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In the days leading up to Christmas 1987, I drove from Los Angeles to New Jersey — my only coast-to-coast road trip so far. This year, I went back to listen to the airchecks. The first two days of that trip, covering Phoenix; Tucson, Ariz.; and El Paso, Texas, comprised part 1 of this article. […] […]

iHeartMedia, the number one audio company in America, today announced “iHeartRadio Presents: 50 Years of Hip-Hop,” a yearlong celebration of hip-hop and its impact on today’s society and culture. iHeartMedia will dedicate its multi-platform assets including broadcast radio, streaming, podcast and nationally recognized events and massive reach to share the story of artists and creators […] […]

iHeartMedia has announced the appointment of Jay C. Lowe as Area President of its stations in Oklahoma City and Tulsa. Lowe joins iHeartMedia from Sinclair Broadcasting where he served as VP/GM for their stations in Mobile AL and Pensacola FL. He previously has served as General Manager for Sinclair in Birmingham and GM/GSM for KEYE-TV […] […]

JoJo Girard has announced his departure from mornings at Townsquare Media Classic Hits 98.7 WFGR Grand Rapids MI. Girard wrote on Facebook, “40 years almost to the day of taking my first full time morning show job, the road has taken a turn again. I will no longer be doing mornings at WFGR. As always, […] […]

Griffin Media Classic Hits “92.9 The Drive” KBEZ Tulsa has appointed Carly Rush as its new morning host. Rush returns to mornings on KBEZ for the first time since the station flipped from AC to Variety Hits “92.9 Bob-FM” in June 2010. She has been with the cluster and its predecessor companies since 1988 with […] […]

Emerson College AAA 88.9 WERS Boston has appointed longtime Boston programmer Ken West to a newly created Brand Manager position. West, who graduated from Emerson in 1994 and began his career at the station, most recently spent 20 years at Beasley Media Boston where he was PD of “Rock 92.9” WBOS and Classic Hits 105.7 […] […]