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Hope Media Group Sets New Leadership With WAY Merger Closing

With the merger of Christian operators Hope Media Group and WAY Media closing, the newly combined Hope Media Group has revealed its leadership team. The new entity will be based in Houston with the previously announced Joe Paulo from Hope Media Group serving as President/CEO of the merged entity and WAY Media’s Interim CEO Tim […] […]

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Preston & Steve Extend Contracts With WMMR Through 2030

Preston Elliot and Steve Morrison have extended their contracts with Beasley Media Rock 93.3 WMMR Philadelphia through 2030. Preston & Steve joined WMMR in May 2005 after previously hosting mornings on then Alternative “Y100” WPLY from 1997 until the demise of the station in February 2005 brought upon by the duo not renewing their contract. […] […]

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The Kid Who Did Not Rock

One of the things I came to realize over years of studying music preference and listeners’ radio history is that there was one particular commonality of timing. Sometime in the mid-’70s, kids who had thus far grown up with AM Top 40 made the switch to FM Album Rock radio. Often they were about age […] […]

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Andrew “Latty” Latimer Joins WGKX As Morning Host

Cumulus Media Country “Kix 106” 105.9 WGKX Memphis has tabbed Andrew ‘Latty’ Latimer as its new morning host. Latimer has spent his entire career in his hometown of Memphis where he previously has worked at iHeartMedia CHR “101.9 Kiss-FM” KWNW and Flinn Broadcasting’s duo of Alternative “I96” WIVG and CHR “Q107.5” WHBQ-FM. He fills the […] […]

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April 2022 (3/31 – 4/27) Nielsen Audio PPM Ratings Day 3: Record Highs For WEND, KLTH & KNRS

Day 3 of Nielsen Audio’s PPM releases are now available for Portland, Charlotte, San Antonio, Salt Lake City, Sacramento, Las Vegas, Pittsburgh, Orlando, Cincinnati, Kansas City, Cleveland and Columbus. All the numbers can be found at RadioInsight.com/Ratings. Portland iHeartMedia Classic Hits “106.7 The Eagle” KLTH breaks the station record high rating set way back last […] […]

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Roy Brown To Depart MRL Show At Kiss 95.1 Charlotte

After seven years as part of the “Maney, Roy and LauRen Morning Show” at Beasley Media CHR “Kiss 95.1” WNKS Charlotte, Roy Brown announced on-air today that he will be leaving the station later this summer to follow his fiancé to Cincinnati. Brown joined the station in February 2015 after spending five years at Mel […] […]