Compass Media has signed a multi-year agreement with Learfield Sports for the exclusive, national, terrestrial radio broadcast rights to the Big Ten Football Championship Game beginning in December 2011. “We are thrilled to bring America the Big Ten Football Championship Game,” Compass CEO Peter Kosann says. Starting next year the Big Ten Conference will culminate its regular season with the championship game, where the winner of each Big Ten division meets to determine the Big …

Compass Media Networks announced its 2010-11 syndicated radio coverage of college basketball games including exclusive national coverage of the Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament.  “The absolute best games are now heard on Compass Media Networks,” said Compass Media CEO Peter Kosann.”We are thrilled and honored to be associated with these great institutions. We will continue to work in a spirit of cooperation with our affiliates.” “This schedule is tremendous,” adds …

Compass Media Networks announced the launch of a new business focused morning show for syndicated radio, The Ron Insana Show hosted by Ron Insana. The long time CNBC contributor is expanding his commitment to radio by launching a daily long form show in addition to continuing short-form reports airing  in over 50 markets. The Ron Insana Show debuts May 10th  and will air live weekdays 7am – 9am ET.
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Road Kill Creative and Compass Media Networks have launched MVP, a new Sports imaging and audio production service co-founded by broadcast veteran Gabe Hobbs and RKP founder Nate Lundy. Designed exclusively for Sports radio, Lundy says MVP will include “the absolute best production voices in the business” and be a “turn key and compelling sports service.” Compass head honcho Peter Kosann predicts the new syndicated radio service will “quickly become the gold standard for sports …

Compass Media Networks announced the debut of  “The Norman Goldman Show” into national syndication weekdays 6pm-9pm ET with a program designed for progressive talk stations.  Peter Kosann, CEO and founder of Compass Media Networks said,  “We see the next progressive syndicated radio star and his name is Norman Goldman. Norman is extremely compelling and eager to work hand-and-hand with affiliates to drive ratings and revenue.” Goldman has been a regular fill-in for Ed Schultz …

Compass Media Networks has tapped Adam Wilbur as Manager/Entertainment and Talk Programming. In the newly created position, Wilbur will spearhead affiliate sales for CMN’s entertainment and talk platform. “We have been fortune to assemble a growing stable of phenomenal entertainment and talk programming,” said Compass Founder CEO Peter Kosann. “Adam has the skills and vision to work with our affiliate team to help drive distribution.”

Compass Media Networks has announced expanded coverage of play-by-play sports with the addition of a full slate of NCAA men’s basketball regular season games as well as exclusive coverage of the first two rounds of The Big Ten Men’s Tournament in 2010 and the entire Big Ten Men’s Tournament starting in 2011. “With the continued growth of sports radio and the passion Americans have for college basketball, the decision to secure these rights was a …

CNBC business reporter Ron Insana who’s been back on the network after leaving three years ago in an attempt to run a hedge fund, has been tapped by Compass Media to do radio stock market reports focusing on sports business news. Compass President Peter Kosann, who has been aggressively acquiring programming for the recently launched radio network,  is putting Insana on the radio with twice-daily reports at 10:30am and 4:30pm Eastern time. The “Market Score …

Peter Kosann has announced his resignation as COO of Connoisseur Media effective immediately. He’ll devote all of his attention to his recently launched Compass Media Networks.

Compass Media Network wasted little time in picking up the distribution of The Lars Larson Show after it was dropped by Westwood One last week. Compass founder Peter Kosann, a former Westwood executive will take over as the shows syndicator effective March 30th. Larson  is currently on 150 stations including WNYM New York and KGIL Los Angeles.