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NIELSEN: Millennials Most Trusting In Nearly All Advertising Formats

HE MOUTH, OCTOBER 21ST, 2015 –– A recent Nielsen global survey found that trust levels in advertising have remained fairly consistent across earned, owned and paid formats over the past two years.

Taking a deeper look at how age and where we live impact our trust levels and willingness to take action: Millennials (age 21-34), who came of age with the Internet, have the highest levels of trust in online and mobile formats, followed closely by Generation X (age 35-49). While that may not come as a surprise, it’s not just online and mobile advertising formats where Millennials exceed the average. They also show the highest levels of trust in 18 of 19 advertising formats/channels, including TV, newspapers and magazines

“Millennials consume media differently than their older counterparts, exercising greater control over when and where they watch, listen and read content—and on which device,” said Randall Beard (SHOWN), president, Nielsen Expanded Verticals. “But even if they rely less heavily on traditional channels, their trust and willingness to act on these formats remains high. While an integrated, multi-channel approach is best across all generations, it carries even more importance when reaching Millennials.” READ MORE HERE

Nielsen And Katz Radio Group Team For Voter Ratings

THE MOUTH, OCTOBER 21ST, 2015 –– Nielsen announced that Katz Radio Group has signed an agreement to license Nielsen's Voter Ratings service for all 48 radio Portable People Meter (PPM) markets. Nielsen's Voter Ratings service will provide Katz with deeper understanding of how radio reaches voters with specific political views while strengthening its commercial inventory to political campaigns. The service combines Nielsen Audio's PPM data with key voter categories. These new insights, broken out by political views among Democrats, Republicans, independents and unregistered adults, will help Katz sell stations' ability to deliver voters to political campaigns more effectively, gaining more political ad dollars.

"Layering our listeners' passions with Nielsen's advanced political targeting provides candidates with an exciting new opportunity to engage voters in 2016." Pierre Bouvard, chief marketing officer at Cumulus | Westwood One commented, "Recently during Advertising Week, Jim Stengel, the former CEO of Procter & Gamble, said: 'Marketing in the modern world simply will not work without data.' Today, Katz and the American radio industry boldly launch a powerful data-driven voter-targeting platform. Adults 25-54 is not a demographic, it's a family reunion. These 10 political segments, based on actual voter behavior, are far more precise than broad age and sex demographics. Campaigns can now find their voter targets on the right radio format, station and dayparts."

MOTION: Hunt Underway For PD At DC 107.3 As Jan Jeffries Exits Cumulus

THE MOUTH, OCTOBER 21ST, 2015 –– Cumulus Media confirmed yesterday that SVP of Corporate Programming, Jan Jeffries, had left the company following an 18-yr. post with the Atlanta based company. As Jockline posted yesterday, Jeffries most recently had served as PD for WRQX/DC 107.3 in Washington, DC in addition to his corporate duties. Prior to DC, he held a similar post with WLS-FM/Chicago. Jeffries joined Cumulus in 1997.

The company is now conducting a search for his replacement at DC 107.3 with his national duties being absorbed by other corporate PDs. Interested parties can send material to Cumulusradio.jobs@cumulus.com and in the subject line "Washington, DC PD

EXECUTIVE ACTION: Tom Stemlar Named VP/MM for Cumulus Indianapolis

THE MOUTH, OCTOBER 21ST, 2015 –– Cumulus Media announced that it has appointed veteran media executive Tom Stemlar to Vice President/Market Manager for its three-station cluster in Indianapolis. Stemlar joins Cumulus from Bonten Media Group in New York City, where he was Senior Vice President, Sales, based in Indianapolis. Prior to that, he was Senior Vice President, Sales, for Indianapolis’ Emmis Television, a division of Emmis Communications. Stemlar previously built an 11-year career with Katz Continental Television, where he was Vice President/Director of Sales, having worked his way up from Account Executive in Chicago and Sales Manager in Dallas.

Stemlar said: “I couldn't be more excited for the opportunity to work for the best media organization in Indianapolis, Cumulus Radio Indy, and to continue residing in America’s best big city, Indianapolis, Indiana!”

David 'Spam' Myers Takes Over Afternoons At 104.3 The Shark Miami; Mike McFeely Returning To 970WDAY Fargo; Brian Freeman Leaves WPTF Raleigh

THE MOUTH, OCTOBER 21ST, 2015 ––Entercom Alternative WSFS, 104.3 The Shark, has hired Spam (David Meyers) as the Music Director and new host of Afternoon Drive. Spam joins Entercom from Baltimore, where he has most recently been assisting with Programming and Production at Active Rock WIYY (98 Rock), but is most known as a veteran of legendary Alternative WHFS/Washington - Baltimore, having spent nearly two decades with the station and serving as APD/MD/Afternoons for its final run as “HFS at 97.5”.

Spam joins current midday host, Deena Lang, who will be on the air every weekday from 10am – 3pm. Entercom South Florida Spam commented , “I’m out-of-my-mind excited to live in South Florida - Here we go!"

After more than six years on KFGO Fargo, talk host Mike McFeely (R) is bringing his show back to 970 WDAY-AM. Beginning Monday, “The Mike McFeely Show” will air from 8:30-11 a.m.. According to inforum.com, this will pit him against the show hosted by his former boss Joel Heitkamp. His show will begin Monday. McFeely will also return to writing columns for The Forum and inforum.com.

In other news, morning talk host Brian Freeman has left WPTF/Raleigh following an 8-yr. stint. Reportedly, he's relocating to Ft. Myers, Florida, with his wife and according to bizjournal.com, will be looking at numerous possibilities” in Florida. “My time at Curtis Media Group has been one of the best experiences of my lengthy career,” Freeman said, adding a “special thanks” to those he worked with at the station.

SYNDICATION: 'Undeniable With Joe Buck' Comes To Radio

THE MOUTH, OCTOB ER 21ST, 2015 –– DIRECTV announced that Undeniable With Joe Buck, will be syndicated to radio. The list of guests for the show’s first season was also unveiled, featuring a who’s-who of the sports world’s biggest stars, up close and personal with Buck to discuss their careers in an intimate one-on-one format that presents them and their incredible stories in a manner rarely experienced before, including New York Yankees and baseball legend Derek Jeter to kick off the series.

The show will be televised on DIRECTV’s Audience Network on Wednesday nights, and radio partners will be free to broadcast it beginning Thursdays, following each weekly television broadcast.

WWO's Pierre Bouvard's Top Takeaways From ANA Marketing Conference

THE MOUTH, OCTOBER 21ST, 2015 –– Following last week's Annual Association of National Advertisers Masters of Marketing Conference in Orlando, Florida, Pierre Bouvard, Chief Marketing Officer of Cumulus and Westwood One, shared his 10 key takeaways in a new blog post, which expand on the following themes:

1) Marketing disruption and six industry advancements. 2) Five advertiser red flags. 3) Small advertiser? Take risks! 4) Use music for "memory lane marketing". 5) Radio showed up! 6) Focus on the APT - the "age people think" - not demographics. 7) "Old people are a growth market." 8) Use adventurous consumers and disrupt with love. 9) Walk in your customer's shoes. 10) Agencies need to reinvent - diversity is key. READ BLOG HERE

On Friday night, Westwood One partnered with Meredith Corporation to present "An Evening of Passion, Purpose and Performance", featuring singer Leona Lewis and Broadway star Jessie Mueller, who won a Tony award for her role as Carole King in “Beautiful.” The event was hosted by Erika Grace Powell from NASH's “America’s Morning Show.”

Queen Named Recipient Of Classic Rock Living Legend Award

THE MOUTH, OCTOBER 21ST, 2015 –– Forty years after the release of Bohemian Rhapsody, one of the most iconic and instantly recognizable songs of all time, the Classic Rock Roll Of Honour announces Queen as the recipients of the 2015 Living Legend Award. Members of Queen will receive their Award during the 11th anniversary of the Classic Rock Roll of Honour Awards ceremony on Wednesday, November 11, at the Roundhouse in London, presented by TeamRock and Classic Rock Magazine.

KMG Networks is presenting a wide range of exclusive radio programming, including pre-event vignettes featuring this year’s nominees, with tie-ins to the Classic Rock Radio Station of the Year competition, live coverage from the red carpet and backstage, and a post-event special. Production services will be provided by Coletti Entertainment, and AdLarge Media is exclusively handling national radio advertising sales. “KMG is excited to once again bring this-one-of-a-kind awards show to U.S. Classic Rock radio stations and listeners,” said Gary Krantz, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, KMG Networks.

Formed in London in 1970, Queen have sold in excess of 150 million albums and continue to sell out arenas and stadiums throughout the world (with Adam Lambert singing in place of the late, great Mercury).

NASH Announces Star-Studded Lineup For 'Heart's Unsung' Benefit Concert

THE MOUTH, OCTOBER 21ST, 2015 –– NASH announced that some of Country music’s biggest artists will now be performing alongside seven-time GRAMMY® Award-winning trio Lady Antebellum at the upcoming “Hearts Unsung” benefit concert on November 9 at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center in Nashville. Additional performers now include: Martina McBride, Hunter Hayes, Maddie & Tae, Trace Adkins, Jewel and Ryan Kinder. The concert will support Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals in its mission to save and improve the lives of as many children as possible through its network of 170 member hospitals across the United States and Canada.

The newly-crowned Miss America 2016 Betty Cantrell, who serves as the National Goodwill Ambassador for the charitable organization, will be hosting the event. Hearts Unsung will also be presented in select movie theaters throughout the U.S. beginning on January 21, 2016. In addition, the benefit concert will be spotlighted on a two-night NASH Nights Live ‘Night of Miracles’ special broadcast airing on Friday, November 6th and during the Monday fundraiser.

Chris Rock In Talks To Host 88th Oscars; Bob Barker Hospitalized After Hittin Head In Fall

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[WATCH] First Full-Length 'Star Wars The Force' Trailer - [TECH CRUNCH]

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Radio One CEO Alfred Liggins To Be Inducted Into Broadcasting & Cable's Hall Of Fame; David Kantor Named CEO Of Its Radio Division

THE MOUTH, OCTOBER 20TH, 2015 –– President and CEO of Radio One, Alfred C. Liggins III, will be inducted into the Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame at tonight's annual ceremony in New York City. The event, being held at The Waldorf Astoria, will also make B&C Hall of Fame history. Liggins, the son of Radio One Inc. founder Catherine Liggins Hughes (below), will receive the honor nearly 10 years after Hughes was recognized for heading the largest African-American-owned radio station group in the United States. This is the first time a mother and a son have been inducted into the B&C Hall of Fame.

“It has been 35 years and Radio One, Inc. still stands as the only African-American owned and targeted multi-media platform in the United States reaching over 82% of Black households with our diversified portfolio of media assets,” Liggins said. Radio One owns TV One, Reach Media, One Solution and Interactive One, the parent company of NewsOne.com. The B&C Class of 2015 inductees include Ed Carroll, Kathie Lee Gifford and Dr. Phil McGraw, among others.

In other Radio One news, David Kantor has been named Chief Executive Officer of its Radio Division and will now oversee its 54 stations in 16 markets while continuing to run Reach Media. Kantor's past leadership roles have included serving as President of ABC Radio Networks in the 90's and SVP of Network Operations at AM/FM Inc. In 2003 Kantor and Tom Joyner founded Reach Media "I know this business," Kantor said. "I started my career in local radio and in every network position I've had, I’ve touched local radio. I’m excited about the new opportunities before us as we leverage our leading network and local radio business in the market."

TIM COOK: Apple Music Has 15-Million Users; 6.5 Million Paying Subscribers

THE MOUTH, OCTOBER 20TH, 2015 ––  Speaking at WSJDLive, The Wall Street Journal’s global technology conference, Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook said the company has 6.5 million paying customers for Apple Music and 8.5 million customers on three-month trials.

According to The WSJ, after the 3-mos. trial period, users pay $9.99 a month for individual subscriptions or $14.99 for families. The first batch of customers came off the trial period at the end of September. In August, Apple senior vice president Eddy Cue, who is overseeing the rollout of Apple Music, said it had 11 million people on the trial version of the service. That indicates nearly 60% of those users agreed to pay for the service after the trial period ended.

By comparison, Spotify, which launched in 2008, claims to have 75 million active users and 20 million subscribers. Cook said consumers are responding positively to one of the main differentiating features of its service: human curation of playlists. “The runway here is really good,” he said. Mr. Cook also said that the new version of Apple TV will start shipping at the end of next week. Cook said he sees a “massive change” coming in the automobile industry as major technologies shift the sector away from today’s combustion-engine focus. He said he sees software, electrification and autonomous driving technologies playing a crucial role in the cars of the future.

Drew Lane & Detroit Sports Part Ways Over Show Content Issue

THE MOUTH, OCTOBER 20TH, 2015 –– Greater Media announced that Afternoon Drive host Drew Lane will not be renewing his contract with Detroit Sports 105.1 in the Motor City. Lane has been on the air on the station since August of 2013. Prior to that, he served as the morning show co-host at WRIF-FM. “Drew is a phenomenal talent and has been a valued member of the Greater Media family for over 21 years. Both sides regret an agreement could not be reached on the direction of the show moving forward. We are truly sorry to see him go and wish him all the best." In the interim, Midday Personality Matt Dery will serve as the fill-in host on the show.

Steve Chessare, vice president/market manager for Greater Media Detroit tells Detroit News, the issue wasn’t money. “The only issue we had is in show content,” Chessare said. “Drew has done a phenomenal job for Greater Media for 24 years, and he was instrumental in us getting the sports station launched, but we’ve come to recognize that we’ve got to be true to our format, which is sports, both to the audience and our clients and partners, that we deliver a sports product. “I was trying to impress on Drew to infuse more sports into the show, and Drew was not comfortable doing any more than he was doing right now. We had an issue, in that we weren’t recycling the audience throughout the rest of the day and vice versa."

PROGRAMMING: Tommy Carrera Named PD For 98.5 The Bull Palm Springs, CA

THE MOUTH, OCTOBER 20TH, 2015 –– Alpha Media Palm Springs, CA announced that Tommy “Tommy C” Carrera will be the Program Director of KDES (98.5 THE BULL). Tommy spent the past nine years as morning co-host at KFRG-Riverside. Past experience includes KMLE-Phx, KNIX-Phx, KKAT-Salt Lake City, KBQI-Albuquerque and KZLA-Los Angeles. He worked at KNEV-Reno where he was part of the Citadel team with Scott Mahalick & Larry Wilson.

“I am incredibly excited and honored to become a part of the Alpha Media team. This is an amazing group of people on all levels, who understand the world of broadcast media today. I am looking forward to being part of their success story,” Tommy remarked.

Beloved Producer, Jake Ray, Passes

Was Told At Age 12 He Would Not Live To 18, But Celebrated His 40th Birthday Last Week.

THE MOUTH, OCTOBER 20TH, 2015 –– We were deeply saddened to learn yesterday of the passing of our longtime friend and beloved producer John Jacob Ray, best known as Jake Ray. Following a long struggle with cystic fibrosis, three lung transplants and a transplanted kidney, he passed away in Houston early Monday morning.

According to his obit, he was told at age 12 that he would not live to 18, but celebrated his fortieth birthday last week. Jake began his successful radio career while in college, producing the Stevens and Pruitt morning show on KLOL in Houston. He was also the on-air personality for the show, affectionately known as "Tito." He moved on to other large radio markets in Seattle and Atlanta, and spent several years producing for HOT 97 in New York City. He also enjoyed working with entertainer Nick Cannon on his CBS morning radio show. As a stand-up comedian, Jake was elected a member of the prestigious New York City Friar's Club. Additionally, Jake helped raise funds for Cystic Fibrosis by producing rock music concerts. He also helped raise over $1 million for the Children's Hospital in Atlanta. A friend described Jake as "the strongest, toughest, sweetest guy I've ever known."

A service is planned at the First United Methodist Church in Carthage, Texas, on Saturday, October 24, at 10:00 a.m. A "Celebration of Jake's Life and Indomitable Spirit" is being planned for a later date in Houston, Texas.

Spokane Host Returning To The Air Following Paralyzing Bike Accident

THE MOUTH, OCTOBER 20TH, 2015 –– Tomorrow is the day!!! wrote co-host Dave Sposito on Facebook. "Ken will rejoin the show! He'll be broadcasting from home this week! Thank you so much to all of our listeners who have been with us the past three months."

As Jockline first reported back in July, Ken Hopkins (center), co-host of 929 ZZU FM Spokane's dominant "Dave, Ken and Molly" morning show, suffered a life changing accident On July 13th. While out for a bike ride an accident left him without the use of his legs and no feeling from his mid chest down. He wrote then: "I do have full use of my arms, hands and neck muscles and am hopeful for the return of other functions once the damages heal and swelling returns to normal. Ken Hopkins Dave Sposito started their popular radio show in 1992. Molly Allen joined in 1999.

SYNDICATION: Darlene McCoy Set To Host The Nightly Spirit

THE MOUTH, OCOTBER 20TH, 2015 –– Broadcast personality Darlene McCoy will host The Nightly Spirit with Darlene McCoy radio show beginning Monday, October 19, 2015. The inspirational program has a history of featuring the very best in inspirational music uplifting listeners through engaging content, a focus on a higher power, humor, interviews, and poignant interactions that will continue with the motivational host McCoy.

In addition to being a radio host Darlene McCoy is a mother, recording artist, author, mentor, entrepreneur, comedian, and speaker. She gained a loyal radio following as the mid-day host on Radio One Atlanta’s award winning station, Praise 102.5. Darlene McCoy has a bold and broad approach to controversial topics. She is spiritually centered with an undeniable anointing empowered to reach her listeners. Listen to The Nightly Spirit with Darlene McCoy weekdays from 7:00pm – 11:00pm ET. The Nightly Spirit with Darlene McCoy is distributed by REACH Media Inc.

CBS Sport's Amy Lawrence Moderates Panel At 'Women In Sports' Breakfast

THE MOUTH, OCTOBER 20TH, 2015 –– Yesterday morning, CBS Sports Radio’s Amy Lawrence (R), host of After Hours with Amy Lawrence, moderated a panel made up of talent and executives from CBS Sports Network’s 'We Need to Talk' during a “Women in Sports” breakfast salute hosted by the Alliance for Women in Media. This special event, held at 10 on the Park in New York City, honored a number of trailblazing women and leaders in the sports media world.

Amy grabbed a photo with panelist Swin Cash (L), two-Time Olympic Gold Medallist, three-Time WNBA Champion, two-Time NCAA Champion at UConn, and President of the Cash For Kids Charity. Cash, a current player for the WNBA’s New York Liberty, is also a member of the CBS “We Need to Talk” team, the first-ever nationally-televised all-female sports show.

ABC Radio's David Blaustein Is Full Of Cheer Prior To MNF

THE MOUTH, OCTOBER 20TH, 2015 –– That's ABC Radio entertainment correspondent David Blaustein covered with a beaming smile and a slew of Philadelphia Eagles cheerleaders. The shot was taken in advance of their MNF game tonight. In case you missed it, The Eagles prevailed over The New York Giant - 27-7. We're betting David is still smiling.

Blake Shelton Suing Magazine Over Rehab Cover; Oprah Buys 10% Of Weight Watchers

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