The National Radio Hall of Fame (NRHOF) announced the 2010 nominees in four public voting categories on Tuesday.  In the Active National category, Howard Stern leads the way with Citadel Media’s “Money Talk” syndicated radio host Bob Brinker, 50-year plus broadcasting veteran and NPR news anchor Carl Kasell and syndicated radio personality Bob Kingsley, host of “Country Top 40.” The National-Pioneer category includes Barry Farber, the program “Music and the Spoken Word, the voice of The Fighting Irish on Mutual and Westwood One Tony Roberts and the WLS National …

Reach Media syndicated radio personality Tom Joyner will broadcast his morning show from a Detroit high school this Monday to announce his support for the Detroit school district’s updated enrollment campaign.
Monday’s  show will be aired from Renaissance High School with financial manager Robert Bobb as one of Joyner’s guests. They will discuss Detroit Public Schools’ 2010 “I’m In DPS 2.0″ campaign. Joyner also will speak with students at Mumford High School.
Comedian and activist Bill Cosby visited Detroit last year and gave his support …

Premiere Radio Network nationally syndicated radio host Delilah will be in Haiti this weekend to report on the devastation caused by the 7.1 earthquake that struck the country in January.
Delilah will take an aerial tour of Port-Au-Prince to report on the progress that’s been made, and will also be visiting doctors, nurses, and orphanages impacted by the disaster.
The syndicated radio host is also directing her listeners to www.pointhope.org to encourage donations. All donations will be matched up to $10,000 to provide supplies, food, clothing, and shelter …

Westwood One has announced that gossip blogger Perez Hilton is set to launch a weekly countdown radio show as an alternative to Premiere Radio Network’s Ryan Seacrest.  Hilton’s new radio program promises a “cooler alternative” to “On-Air with Ryan Seacrest,” which has been airing since 2004.
According to Billboard.com, Hilton, whose real name is Mario Lavandeira, will countdown the top 40 with his own hand picked set list.
A regular fixture with A-listers in Hollywood and the music industry, Hilton will use his rapport to add some sass to on-air interviews. Hilton explained that he wants …

Dial Global and Premiere Radio Networks each placed four ad networks among the top 10 in Arbitron’s March RADAR 104 radio network ratings for persons 25-54.  Dial Global  has three out of the top five ranked networks Adults 25-54. Dial Global also continues to have the top three ranked networks in the key buying demo of Adults 18-49.  United Stations finished in the top 10 in both demos, while Westwood One placed one of its networks in the top 10 in 25-54. Arbitron says more than 189 million persons 12+ …

Director of Affiliate Marketing Eric Stanger moves up to VP of Operations for Premiere Radio Network’s The  Sean Hannity Show. He continues to report to Premiere President of Content & Affiliate Relations Julie Talbott.
In his new post, Stanger oversees all daily operations for the show, including production, affiliate relations and marketing, and staff management.

Broadcast Architecture, the researcher and consultant that syndicates the Smooth Jazz Radio Network, adds a new 24/7 format, the Chillout Radio Network. The format offers “music that feels good,” with core artists including Sade, Michael Jackson, Alicia Keys, Norah Jones, George Benson, Jon Mayer, and Phil Collins.
“Our new format offers something new and fresh in both variety and feel,” BA President Allen Kepler said. “Everyone needs a ‘feel good’ station on their radio, a bright place to regain their zone and help them …

The lawsuits continue to fly surrounding the D.L. Hughley Morning Show. URBan Radio Communications who served as the show’s syndicator in an effort to roll out the show nationally, filed a multimillion lawsuit against Emmis, claiming the owner of Hughley’s flagship station WRKS KISS FM New York, “wrongfully interfered” with the host’s contractual relationship with his syndicator. URBan says it’s also due at least $800,000 in promised inventory on the station. Under the initial three-year agreement, URBan was allocated a specified amount of ad time per week on WRKS but …

All Access is reporting that Dial Global has picked up syndication of Emmis Top 40/Rhythmic KPWR Power 106 Los Angeles based Big Boy’s Neighborhood . Citadel Media had previously announced that it would no longer distribute the syndicated radio show as of March 28th. Big Boy’s Neighborhood Exec. Producer Jason Ryan told All Access, “We’re excited to be working with Kirk Stirland and his team again… what a class act. We know Dial Global will be a great new home for Big Boy’s Neighborhood.”
Big Boys Neighborhood is currently carried in 25 …

McVay Syndication has agreed to purchase the short-form feature, “8-Track Playback”, hosted by Donny Osmond , from Broadcast Barter Radio Networks (BBRN) for an undisclosed sum. The deal puts both of Osmond’s radio programs under the umbrella of McVay Syndication, which also syndicates “The Donny Osmond Show” in conjunction with Citadel Media in the USA and Orbyt in Canada.
BBRN created the feature in 2006 and tapped Donny as host when it debuted in spring 2007.  The daily short-form feature provides listeners with a capsule of that day’s historical events in …