Michael Baisden has signed a new multi-year deal with Citadel Media that will will keep his afternoon syndicated radio program in the hands of the company. The “Michael Baisden Show” is carried by 75 affiliate stations, including 22 of the top 25 Urban radio markets. According to Citadel it is the top-ranked Urban afternoon program in the country and is the dominant Urban afternoon syndicated radio show in key markets including Miami, Charlotte, Baltimore, Orlando and Washington, DC.
Baisden said of the new deal; “Every day …

Beasley Broadcasting WQAM-AM (Sports Radio 560) Miami, has tapped Football Hall-of-Famer Michael Irvin for a nationally syndicated daily three-hour sports show with co-host former NFL analyst and play-by play broadcaster Kevin Kiley. In an agreement with Beasley and WQAM, “The Michael Irvin Show” will be based in Miami and syndicated nationally. A three-time Super Bowl champ with the Dallas Cowboys, Irvin previously aired on ESPN’s Sunday NFL Countdown, Monday Night Countdown, and is currently appearing with Marshal Faulk and Deion Sanders on the …

Comedian Sheryl Underwood ,  known as one of the most highly educated and brilliant stand up comics in the business has abruptly ended her run as a featured player on the Reach Media syndicated radio Tom Joyner Morning Show and has joined the Premiere Radio Network morning offering the Steve Harvey Morning Show.
Underwood will be a weekly contributor on the show and  will serve as “guest host” when Harvey is away. In addition, she will continue to host The Sheryl Underwood Show On Jamie Foxx’s The Foxhole that …

Citadel Media announced the launch of 10 new nationwide networks designed to provide advertisers with more targeted audiences and prime inventory during key day parts by consolidating similar station formats within the network’s lineup based on consumer behavior. The new networks, which will be in place by Q4 2010, are Contemporary FM; Contemporary FM Weekend; Family FM; Boomer FM; Boomer FM Weekend; News & Info; Upscale Adult; Entertainment Weekend; Metro Latino; and Nuestra Familia. Each offers advertisers detailed characteristics including coverage, audience composition and ratings and also provides unique lifestyle …

The Premiere Radio Network syndicated radio show Bob and Tom has lost executive producer Marty Bender due to budget cuts.  Bender spent over 20 years programming Bob and Tom flagship Classic Rock WFBQ, Indianapolis where “Q95” was #1 for 70 books in a row. He left behind the OM/PD duties at WFBQ in early 2008 to devote himself full-time to the Bob & Tom Show as executive producer at Premiere.

Syndication One talker Warren Ballentine lost a portion of his 3 hour syndicated radio show in Atlanta this week when CBS Radio WAOK (1380 AM) dropped the first hour of his daily show to make room for Westwood One’s Gayle King Show . The loss of the 10A-11A hour is a setback for Ballentine who fought to get back into the Atlanta market after Radio One Urban AC WAMJ-FM dropped both Ballentine and Al Sharpton from their line-up back in January 2009.

This weekend  marks the 40th anniversary (July 4th 1970) of the debut of “American Top40″. New York Daily News columnist David Hinckley does a nice historical perspective on the show from the original created and hosted by Casey Kasem to the current incarnation hosted by (who else?) Ryan Seacrest.

United Stations Radio Networks and Bloomberg Radio have announced the launch of Bloomberg Businessweek, offering an expanded roster of existing USRN-syndicated Bloomberg programming. The new content for weekdays and weekends includes daily 60-second Bloomberg Businessweek Updates, featuring editors from the branded business magazine, and a new two-hour weekly show hosted by Bloomberg Radio veterans Ken Prewitt and Pimm Fox, featuring contributions from many of the magazine’s top editors and reporters. The new weekly syndicated radio program will air Friday at 8pm (ET), with …

Radio Disney is bringing back an all but forgotten format,the serialized radio drama, when it debuts My Dream, the continuing saga of  Kayla, a teen who juggles a life of music with school and home life.
“This original series is a contemporary spin on an old-time radio staple and begins an exciting new initiative that’s designed to spark the listener’s imagination with relatable characters and short stories,” said Ray De La Garza, VP of Programming for Radio Disney, the 24-hour network targeting kids, ‘tweens and families.
Beginning July 5th, new episodes of …