Could Howard Stern Change The Media Landscape Again?

Satellite radio came into its own near the end of the 20th century, but it wasn't really a viable business until (Stern) became part of it.

THE MOUTH, JUNE 4TH, 2015 –– With Howard Stern's contract coming up for renewal, were he to leave for another audio platform would it change the broadcasting landscape again? That's the question Eric Volkman poses at dailyfinance.com.

Stern is well known for airing his gripes with current employer SiriusXM. As Volkman points out, not long ago, his management became the target of his anger after (SiriusXM) had agreed to a later start for his regular live broadcast, but then conditioned this upon his renewing his current contract with them. Since then, Stern has strongly hinted that he won't do so. Volkman opines that the satcaster isn't as dependent as it once was on Stern, but his departure would no doubt shake up that industry.

'It's no stretch to say that Stern was a key figure responsible for taking that medium out of this world -- literally,' says Volkman. 'Satellite radio came into its own near the end of the 20th century, but it wasn't really a viable business until he became part of it. He signed his first contract with in 2004. Since then the company grew its revenue to over $4 billion last year from $242 million in 2005, he reports.

That was then. This is now. Today there are a growing number of podcasts, internet broadcasters and so much more. Imagine if Stern took his talents to yet another platform like he did with his move to satellite? What would happen if Stern were picked up by Google or Apple once their streaming audio services began to invade the dash? With the artist Drake recently rumored to be in talks for $19 million deal to guest DJ for iTunes Radio, imagine what they would pay for someone like Stern to broadcast full time? Sirius XM Radio is "committed to keeping" Howard Stern and NFL content when their current deals with the satellite radio firm expire at the end of 2015, CEO Jim Meyer told the Goldman Sachs Communacopia investor conference on Thursday.- READ FULL ARTICLE HERE

MOTION: Jimmy Steele Named SVP/Prog. Salisbury, Maryland

THE MOUTH, JUNE 4TH, 2015 –– iHeartMedia Salisbury, Maryland announced today that Jimmy Steele has been named Senior Vice President of Programming effective June 15. The market includes FROGGY 99.9, Q-105, KISS 95.9, MAGIC 98.9, NEWSRADIO 1470AM and FOXSPORTS 960AM.

"Jimmy has an extraordinary record of success in leading operations, developing formats and coaching top-tier personalities. This, coupled with his remarkable skill for driving breakthrough revenue growth set Jimmy apart from the pack,” said Chris Walus Regional Market President, iHeartMedia Salisbury.

Steele served as iHeartMedia Operations Manager in San Diego, CA and Regional Vice President Programming in Columbus, OH.

Radio Express Partners With Jacobs Media's Jacapps For Africa And Latin America Station APPS

THE MOUTH, JUNE 4TH, 2015 –– Radio Express, the world’s leading supplier of entertainment programming to radio outside the U.S., announced that it has entered into an agreement with Jacobs Media to exclusively market and sell Jacobs’ radio apps in Latin America and Africa through their app company, jacapps. Radio Express will take jacapps’ all new V4 platform for radio internationally for the first time since its introduction in the U.S. earlier this year, providing stations with their own branded app on smartphones and other mobiles devices at an affordable price.

Paul Jacobs, President of jacapps said: “jacapps has had extraordinary success in the United States and Canada, and we’ve been looking for a partner to help us expand into other international markets. Radio Express is the perfect partner for us. They know the radio business, and they value content, which is in our company DNA. For international radio inquiries, contact Jessica D’Agostin at Radio Express at (818) 295-5800, ext. 238 or at Jessica@radioexpress.com. For U.S. radio inquiries, contact Bob Kernen at jacapps at (248) 353-9030 or at Bob@jacapps.com.

'Mandroid' Campaign Takes Top Honor At 2015 Mercury Awards

THE MOUTH, JUNE 4TH, 2015 –– Winners for the 2015 Radio Mercury Awards were announced at the 24rd annual awards reception at le Poisson Rouge in New York. This year's $50,000 Best of Show award was presented to Wieden+Kennedy for their "Mandroid" Campaign for Old Spice. "The 2015 winners all exemplify our mission of recognizing and rewarding the best creative storytellers who engage consumers, help build brands, and keep the spirit of creative radio writing alive," said Erica Farber, president and CEO, Radio Advertising Bureau and chair of the Radio Creative Fund.

"The lively ceremony was hosted by Jubal and Brooke from Hubbard Radio's MOVIN' 92.5 FM in Seattle and included the following presenters: Kelly Ford, NASH FM 94.7 NY/Westwood One; Megan Ryte, HOT 97 NY/Emmis; Shoboy & Nina, The New 92.3 AM Radio/CBS NY; Bronson & Christine, 106.7 LITE FM/iHeartMedia NY. DJ Whutevva from iHeartMedia's Power 105.1 NY served as the guest DJ for the night. - PHOTO/L-R) RAB President and CEO, Erica Farber, Best of Show Winners, Jason Kreher and Anibal Casso, from Wieden + Kennedy with Global Chief Creative Officer, Arnold Worldwide, and Chief Judge, Jim Elliott. SEE COMPLETE LIST HERE

Little Big Town To Host Big July 4th Birthday Bash With WWO

THE MOUTH, JUNE 4TH, 2015 –– GRAMMY, ACM, and CMA award-winning Country group Little Big Town will be hosting Westwood One’s “Celebrate the USA,” a giant all-star Independence Day party and 4th of July holiday special. In honor of America’s 239th birthday, Little Big Town will host this exclusive music special alongside their famous friends.

It’s the perfect Country complement to the holiday’s picnics, parades, and fireworks. With more than 200 stations projected to air “Celebrate the USA”. The critically acclaimed Country group – consisting of members Karen Fairchild, Phillip Sweet, Kimberly Schlapman, and Jimi Westbrook – first entered the music scene more than 15 years ago. Collectively, the group has earned more than 28 award show nominations and has taken home the award for ACM Top New Vocal Group, CMA Single of the Year (“Pontoon”), CMA Vocal Group of the Year (2012, 2013, 2014), ACM Vocal Group of the Year (2013, 2015) ACM Video of the Year ("Tornado"), a Grammy Award for Best Country Group/Duo Performance (“Pontoon”) and an Emmy award (Outstanding Original Song-“Good Afternoon”). For more information on Little Big Town visit www.littlebigtown.com. Stations can air Westwood One’s July 4th holiday special any time Friday, July 3 through Sunday, July 5, 2015, between 6:00 am and 12 midnight. For more information, contact Donny Walker: dwalker@westwoodone.com (615) 727-6987.

[WATCH] Darren Davis, Colby Tyner And Jill Strada Star In Revamped Mix Group's Website

THE MOUTH, JUNE 4TH, 2015 –– TheMixGroup.com its new revamped website today with special appearances by iHeartRadio’s President Darren Davis, Radio One’s VP of Programming Colby “Colb” Tyner and Cox Media Group Miami’s Director of Branding and Programming Jill Strada.

Also new to the radio imaging and production company’s website is their short film that premiered in Los Angeles recently. The comedy feature tells the story about the creation of The Mix Group 12 years ago.

The Mix Group Launched in 2003 and is based in Miami. The company is represented nationally for advertising by Premiere Networks, a subsidiary of iHeartMedia. Visit TheMixGroup.com for format and station demos. SEE NEW WEBSITE AND VIDEO HERE

[WATCH] Alpha Media's San Antonio Collects Donations For Flood Victims

THE MOUTH, JUNE 4TH, 2015 –– On Saturday, May 30th, Alpha Media San Antonio’s radio stations; KTSA 550AM/107.1FM, 94.1 KTFM, 102.7 JACK-FM, 103.3 THE APP, ESPN 1250AM/94.5FM, LA LEY 95.7FM, NORTENO 720AM/104.1FM & ESPN Deportes 103.1FM, came together to collect donations for those affected by the floods in surrounding areas including, Wimberly, Austin, Dallas and Houston, TX.

Greg Martin, Operations Manager/KTSA Program Director added, “This is what Texans do. People helping people. We were overwhelmed with the generosity of our community and their support of the flood victims. In addition to the goods, collected we also had nearly $4,000 in on site cash and gift card donations, plus another $15,000 in online donations for the day.” “We wanted to do something to truly help our community and what better way to do that than to donate some time on a Saturday to collect much needed items for those that were affected in the devastating floods. WATCH HERE

HOT 93.3 Award Free Passes To Six Flags And Kalin & Myles Concert For Entire Dallas Area High School Senior Class

THE MOUTH, JUNE 4TH, 2015 –– The Class of 2015 was out in full force last Friday, May 29, at the HOT 93.3 High School Senior Spirit Takeover at Six Flags Over Texas. HOT 93.3 presented a concert from Kalin and Myles (inset) to thousands of Dallas-Fort Worth area high school seniors at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington, TX. As part of the promotion, the station awarded a local high school senior class with 500 tickets to the park. The winning high school senior class was from Byron Nelson High School in Trophy Club, TX. They voted over 60,000 times online over a two week period to win free passes to Six Flags and the Kalin and Myles concert for their entire senior class. Louie Diaz, Program Director for HOT 93.3 said: “We had a break from all the terrible weather in DFW that evening and it was a great time for the high school seniors of Byron Nelson and DFW at Six Flags Over Texas.

SCREENGRAB: WWO Anchor Michael Toscano Plays King Of Jordan With Julia Louis-Dreyfus

THE MOUTH, JUNE 4TH, 2015 –– Here's a screengrab of Westwood One News anchor Michael Toscano, who recently played the King of Jordan, meeting with Julia Louis-Dreyfus as President Selina Meyer in the HBO sitcom.

Toscano had interviewed the show's casting director, who later called him thinking he would make the perfect Jordanian King. Toscano can also be seen later this month in the 40th anniversary release of the first big summer blockbuster 'Jaws,' where you can see a youthful anchor-to-be in the beach scenes.

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[LISTEN] Keith Hill Continues To Defend 'Tomato' Comments

THE MOUTH, JUNE 3RD, 2015 –– Country radio consultant Keith Hill continues to be at the center of a controversy following last week's story dubbed "SaladGate" which originated from his interview in Country Aircheck where he analogized male artists as the lettuce, and female artists as tomatoes in a salad. Yesterday he joined Larry Gifford's Radio Stuff podcast to further explain and defend his comments.

After devoting a good portion of the interview touting his background and expertise in music scheduling, Hill reiterated his now famous salad analogy saying he's been using this comparison for over 20 years. "if playing 80% of females got me the highest ratings, I’d run over you in a hallway to put a female record on the air .. I would walk over broken glass and chew razor blades to get to the studio and deliver what the audience will line up for.” He repeated his claim of receiving death threats from country fans and, with regard to blowback from female country artists, he said he'd like to sit down and listen to Martina McBride about her concerns of what he said.

Martina has yet to reply to the offer, but both her and Sara Evans continued with their own comments with Evans posting: 'Cheers to my fellow "tomatoes' and Martina adding 'Proud Tomato' tweet. LISTEN TO AUDIO HERE (Or click on above graphic) 1

SYNDICATION: Rush Lands New Home In Indy

THE MOUTH, JUNE 3RD, 2015 –– iHeartMedia Indianapolis announced today the addition of The Rush Limbaugh Show as they debut 97.5 FM in the Indianapolis market. The station which will also simulcast Query & Schultz (3pm-7pm) and the FOX Sports Radio Network the remainder of the week, is expected to sign-on for the first time in late June, just in time for Limbaugh to find a new home in Indianapolis in July.

The Rush Limbaugh Show will also simulcast on 1260 AM WNDE. The announcement comes after overwhelming response from Mr. Limbaugh’s decades-long, loyal following in the market who have eagerly awaited news about where to tune their radios in July. Over the past year, The Rush Limbaugh Show was the #1 ranked talk program in its day-part in Indianapolis. Additionally, The Rush Limbaugh Show’s AQH Share increased 31.0% year over year in the key demo of Adults 25-54. (Sources: Nielsen Audio, PPM, APR14-APR15, AQH Rank, P 12+; and PPM, APR’14 to APR’15, AQH Share, A 25-54).

"Rush continues to be national radio’s dominant talk personality. We’re excited about the opportunity to have Rush join the iHeartRadio team on 97.5FM and 1260AM.” said Rick Green, Market President, iHeartMedia Indianapolis.

PROGRAMMING: Aly Young Named PD Of iHeart's 105.7 Atlanta

THE MOUTH, JUNE 3RD, 2015 –– iHeartMedia Atlanta announced that Aly Young has been named Program Director for Radio 105.7, effective immediately. "This has been a long time coming for Aly," said Brian Michel, Senior Vice President of Programming, iHeartMedia Atlanta. "She has excelled in every capacity here with her strong on-air presence, phenomenal work leading up to this point as the station’s Assistant Program Director, and great understanding of the local market. I am excited to unleash her expertise and passion for the brand and format."

Young most recently served as Assistant Program Director and Music Director of WRDA. Other stops along her career have included Assistant Program Director and Music Director of WKLS Project 9-6-1 in Atlanta; and Program Director of WPUP and WGMG in Athens, Georgia.

Station's Use Of 'The Lake' Doesn't Float Well With Copyright Owner; Lawyers Now Involved Says Report

THE MOUTH, JUNE 3RD, 2015 –– The E. W. Scripps Company has contacted a Racine station that began branding itself 'The Lake' following Scripp's flip from WLWK-FM (The Lake) back to WKTI-FM. According to duanedudek.com, Racine's Magnum owed WMKQ-FM (92.1) confirmed that it had been contacted by Scripps about using 'The Lake' and that “lawyers are now involved.'

WLWK-FM changed its call letters to WKTI-FM last Friday and switched from adult pop to 94.5 KTI Country. WMKQ followed by changing its format to adult pop and added the slogan just hours later. It also adopted the slogan “It’s All About the Variety,” both of which are reportedly registered copyrights of Scripps. As of today the station’s Facebook page and its website are still posting use of the 'The Lake' branding. Scripps continues to program the Lake’s adult variety format on 94.5 WLWK-FM HD3. Before the flip in Racine to 'The Lake,' it had been a country format.

L.A. Radio Legend Art Laboe Returns To The Air On KDAY

THE MOUTH, JUNE 3RD, 2015 –– He may be a hair short of 90-years old, but after leaving the airwaves last year following a station flip, L.A.'s beloved Art Laboe is returning this Sunday to KDAY 93.5 FM. According to ocweekly.com, the station had been hinting at Laboe's return for awhile on social media.

First taking the mic 55 years ago in 1960, it was at a Drive-in in 1956 that the Laboe coined his signature phrase, "Oldies But Goodies." "I started making a list of those called "Oldies but Goodies," he once told the OCRegister. 'That list would only have three or four songs on it like 'Pledging My Love. "Kids started requesting more and more of the older ones so that list got longer because so many people wanted them."

After 25 Years On AM, WSBR MoneyTalk Radio Is Now Also On FM

THE MOUTH, JUNE 3RD, 2015 –– Duff Lindsay Operations Manager at WSBR 740 AM MoneyTalk is now additionally available, through the use of an FM translator, on the FM dial at 96.9 FM. For more than 25 years, WSBR has been the dominant Financial Talk radio station in South Florida. It is home to the most stable and reliable financial talk radio programs in the market. Its AM signal at 740 AM reaches throughout the Palm Beach, Broward and northern Miami-Dade counties. With the simulcast of WSBR programming at 96.9 on the FM dial, MoneyTalk Radio is available on FM throughout the Greater Fort Lauderdale area. When it comes to financial information, WSBR MoneyTalk Radio is the place to turn.

Anonymous Fan Drops $20,000 In Host's Wounded Warrior Event

THE MOUTH, JUNE 3RD, 2015 –– WHO/Des Moine's Afternoon Drive host Simon Conway (inset) convinced a local restaurant to give 10% of it's profits to the good cause while he broadcast his show from their dining room - but it turned into something MUCH bigger. The Puppy Jake Foundation acquires, trains and ultimately hands over for free, service dogs to wounded combat veterans and has been The Simon Conway Show official charity for more than a year now.

He regularly holds successful fundraising events, but this one had barely started when he became almost lost for words - not something any Talk Show host enjoys! "We'd been going about 30 minutes. Even at 4.30 in the afternoon, the restaurant was pretty full (pictured), when in walked this lady. I saw her chatting to the charity's founder and then it was whispered in my ear 'she just gave us $20,000.00!' .. "I was numb for a few seconds," said Conway. "The lady wanted complete anonymity. Her dad was a Vietnam Vet who had left her some money and she wanted it to go to a Veterans' cause. She said she'd been listening to me for weeks and simply had to come in and make the donation. Just incredible."

NBC Sports Radio To Cover The Belmont Stakes As American Pharoah Goes For Triple Crown

THE MOUTH, JUNE 3RD, 2015 –– For the first time, NBC Sports Radio presents exclusive play-by-play coverage from the third and final leg of the Triple Crown, the 147th Belmont Stakes, on Saturday, June 6, frond Stashowerom Belmont Park in Belmont, New York, as American Pharoah tries to become the first horse to win the Triple Crown since Affirmed in 1978.

NBC Sports Radio’s coverage of the Belmont, produced in partnership with Horse Racing Radio Network (HRRN) and distributed by Westwood One, will be carried on more than 175 stations around the country and streamed live on NBCSportsRadio.com. The network kicks off the final jewel in the Triple Crown with a pre-race show hosted by Jon Stashower from 2:00-5:00 pm ET. Stashower will be joined by special guests including American Pharoah trainer Bob Baffert; Steve Cauthen, the last jockey to win the Triple Crown, riding Affirmed in 1978.

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