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Fresh Listen: WPSC (Brave New Radio)

We are just under a month away from Vinylthon 2022, the College Radio Foundation’s seventh annual fundraiser. Organizer Dr. Rob Quicke is also the faculty advisor of William Paterson University’s WPSC (Brave New Radio), which rebranded last year as “New Jersey’s Home for Alt Hip-Hop.” So now is a good time for a Fresh Listen. […] […]

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Positive Life Radio To Expand To Portland

Walla Walla University’s Christian AC “Positive Life Radio” network will expand to Portland with a pair of acquisitions. Walla Walla University will purchase 104.5 KXXP White Salmon WA from A. Wray Fitch’s Jackman Holding Company for $750,000 and 104.5 K283BL Portland from Way Media for $700,000. The group will lease 96.3 KKWA-HD4 to feed K283BL. […] […]

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Geraldo Rivera To Depart WTAM Cleveland

Geraldo Rivera will end his daily show on iHeartMedia News/Talk 1100 WTAM/106.9 W295DE Cleveland on Friday, April 1. “Geraldo In Cleveland” has aired on WTAM from 9-10am since September 2018. The longtime television news personality had previously worked in radio at WABC New York and on a syndicated show from 2012 to 2015. In making […] […]

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Ayisha Jaffer Joins The Current

After just eight months as APD/MD and midday host at Nashville Public Radio AAA 91.1 WNXP, Ayisha Jaffer is moving to Minnesota Public Radio’s “The Current” 89.3 KCMP Minneapolis as evening host. Jaffer will debut at KCMP the week of April 18. Prior to WNXP, Jaffer has also hosted afternoons at 89.9 WYMS Milwaukee and […] […]

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In Search of ‘Show Biz Radio’

Over the last few weeks, I’ve struggled to accurately characterize a key aspect of the radio I love. Talking about “hosted, produced radio,” as I sometimes have through the years, is adequate shorthand among many Ross on Radio readers, but can also be reductive and too inside — not conveying the values or excitement I […] […]