The Bomb Is About to Explode — But Not the Way Las Vegas Listeners Might Expect
Las Vegas radio is about to make one hell of a hard turn. On Tuesday, September 1, Kemp Broadcasting’s 106.9 KVGQ will leave Classic Hip Hop behind and enter the…
Indianapolis Radio Mourns Matt Bair as a Familiar Voice Leaves Behind a Mission Far Bigger Than Traffic
There are people in radio whose job is to tell listeners what’s happening. And then there are people who eventually use the microphone to tell listeners something that might save…
Jarrett Payton Is Coming to Mornings on The Score and Chicago Sports Radio Just Got Very Chicago
There are hires that require an introduction. Jarrett Payton does not require an introduction in Chicago. Following the departure of longtime morning host Mike Mulligan, Audacy’s 104.3 The Score WSCR-FM…
KGSR Is Losing Its Frequency but Austin Radio Is Refusing to Let the Music Die
There are radio brands that belong to a frequency. And then there are radio brands that become so intertwined with a city that the frequency almost becomes secondary. Austin’s KGSR…
Mike Z Zara Refuses to Let Wired Go Quiet and KNAC Just Gave the Metal Show a New Home
This is the kind of radio story we absolutely love. A station changes direction. A longtime personality loses the place where his show has lived. The new format goes jockless.…
The Score Just Cut Mike Mulligan and Marshall Harris and Chicago Sports Radio Is About to Sound Very Different
Chicago sports radio is not supposed to feel disposable. Not the stations. Not the shows. And certainly not the people who spend decades becoming part of the daily rhythm of…
Matt Thomas and Ross Villarreal Are Taking Over Mornings at Sports Talk 790 and Houston Radio Is Getting a Homegrown Wake Up Call
There is a very big difference between filling a morning-show vacancy and deciding who you want to become the voice that starts your station’s day. At Houston’s Sports Talk 790…
FIU Is Selling 88.1 The Roar and This Is About Much More Than Another FM Changing Hands
There are radio station sales where the first question is about the format. There are others where we immediately start talking about the buyer, the signal, the coverage map and…
The Yacht Club Is Sailing Into Five More Markets and Meredith Marx Is Building Something Radio Should Be Paying Attention To
Some syndicated shows arrive with a massive corporate machine, dozens of launch affiliates and enough promotional material to wallpaper the station. Others grow the old-fashioned way: one station, one programmer…
Barry The Reazar Richards Dies at 83 and Radio Has Lost One of Its Wildest Most Fearless Originals
There are broadcasters who had great careers, and then there are broadcasters whose careers read like somebody dared them to see how many corners of the entertainment business they could…