Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton who already hosts a syndicated radio daily entertainment feature for Cumulus Media is picking up the night show from Dial Global’s Billy Bush Show on more than 50 Cumulus stations including those in Dallas, Houston, Atlanta and Detroit. The company dropped Bush in response to Dial Global’s placing its sports programming (the NFL, NCAA and Olympics coverage it acquired in the Westwood One deal) on non-Cumulus stations. “Perez Nights Live” launches …

Increased reliance on STORQ technology is the reason for recent staff cuts at Dial Global’s 24 hour networks. Cuts were felt in Dallas, Seattle and Valencia California, but most of the layoffs occurred in Denver. Approximately 30 staffers in all were let go as Dial Global makes adjustments to its 24-hour formats merging staffs and redundant positions in programming, on-air and support staff positions. DG President of Programming Kirk Stirland said the “personnel realignment is …

Dial Global, picking up the pieces of a fallout with Cumulus Media, has added the syndicated Billy Bush Show to a dozen recent additions-bringing the total up to 60 stations. The latest Dial Global outlets to jump on the Billy Bush bandwagon include Starr 94 Atlanta, KFRH-FM Las Vegas, KREV-FM (The Revolution) San Francisco and KRCK-FM Palm Springs. Cumulus Media’s decision pull Dial Global’s “Billy Bush Show” off its CHR stations for it’s own new …

Forget Rush Limbaugh‘s rocky first quarter of 2012,  he is still the king of the hill when it comes to Talkers magazines annual “Heavy Hundred ” list of the top radio talk show hosts in America. For the seventh year in a row Limbaugh tops the list of talk personalities vying for a place on the list, including Access.1/Dial Global progressive syndicated radio talker and MSNBC host Ed Schultz who vaults into the top five, a …

Here’s hoping the third time is a charm for syndicated radio host Warren Ballentine. The Syndication One talker returned to the Atlanta airwaves last week on WGUN-AM (1010) anchoring the newly re-formatted progressive outlet. Ballentine (10 am-1 pm) joins a talk lineup on the station that features Dial Global’s  Ed Schultz (1 pm to 3 pm), Premiere Radio Network’s Randi Rhodes (3 pm to 6 pm), Dial Global talker Thom Hartmann (6 pm to 9 …

Dial Global and NBC News have announced the creation of “NBC News Radio”, a new 24-hour radio news network. The network will be distributed to radio stations nationwide by Dial Global and will give those stations access to the global resources of NBC News including: live simulcasts of breaking news from NBC and MSNBC, and reports from top NBC News correspondents including NBC News Political Director and Chief White House Correspondent Chuck Todd, Chief Pentagon …

Talker Magazines’ Mona Lipschitz is reporting that the log jam between two of syndicated radio’s top progressive talkers is about to be let loose. In a rare act of cooperation between syndicated voices Ed Schultz and Thom Hartmann (both distributed by syndicator Dial Global and airing in the same 12P-3P daily time slot,)  Hartmann has agreed to move his daily show to 3P-6P. The move will allow stations to air them both live without having …

SparkNet Communications and syndicated radio program supplier Dial Global have announced that all JACK FM network programming will now be utilizing the patented Dial Global STORQ local delivery technology. STORQ allows affiliates with JACK branded programming to incorporate important elements of localization and customization for every market,  giving stations control over their content and providing seamless programming continuity with imaging and advertising. In a related move, SparkNet names Ed Moloney

The list of nationally syndicated radio shows in overnights is getting longer as Dial Global picks up KMOX St. Louis’ “Overnight America with Jon Grayson.”  Grayson’s program has been heard on CBS Radio KDKA Pittsburgh and WCCO Minneapolis.  Dial Global SVP of news/talk Amy Bolton states, “Programmers across the country know that a solid overnight show is critical to strong morning drive ratings.  Overnight America brings strong audiences to daybreak.”  “Overnight America with Jon Grayson” joins Premiere …

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 …