle – newsmax
- R.I. Public Radio breaks away from WBUR – pbn.com
- KCRW’s New Compilation ‘Sounds Eclectic: The Next One’ Available Now on Amazon.com! – marketwatch
- BIG 92.7 FM brings alive the spirit of ‘Ganesh Chaturthi’ for Mumbaikars with the Airtel ‘BIG BAPPA MORYA” – indiaprwire.com
- On the Radio: He may be gone, but the signal and his memory will last forever (Ed Butterbaugh) – michiguide
- Radio listeners aren’t tuning in to HD Radio in droves, but proponents of the technology are pressing on – baltimoresun
- Radio’s New Frontier – insidemusicmedia.blogspot.com