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Secret Service Probes Right-Wing Radio Host for
Threatening Hillary Clinton - The U.S. Secret
Service is eying fringe right-wing radio host Pete
Santilli, who recently said he wanted to shoot former
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the vagina.
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Why Radio Refuses to Die - Remember that song
"Video Killed the Radio Star," the first tune aired on MTV
in the 1980s? It seems media experts have been predicting
radio's demise ever since the first sound movies came out
in the 1920s.
MSN Money |
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'Pop Pensioners' are Scuppering Radio 1’s Bid to Get Down
with the Kids - A hard core of listeners over
the age of 55 are threatening Radio 1’s reinvention as a
cool “youth” brand by refusing to switch off the station.
Independent
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New Dial Global CEO Paul Caine Hires Condé Nast Exec -
Ex-Time Inc. CRO Paul Caine isn't wasting time raiding
other media companies as he bolsters his staff at Dial
Global, the audio content syndicator he joined as CEO in
March.
ADWEEK |
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Radio's Last Stand - If the state of radio in
the country seems bleak, that's not something you can
sense when speaking to the staff at WWCD, dubbed, "The
Alternative Station." CNN
Radio Soundwaves |
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Top 40 Radio Pioneer Paul Drew Dies at 78 -
In the early ‘70s Drew was VP of programming for RKO
Radio, whose roster included KHJ, KRTH, KFRC, WOR & WXLO
(99X) New York and WHBQ Memphis, among other stations in
Chicago, Boston and Washington, D.C. Their formats ranged
from top 40 and adult contemporary to classical, oldies
and talk.
Billboard Biz |
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Do You Remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio? - Radio,
warns industry analyst Jerry Del Colliano, is no longer
appealing to young people. "They don't like it, don't use
it that much, don't know the stations, and at the same
time the radio companies are shooting themselves in the
foot by cutting back and getting rid of personalities."
CNN |
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Man Shot at Rap Party Can't Sue Clear Channel -
Clear Channel is not liable for a shooting at
rapper Beanie Siegel's birthday party, which it was
broadcasting live in Philadelphia, a federal judge ruled.
Courthouse News Service |
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Expect to See 1000 Sports Stations - Just
over 25 years ago WFAN in New York was the only Sports
Talk radio station in the United States. Today there over
700 carrying the format, five national sports networks and
many other regional sports networks.
Radio Ink |
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Clear Channel Billboard Creates Drinking Water from
Humidity - Launched at the end of 2012, the
billboard is now a prominent feature of the skyline in
Bujama, a small village community just south of Peru’s
capital city, Lima. The climate is oppressive, with some
residents of Bujama having no access to a clean water
supply.
WATR News |
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Why Nick Grimshaw Can Afford to Lose a Million Listeners
- Yes, the Radio 1 Breakfast Show has seen a big
audience drop – but his job was to drive out the Chris
Moyles brigade, and that's exactly what he's doing.
Guardian UK |
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Nick Cannon To Step Down From "Cannon's Countdown" -
After two years, Nick Cannon is pulling the plug
on his Top 40 radio show, Cannon's Countdown. The CBS
Radio-backed, nationally-syndicated radio show has been on
the air since April, 2011.
HIPHOP DX |
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There's radio life for 'Drew and Mike' after WRIF-FM exit,
experts say - Popular Detroit radio
personalities Drew Lane and Mike Clark are expected to
host their final "Drew and Mike" show 6-11 a.m. Friday on
101 WRIF-FM.
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