People in the News Archives - Radio Ink Radio's premier management and marketing magazine Fri, 02 Feb 2024 05:35:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.2 Stephens Media Promotes Mike Elroy To PD In OK https://radioink.com/2024/02/01/stephens-media-promotes-mike-elroy-to-pd-in-ok/ https://radioink.com/2024/02/01/stephens-media-promotes-mike-elroy-to-pd-in-ok/#respond Fri, 02 Feb 2024 00:40:20 +0000 https://radioink.com/?p=76282 Stephens Media Group has announced the promotion of Mike Elroy to Program Director at KKAJ in Ardmore, OK. Elroy has been with the Country station for six years. First first task in leading the station is to find a new morning show host in the station's ongoing search.]]> https://radioink.com/2024/02/01/stephens-media-promotes-mike-elroy-to-pd-in-ok/feed/ 0 Charlotte’s Maney and LauRen Make Carolina/Georgia Expansion https://radioink.com/2024/02/01/charlottes-maney-and-lauren-make-carolina-georgia-expansion/ https://radioink.com/2024/02/01/charlottes-maney-and-lauren-make-carolina-georgia-expansion/#respond Fri, 02 Feb 2024 00:30:17 +0000 https://radioink.com/?p=76280 Beasley Media Group Charlotte's Maney and LauRen Morning Show is expanding across the southeast. Starting February 5, the show will be broadcast in Fayetteville, NC on My Kiss 93.5 and Augusta, GA on HD 98.3, replacing The Kidd Kraddick Morning Show on both.]]> https://radioink.com/2024/02/01/charlottes-maney-and-lauren-make-carolina-georgia-expansion/feed/ 0 Research Director, Inc. Lifts Nicole Somerville To COO https://radioink.com/2024/02/01/research-director-inc-lifts-nicole-somerville-to-coo/ https://radioink.com/2024/02/01/research-director-inc-lifts-nicole-somerville-to-coo/#respond Fri, 02 Feb 2024 00:12:05 +0000 https://radioink.com/?p=76278 Research Director, Inc. is promoting Data and Production Manager Nicole Somerville to Chief Operating Officer of the ratings analysis firm. Somerville has been with Research Director since July 1998 with a background in data and client consultations.]]> https://radioink.com/2024/02/01/research-director-inc-lifts-nicole-somerville-to-coo/feed/ 0 ‘Rick & Bubba’ Coming To An End After 30 Years https://radioink.com/2024/02/01/rick-bubba-to-end-popular-syndicated-show-after-30-years/ https://radioink.com/2024/02/01/rick-bubba-to-end-popular-syndicated-show-after-30-years/#respond Thu, 01 Feb 2024 23:57:20 +0000 https://radioink.com/?p=76276 On Thursday's Rick & Bubba Show, Rick Burgess and Bill "Bubba" Bussey announced the show will conclude at the end of 2024. The Birmingham, AL-based show started in 1994, spreading to more than 60 stations across the US in syndication.]]> https://radioink.com/2024/02/01/rick-bubba-to-end-popular-syndicated-show-after-30-years/feed/ 0 Tim Rainey Moves To PD In The PNW, Helming Portland’s Z100 https://radioink.com/2024/02/01/tim-rainey-moves-to-pd-in-the-pnw-helming-portlands-z100/ https://radioink.com/2024/02/01/tim-rainey-moves-to-pd-in-the-pnw-helming-portlands-z100/#respond Thu, 01 Feb 2024 19:47:54 +0000 https://radioink.com/?p=76268 iHeartMedia Portland has appointed Tim Rainey as the new Program Director for Z100 (KKRZ) and Jam'n 107.5 (KXJM). Rainey moves up the West Coast from his previous position as Senior Director of Content Marketing with the Southern California News Group.]]> https://radioink.com/2024/02/01/tim-rainey-moves-to-pd-in-the-pnw-helming-portlands-z100/feed/ 0 Analyst Matt Bailey Examines Pop Music In Solo Venture https://radioink.com/2024/02/01/music-analyst-matt-bailey-examines-pop-music-in-solo-venture/ https://radioink.com/2024/02/01/music-analyst-matt-bailey-examines-pop-music-in-solo-venture/#respond Thu, 01 Feb 2024 10:17:03 +0000 https://radioink.com/?p=76259 Matt Bailey, formerly of Coleman Insights subsidiary Integr8 Research, has unveiled his new research venture, Graphs About Songs. This Substack delves into the evolving trends in popular music by analyzing Spotify data, Billboard charts, and other public data sources.]]> https://radioink.com/2024/02/01/music-analyst-matt-bailey-examines-pop-music-in-solo-venture/feed/ 0 Rebecca Robinson Joins Arkansas State Public Radio https://radioink.com/2024/01/31/rebecca-robinson-joins-arkansas-state-public-radio/ https://radioink.com/2024/01/31/rebecca-robinson-joins-arkansas-state-public-radio/#respond Wed, 31 Jan 2024 20:00:54 +0000 https://radioink.com/?p=76244 Arkansas State University NPR member station KASU has hired Rebecca Robinson as its new staff reporter. Robinson steps into a role that was reconfigured following the promotion of Brandon Tabor to the position of news director in April 2023.]]> https://radioink.com/2024/01/31/rebecca-robinson-joins-arkansas-state-public-radio/feed/ 0 SportsRadio 610 Cuts Longtime Houston NFL Talker John McClain https://radioink.com/2024/01/31/sportsradio-610-cuts-longtime-houston-nfl-talker-john-mcclain/ https://radioink.com/2024/01/31/sportsradio-610-cuts-longtime-houston-nfl-talker-john-mcclain/#respond Wed, 31 Jan 2024 17:34:30 +0000 https://radioink.com/?p=76242 After 24 years at the station, veteran football reporter John McClain has been laid off from Houston's SportsRadio 610. The 72-year-old announced the news on social media, with his last appearance on the Audacy-owned station to be Friday.]]> https://radioink.com/2024/01/31/sportsradio-610-cuts-longtime-houston-nfl-talker-john-mcclain/feed/ 0 Programming Heaven: Sonya Blakey Gets PD Duties In Baltimore https://radioink.com/2024/01/30/programming-heaven-sonya-blakey-gets-pd-duties-in-baltimore/ https://radioink.com/2024/01/30/programming-heaven-sonya-blakey-gets-pd-duties-in-baltimore/#comments Tue, 30 Jan 2024 21:26:47 +0000 https://radioink.com/?p=76228 iHeartMedia has expanded Sonya Blakey's Program Director roles from Chicago to Baltimore for Heaven 600 (WCAO-AM). Blakey will continue to program Inspiration 1390 (WGRB-AM), as well as host her multi-market gospel show for iHeart.]]> https://radioink.com/2024/01/30/programming-heaven-sonya-blakey-gets-pd-duties-in-baltimore/feed/ 1 iHeart’s Jeanna Berge Named To NAB Radio Board https://radioink.com/2024/01/30/ihearts-jeanna-berge-named-to-nab-radio-board/ https://radioink.com/2024/01/30/ihearts-jeanna-berge-named-to-nab-radio-board/#respond Tue, 30 Jan 2024 17:15:43 +0000 https://radioink.com/?p=76224 iHeartMedia Eau Claire/Rochester Market President Jeanna Berge has been appointed to the Radio Board of Directors of the National Association of Broadcasters. Berge replaces Joel McCrae, who left his position as iHeart Des Moines Market Manager earlier this month.]]> https://radioink.com/2024/01/30/ihearts-jeanna-berge-named-to-nab-radio-board/feed/ 0