AU & NZ

Radio says yes yes yes to ‘Please Please Please’: AirCheck

By Peter Tuskan of AirCheck Australia / RCS
Chart Highlights –– 4 July 2024
• Heating Up: Sabrina Carpenter ascends to #15 with ‘Please Please Please’
• Top…
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AU & NZ

Marty Sheargold steps down from Melbourne’s Triple M Breakfast

SCA has today confirmed that Marty Sheargold has decided to step down from the 105.1 Triple M Melbourne Breakfast shift.Sheargold has scaled things back, as he continues to balance commitments including his stand-up comedy and TV appearances.Sheargold says “Taking an extended break at the end of last year has reinforced the importance of spending more quality… Read More
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AU & NZ

NZ radio host Jay-Jay Feeney steps away after 33 years: “I’m tired and low on creative ideas”

After 33 years, one of New Zealand’s most recognisable radio hosts will hang up the headphones tomorrow.Announcing her decision live on air, MORE FM Drive host Jay-Jay Feeney was brutally honest about her reasons for taking a break from radio, admitting she’s tired …  and she’s also running low on fresh, creative ideas.Feeney acknowledged that… Read More
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US

A Grand Revamp For WFGR

Townsquare Media relaunched Classic Hits 98.7 WFGR Grand Rapids MI as “98.7 The Grand“. Now focusing on Rock leaning artists from the 1970s and 80s, the station is positioning as “Timeless Hits of the 70s, 80s and More.” Core artists are noted as including Elton John, Fleetwood Mac, Billy Joel, The Eagles, John Mellencamp, Bob […] […]

US

Alpha Media Cuts Hit Anchorage

The on-air staff cuts across Alpha Media reached Anchorage AK today. While not a near-complete purge like we have seen in other markets. a number of staffers have exited the cluster including the entire staff of “Classic Country 100.9” KAYO Wasilla. The company will also close its offices in Wasilla that housed KAYO and consolidate […] […]

US

Your Brand’s Legacy Is In Your Archives

As part of cutbacks last week, Paramount Global deleted the digital archives of MTV News, CMT, Comedy Central and many other cable networks. Gone are over two and half decades of news stories about artists, clips of historical significance from The Daily Show and Colbert Report, and even things like lists of the Greatest Country […] […]