RADIO SYNDICATION NEWS
Envision Radio and 4C Studios welcome KFXS-FM/Rapid City, SD, as the newest affiliate for “The Rockin’ 80’s.”
Sports KIRO-AM (710 ESPN)/Seattle adds an extra two hours of “Mike and Mike in the Morning.” The show will now air from 3am to 9am followed by Colin Cowherd from 9-11am.
Moody Radio has announced that Janet Parshall’s new live, weekday, drive-time radio program will be named “In the Market with Janet Parshall.” The program, set for a May 3rd launch, will highlight the day’s headline issues, analyze them through the lens of Scripture and offer compelling commentary with guests and live call-ins.
Victor Kong is appointed Vice President of CNN Radio, effective immediately. He will be based in CNN’s Atlanta offices. Prior to joining CNN, Kong was Executive VP/Sales and Business Development at Hoodiny. Previously, he was Vice President at MySpace Latin America, where he served as Managing Director since 2007.
Grammy-Awarding winning Hip-Hop artist MC Lyte and comedienne Loni Love (Chelsea Lately Show) are the co-hosts of Cafe Mocha, a new weekly nationally syndicated radio show designed to “empower and entertain” women of color everywhere. The two hour show, scheduled to launch in March is syndicated by Superadio Networks will debut in Chicago and Washington DC.
Syndicated radio morning guy Elvis Duran joins the lineup at WSGA-FM (92.3 The Point) Savannah, GA. The program will air weekdays and Saturdays from 6-10am.
Former Randi Rhodes Show producer and Talk radio programming veteran John Manzo reunites with the syndicated radio talk host as he’s named Program Director/Executive Producer of Rhodes’ daily Premiere Radio Networks nationally syndicated program.
Envision Radio Network’s “Looking Up To Number One” will pay tribute to Contemporary Christian artist Michael W. Smith with a free radio special in March. Host Johnny Stone will talk to Smith about his career, his wife and family, and his inspiration. The two-hour special will also feature some of the Smith’s biggest hits.
WestStar TalkRadio Network announces that the Kim Komando Digital Minute feature will be fed to affiliates daily instead of weekly beginning March 1st. The move is a reinforcement of Komando’s commitment to provide her affiliates with “the most topical and up-to-date digital everything.”
SparkNet signs with Gary L. Miles International Consultants to oversee its partnership with Dial-Global and the Jack FM brand. He replaces Executive VP Chuck Bortnick, who is now with Cumulus. Both moves are effective March 1. Most recently, Miles was Executive VP/International for Mass 2 One Media
Dave Steele’s Steele Imaging inks a new client, Superadio’s new nationally syndicated Country show, “Music City Saturday Night, hosted by Buzz Brainard. For more on “Music City Saturday Night contact Rich O’Brien at (508) 620-0006 x211.
The syndicated “HOUSESMARTS RADIO WITH LOU MANFREDINI” adds CLEAR CHANNEL Talk KABQ-A/ALBUQUERQUE to its affiliate list.
Premiere Radio Networks’ “Coast to Coast AM with George Noory” will begin airing on CLEAR CHANNEL’s WXKS-A midnight to 5a ET moving over from Entercom WRKO-A.
SATELLITE RADIO NETWORK and SATELLITE MUSIC NETWORK co-Founder CHARLIE STRICKLAND has joined BROADCAST AFFILIATE SALES as a Partner. STRICKLAND boasts 40 years of experience, including ownership, management and sales training.
Jay Noble and Sandy Weaver have been promoted to Program Director and Music Director, respectively, at the Moby Network. Concurrently, Ken Moultrie of Broadcast Partners joins as the network’s consultant. Noble joined the network last September as VP/Sales and Affiliate Relations and will retain those duties.
Envision Radio’s two hour weekly radio program “The Country Oldies Show” adds WNNT-FM Warsaw, VA as it’s latest affiliate.
KPTK-AM Seattle adds Premiere Radio Network syndicated talker Randi Rhodes for evenings 6-9pm.
THE MARKETING GROUP Pres./COO JIM WOOD has named MARCUS ROWE as VP/Network Operations for THE MARKETING GROUP, doing business as IMPACT. ROWE will have oversight of syndication and clearance, and will also be providing content for the corporate web presence.
The syndicated radio tech show “INTO TOMORROW WITH DAVE GRAVELINE” adds CBS RADIO’s WYCD-HD3 (MICHIGAN SAVER RADIO)/DETROIT, KMA BROADCASTING Talk-Farm-Full Service KMA-A/SHENANDOAH, IA; and CUMULUS Talk WLWI-A/MONTGOMERY, AL to its affiliate list.
Talk Radio Network’s “Phil Hendrie Show” announces that the program has reached its 100th affiliate. The show recently added 12 new affiliates in just the last three months.
Rick Dees Entertainment inks a new syndication deal with Debut Broadcasting’s Impact Radio Networks for broadcast and online content. The agreement with Dees will offer the ’80s and ’90s archive of “Rick Dees Weekly Top 40″ and a new Teen Top Twenty hosted by Dees’ son, Kevin Dees. RDE will also provide content for station web sites, including streaming channels, podcasts and mobile apps.
“The KD Bowe Morning Show,” adds WJNI-FM/Charleston, SC, and WQZQ-FM/Nashville as new affiliates. Hosted by the KD Bowe and syndicated by The Sheridan Gospel Network, the show is heard in more than 30 markets.
Syndicated night sports talk host Tony Bruno, a Phillynative, adds middays on Philadelphia Sports talkers WPEN-AM & FM.
American Urban Radio Networks (AURN) promotes Barry Feldman to Vice President of Research. Feldman, a media research veteran with over thirty years of experience, joined AURN as Executive Director/Marketing Research in 1998. His media research background includes corporate affiliations with Simmons Market Research, McHugh & Hoffman Television Consultants, and Media Statistics, Inc.
Talk Radio Network Enterprises personality Jerry Doyle’s first book, Have You Seen My Country Lately? has just been published by Simon and Schuster and is available in hardcover and as an audiobook. The Jerry Doyle Show is heard on more than 200 stations nationwide.
Modern Rock KJEE Santa Barbara adds the syndicated Kevin & Bean show for mornings, replacing Spencer & Adam.
Salem Radio Network announces a new nationally syndicated radio talk show for Christian-formatted stations, hosted by Janet Mefferd. The 2-5 p.m. ET show is set to debut February 1, with KPXQ Phoenix, KENO Nashville, and KWRD Dallas as it’s first affiliates. Mefferd is a 20 year Christian radio veteran and KWRD-FM’s afternoon host. She’s also served as national religion reporter for SRN News in Washington, DC, and as on-air host at WYLL Chicago and KICY Nome.
Tim McCarthy assumes oversight of ESPN Radio’s O&Oed stations as Senior VP/ESPN Radio Group which consists of stations in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas and Pittsburgh. Previously, McCarthy was the General Manager at the owned stations in New York.
Dial Global has announced the hiring of John Paul as Sr. Director of Country Programming. Paul, who will be based in Denver, will be responsible for managing the PDs of the Mainstream, Country, Classic Country and True Country formats. He will also serve as PD of Dial Global’s Hot Country format.
Comstar Media has acquired FamilyNet Television and FamilyNet Radio. Among the assets acquired by Comstar Media include FamilyNet Television’s 26 million television households and FamilyNet Radio’s 11 million subscribers through Sirius Satellite Radio.
The Ace & TJ Show ups its affiliate base to 12 stations adding KXNC (KISS 104.7)/LA CROSSE-GREAT BEND, KS. Syndication information on Ace & TJ is available at www.acetjnetwork.com.
Veteran Talk programmer and Radio America VP/Programming Michael Packer is out in a restructuring move after the News/Talk syndicator eliminated his position. Packer joined the Washington DC based network in October 2007.
Citadel Broadcasting News/Talk WABC New York is offering weekend syndicated radio talker John Batchelor’s Saturday and Sunday night shows to interested stations. The show, which airs both nights from 9pm-1am (ET), is already heard on Citadel sister stations KSFO San Francisco and WMAL Washington and on Greater Media FM talker WTKK Boston
Compass Media Networks’ new Sports radio imaging service, MVP, has inked six affiliates adding Sports Talkers KKFN Denver; WRNL Richmond, VA; WMAX Grand Rapids;WTMM Albany, NY and WOYK-WPDC York, PA
Superadio takes on the affiliation and sales duties for The “Weekend Throwdown with Jagger”. Jagger who does nights at Clear Channel New York Rhythmic WKTU 103.5 and is the music director at CHR Z100 WHTZ brings with him 20 affiliates including KZZP Phoenix and KONN Denver.
Ron Rivln exits Triton Digital Media in an “amicable” split, 22 months after joining as VP of Interactive Solutions. He previously was a senior director of ABC Radio Networks. There’s no replacement has been named.
Beth Ann McBride is named Director of Affiliate Relations for the Tom Kent Radio Network. She’d been the producer of Westwood’s Don & Mike show and its successor, the Mike O’Meara show.
United Stations Radio Networks has picked up national syndication rights to The Roe Report hosted by WLS Chicago afternoon host Roe Conn. The daily feature also airs on WABC New York and KABC Los Angeles.
Industry vet Dan Larkin joins The TeshMedia Group as producer for projects soon to be announced. Larkin most recently served as Director of Programming and Operations for New Rushmore Radio. He will be based in the company’s offices and studios in Sherman Oaks, CA.
DIAL GLOBAL Director Affiliate Sales DEBBIE GREENBAUM exits after a year with the company and eight years with its predecessor JONES RADIO NETWORKS. GREENBAUM has also worked at WESTWOOD ONE, PREMIERE, and in the music industry at AVENUE RECORDS and GEFFEN RECORDS.
Syndicated radio talk host Lars Larson has signed a new deal with Alpha Broadcasting that will keep his two daily shows based at Alpha’s KXL Portland, OR, into 2014. Larson’s midday show is heard on 18 stations in the Washington and Oregon through Northwest Radio Network, and he has a 3-6 p.m. show on 150 stations nationwide via Compass Media Networks.
Air personality Sandy Weaver has joined the staff of the Moby In The Morning Radio Network. Weaver will host a 10am-3pm midday shift, adding a new daypart to the Atlanta-based radio syndication company. She is a veteran of Atlanta radio with on-air stints at WKHX, WYAY and WPCH/WLTM. Sandy also worked at Washington, D.C. country station WMZQ.
Tom Donahue has entered into a syndication deal with American Voice Radio Network to air his show “The Free Thinker’ live from Philadelphia. “The Free Thinker” will feature a mix of guests and open town forums, along with newsmakers from politics, academia, media, medicine and publishing. Donahue previously hosted America’s Town Forum via Talk America Radio Network, Peoples Radio Network and Sun Radio Networks from 1990-1995.
THE JOHN TESH RADIO SHOW announces the addition of four new affiliates, CITADEL AC KNEV RENO, NV, THREE EAGLES AC KLIR COLUMBUS, NE KOOR COMMUNICATIONS WCFR AM/FM.
CBS AC WRCH LITE 100.5 HARTFORD, CT announces the addition of “YOUR WEEKEND WITH JIM BRICKMAN.”
CLEAR CHANNEL Top 40 WHTZ Z100 NEW YORK MD and Top 40 Rhythmic night slammer JAGGER’s Top 40 Mainstream show, “The Weekend Throwdown with JAGGER”, welcomes MAGIC Top 40 WKMX/Dothan, AL as the newest affiliate.
DIAL GLOBAL recently announced the addition of nationally syndicated show “The Big Time with WHITNEY ALLEN” to CITADEL Country KRST/ALBUQUERQUE. WHITNEY can now be heard Monday through Saturday from 7p to Midnight.
“Rise-Up Country with John Ritter” brings in Valerie Mitchell as Affiliate Relations Manager. Her previous stops include United Stations Radio Network (USRN), Westwood One and Talk KFWB-AM/Los Angeles. Mitchell will oversee affiliate relations for the two-hour syndicated radio program which currently has over 105 affiliates.
