Compass Media Networks has extended its sales rep agreement with Dial Global. Currently, Compass provides play-by-play sports  including the Big 10 Championship game, college hoops and some 60 NFL football games and Talk and entertainment programming including Lars Larsen, Todd Schnitt, Ron Insana,  Free Beer & Hot Wings and the Norman Goldman Show. Compass has also launched Compass Media Marketing – a national ad rep firm for audio industry. Peter Kosann, CEO and Founder of …

Tanya Hart, syndicated radio host of “Hollywood Live with Tanya Hart” on American Urban Radio Networks (AURN) will be presented the Diversity Award at the Producers, Writers and Directors’ 29th Annual Awards Show on December 4 in Beverly Hills. Her husband author, educator and filmmaker Philip Hart will also be honored. Hart is an award-winning radio, television, film and new media producer and host. She has also produced award-winning children’s television programs for both PBS …

Clear Channel Radio today announced 24 appointments to its new Brand Management Team, a part of its new National Programming Platforms. All positions are effective immediately. Tom Poleman, recently appointed President of National Programming Platforms leads the division, which focuses on developing on-air and digital programming content as well as live events that will leverage Clear Channel’s 850 stations and websites and iHeartRadio for listeners, advertisers and strategic partners. The new Brand Management Team, which …

John Rosso is out as President of Citadel Media following the network’s acquisition by Cumulus Media.  Russo joined the network in October 2009 and had overseen ABC News Radio, ESPN Audio and nine 24-hour formats.  In a memo to his staff, Rosso wrote, “I’m writing to… let you know that I’ll be leaving my role as President of the network, effective today. Cumulus has a very strong organization in place to operate the network and …

Michele Norris, co-host of National Public Radio’s (NPR) “All Things Considered” is temporarily stepping down from the network because of husband Broderick Johnson’s decision to accept a senior advisory role with President Obama’s re-election campaign.  Norris who has been with the show since 2002, will take leave from her role after Friday’s broadcast and will continue to work for NPR producing segments and features but will not be involved in any type of election coverage.  …

The partnership between Michael Baisden and The Black and Missing Foundation is already reaping big dividends. Exposure on Baisden’s Cumulus Media syndicated radio show has helped to locate three missing children. The most recent rescue involved Jhada Clark  who was missing for more than a month.  Taken out of state by her father, two of his co-workers heard about the case on the air and convinced him to turn the missing girl over to local …

Entertainment Radio Network, the Oregon-based radio syndicator of Hot Rod Magazine Radio, Popular Science radio and Motor Trend radio has announced a distribution partnership with eBay Motors, one of the leading automotive destinations online.  Effective immediately, all ERN syndicated radio shows will be distributed through the modJOBS site on the eBayMotors.com landing page to 14 million unique visitors per month.  Former ABC Radio Networks President and current ERN Executive Vice President  John McConnell told TALKERS …

National Public Radio has announced that Gary Knell, the longtime president and CEO of Sesame Workshop, will be the next president and CEO of NPR, the public radio network announced Sunday.
Knell succeeds Vivian Schiller, who resigned in March after a former NPR fundraiser was caught on camera calling the tea party racist. Schiller was also criticized for firing analyst Juan Williams over comments he made about Muslims.
Knell, who will join NPR on December 1st, told …

The release of Arbitron’s latest  quarterly RADAR ratings revealed little change at the top of the rankings. Network radio’s three highest-rated networks (all operated by Dial Global) remain the same in RADAR 110.  The report shows Dial Global’s Contemporary, Complete FM and Adult Power networks as the top three rated networks among both the Adults 18-49 and 25-54 demos (Mon-Sun, 5am-12am). It also had five of the top 12 networks among 25-54s.  Arbitron’s RADAR (Radio’s …

Cumulus Media Inc.  has formerly announced the acquisition of Citadel Broadcasting Corp. With the completion of the transaction  Cumulus added Citadel Media Networks, (the home of syndicated radio shows from Don Imus, Kidd Kraddick, Tom Kent, Perez Hilton, Thalia, Focus on The Family and the ABC and ESPN radio networks) as well more than 200 radio stations. Cumulus Media noted that subsequent to the acquisition, Citadel is its indirect wholly-owned subsidiary. According to Cumulus Media, …