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Help Pick The Top Radio Stories Of 2015
As our news room takes a short break during the holiday season, we'll be returning with a special look at the top stories that helped shape the news in 2015 - Before posting our final review, we welcome your input as to which story/stories you believe should be in our Top Ten - SEND HERE NOW
HOLIDAY NEWS ROUNDUP:
So Far, Donald Trump Sticking With Radio Advertising Over TV
THE MOUTH, DECEMBER 29TH, 2015 –– So far, Donald Trump has discarded the conventional advertising playbook that candidates have used for decades writes Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Martin of The New York Times. Beyond spending just over $200,000 on a radio advertising buy last month, Trump has not made any television reservations.
“Trump has already made history by pulling out a large lead solely on the basis of free media coverage of his campaign,” said political consultant Roger Stone, who left the campaign in August but has remained a supporter of Trump. But Mr. Stone cautioned that there was a difference between “persuasion” and “turnout,” and that the power of advertising, mailing and old-fashioned phone calls should not be discounted. READ ENTIRE ARTICLE HERE
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Trademark Filings Hint More Beats Stations On The Way
THE MOUTH, DECEMBER 29TH, 2015 –– It appears Apple’s radio lineup may be expanding to Beats 2, 3, 4 & 5 reports techcrunch.com. According to the techcrunch.com, in a story picked up by Appleinsider, they noted there were applications for both the names of the stations themselves (“Beats 2,” e.g.) as well as the logos, which include a stylized letter “b” followed by the station number. B5_Trademark_Application_of_Beats_Electronics__LLC_-_Serial_Number_86819656____Justia_Trademarks
In August, The Verge indicated that Beats 1 may not be Apple’s only official station for very long. According to its sources, as part of Apple’s deal with labels for Apple Music, the Cupertino-based company had negotiated licenses for up to five additional stations to launch following Beats 1, without requiring amendments to its deals with the labels. What we don’t yet know is what content the stations will feature – that is, whether they may be focused more on a given region or a particular musical genre, or something else entirely.
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[WATCH] Carson Daly Weds Longtime Girlfriend Siri Pinter
THE MOUTH, DECEMBER 28TH, 2015 –– AMP 97.1 LA Morning Anchor and host of NBC's 'The Voice', Carson Daly, has wed his longtime girlfriend Siri Pinter over the holiday weekend at a church ceremony on Long Island. The couple who've been together for ten years, first met when Siri was working as a writer's assistant on 'Last Call With Carson Daly.'
In addition to radio and The Voice, Daly also appears on NBC's Today Show. Carson and Siri's parents were on hand, too, but they didn't know what was in store. "Our families were visiting," he said. "We surprised our moms." WATCH HERE
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[WATCH] Colin Cowherd Sells Home In Naples, FL For $3.9 Million
THE MOUTH, DECEMBER 28TH, 2015 –– Fox Sports Radio's Colin Cowherd has sold his home in Naples, Fla., for $3.9 million. The LA Times reports the buyer was Allen Lenzmeier, the former president and chief operating officer of Best Buy Co.
The two-story contemporary-style house, designed by architect Matthew Kragh and completed this year, features a floating steel-and-wood staircase, mosaic stone walls and porcelain tile floors. Open-plan living and dining rooms, a center-island kitchen with a wavy pearl backsplash, an office and a lofted area are within the 3,562 square feet of interiors. Earlier this year, Cowherd sold his house in West Hartford, Conn., for $1.15 million. He then paid $3.095 million for a five-bedroom house in the Tree Section area of Manhattan. Cowherd who host “The Herd With Colin Cowherd” on FS1, joined Fox Sports Radio Network this past August. The Herd had been on the air since 2003. WATCH HERE - PHOTO/Realtor.com
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FORMATICS: 100.7 Stunting In San Diego; 99X Atlanta Goes Soft
THE MOUTH, DECEMBER 29TH, 2015 –– There’s a new format coming to KFMB-FM 100.7 San Diego, but in the meantime they're having some fun during the holidays having ended it Jack Frost Christmas music for pop. According to nbcsandiego.com, Dave Rickards, co-host of the the “Dave, Shelly and Chainsaw” morning show, announced in a pre-
recorded statement on Dec. 26 that they’d be having some fun between the Christmas-music tyranny and then, basing programming off of what's been dubbed the "Wheel of Musical Formats." Each day around 10 a.m., Rickards spins the music wheel, “and whatever it lands on, that’s what we’re gonna play, and we’re gonna play it all day long,” he says before the day’s tunes are revealed. Upcoming Concerts Music to Your Ears: Upcoming Concerts Saturday’s all-day set of AC/DC was followed by Sunday’s Bob Marley, and Monday, Dec. 28, is all ’80s all the time. It was announced earlier in December that Garett Michaels, an FM 94.9 veteran, would be taking over as the station’s new program director. Its new format will be revealed on Monday, Jan. 4th.
Meanwhile among the plethora of formats flipping back from Christmas music is Atlanta’s 98.9, which switches from country (Nash ICON) to AC as Warm 98.9. The AJC's Rodney Ho says before Warm, it’s been alternative rock , active rock (The Bone), a blend of Christian/country (The Walk), oldies (Ultimate Oldies/True Oldies) and country (Nash ICON). Nash was the longest surviving format to date, lasting all of 15 months.
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SYNDICATION: Dave Graveline's 'Into Tomorrow' Turns 21 Along With New Major Market Affiliates
THE MOUTH, DECEMBER 29TH, 2015 –– Dave Graveline's 'Into Tomorrow' will turn 21 on January 6th and there to celebrate will be a cast of new affiliates: This week they'll be added on Atlanta – AM 920 The Answer; two weeks ago they joined the lineup at WRKO Boston, following their anniversary they will have Ontario/Detroit – with CKLW, AM 800. This brings them to nearly 200 AM & FMs around the US., stations in Canada, the 5 American Armed Forces Networks around the world – and that’s just the broadcast side of things. The show is also on numerous free Podcasts and various popular streaming services. "Into Tomorrow" officially turns 21 on January 6th, so it will be celebrated the Broadcast weekend of January 8th, during our CES part 1 of 3 Specials.
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[WATCH] Popular WHO/Des Moines Host Cheryl Pannier Passes Away
THE MOUTH, DECEMBER 28TH, 2015 –– Popular WHO Radio reporter and asst. PD Cheryl Pannier has passed away. According WHO-TV Pannier, 54, died on Christmas Day at her home. Pannier started her radio career in Ida Grove, IA before eventually joining WHO Radio. She co-hosted the Dick and Cheryl call in show on Saturday mornings and served as asst. PD.
