Barefoot
Media Ministries, KTSY/Boise
and KTFY/Twin Falls (88.1
The Bridge), announce Travis
Culver as Program Director
for the radio group. Travis
has been serving as interim
program director for the
past several months.
President, Brian Yeager,
say, "Travis has proved
himself to be passionate
about our listeners,
committed to building a
strong radio brand, and
innovating for the future.
He proved himself above and
beyond as the right person
to lead as Program Director.
Travis leadership has
already been seen in ratings
and in building a powerful
programming department."
(8/30)
Pictured
at left Curb
Records artist Natalie Grant
performs
at the 50th Anniversary
March on Washington
Coalition Aug 28th.
(8/29)
WAYMedia
Inc., known publicly as
WAY-FM, has partnered with
SkörInc, a Nashville-based
digital creative agency, for
the purpose of new strategic
digital initiatives. The
first major project they
will be working on together
is a completely revamped
WAYFM.COM website, focused
more on content. Brody
Harper, SkörInc’s founder,
had this to say, "As a
regular listener of WAY,
it's a complete honor to
begin this journey with
them. We couldn't be more
excited about this
partnership and can't wait
to see how we can grow
together as a team.
Everyone has been amazing
to work with so far from the
leadership, the staff to the
on air talent. And Wally is
okay too."
Faron Dice, WAYMedia’s Vice President of Content & Network Services, commented “WAYMedia is so very excited to be partnering with a world-class digital agency like SkörInc. They have a passion for what we do and extensive experience working in the CCM world with many of the artists we love and play on WAY-FM.” (8/29)
KLYT/Albuquerque
(Static Radio) announces a
new morning show Stevo and
Mitch In The Morning with
Stevo (Steve Jeter), and
Matt Lott.
Moving from mornings is
Mitch (Michelle Bransford)
who gets her own show airing
weekdays 10a-2p... (8/29)
BITS:Trisha Kelly
previously with Clear
Channel Asheville, joins
Troy Norton as co-host of
the morning show at WMIT/Black
Mountain (106.9/106.7 the
Light)... Salem and WFFH/Nashville
(The Fish) announce a joint
sponsorship with GMA in
sponsoring the return of the
44th Annual Dove Awards on
October 15 at Allen Arena to
music city...
In
case you missed the Arbitron
July 2013 PPM Christian
radio numbers, they are
here
and brought to you each
month by Curb Records...
(8/29)
Curb
Records artist Natalie Grant
will be a featured performer
at the 50th Anniversary
March on Washington
Coalition on Aug 28th. Other
performers include BeBe
Winans, along with brothers
Marvin and Carvin; singer,
musician and Minister
Wintley Phipps; country and
pop music singer LeAnn
Rimes; girl group
Identity4Pop; and folk
singers Peter Yarrow and
Paul Stookey, who performed
at the March in 1963.
Soledad O'Brien and Hill
Harper will emcee the “Let
Freedom Ring” Commemoration
and Call to Action event at
the Lincoln Memorial to
commemorate the historic
speech delivered by Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. in
1963. The event will
be carried live on ABC
tomorrow. (8/27)
BITS:
...
KMFC/Columbia, MO is now K
LOVE... Former owner of KKJM/St
Cloud Andy Hilger has passed
away at age 83...
WWWQ-HD2/Atlanta is expected
to drop its Christian
Country format for oldies
today... (8/26)
Family
Life Radio Director of
Programming Adam Nash Biddell
announces Stacey Stone is
expanding her position with the
radio network to managing
national on air promotions.
With her past experience in
award winning promotions,
Stacey has accepted the
challenge and is looking
forward to working
hand-in-hand with giveaway
facilitators across the
country with campaigns that
enhance the brand.
Stacy and husband Johnny are relatively new to the Afternoon Co-host position at Family Life Radio network, Stacey has over 20 years of experience in Promotions and generating audience participation in various events and contests.
“When you recognize a talent in someone on your staff, you should allow that person to grow and achieve in that area on top of what they were hired for,” states Adam Nash Biddell. “Stacey brings a high level of excellence in Promotions to the table and Family Life Radio is ready to raise the bar in that area. Stacey Stone is part of a fantastic team of people who serve God with their great ideas!”
“From the time that I sold my first t-shirt for charity at a Dallas-Fort Worth radio station to the quarterly community service projects I have created recently, God has always allowed me to use the heart He has given me in promotions,” explains Stacey. “Promotions can truly be the hands and feet of Jesus and I look forward to bringing to Family Life Radio the excellence my teams have achieved in the past.” (8/22)
Pictured
at right nationally
syndicated morning show
hosts, Doug Griffin and Jaci
Velasquez, announced
nominations for the 44th
annual Dove Awards.
Nashville, TN, Wednesday
August 21st.. (8/22)
KCBI/Dallas
Mornings has launched its
new morning show team. The
team is former is former WAY
FM/Ft Myers GM/morning man
Jeff Taylor and former KCBI/Dallas
morning co-host Rebecca
Ashbrook. KCBI GM Matt
Austin says "I'm very
excited today, as we've
launched the new 90.9 KCBI
morning show, It took nine
months to put this team
together and I couldn't be
more thrilled and
enthusiastic about the
future of morning radio in
north Texas". (8/20)
WCQR/Johnson
City, TN has promoted Mike
Riddles from Production
Director to Program
Director. Mike has been with
WCQR for 8 years. He will
continue his afternoon show
also. (8/20)
BITS:
Craig Norrenberns exits WIBI/Champaign
(New Life Media) to join
KLJY/St Louis (JoyFM) for on
air duties and to launch a
new format this January on
sister station... Kevin
Davis is now PD at WPLL/Gainesville
(106.9 The Pulse) as PD...
Premier Christian
Radio/London has launched
brand new on-air imaging,
produced by Wise Buddah
Jingles, also at Premier
Christian Radio the network
has hired a train conductor,
Kisteen O’Kane, to voice its
station imaging after bosses
heard her reading out
announcements on Southern
Railway.... (8/20)
Also
at WAY FM/Ft Myers
HisAir.Net hears GM/mornings
Jeff Taylor has left the
building and is headed for
mornings at KCBI/Dallas.The
Wally Show is now heard
mornings on WAY-FM Ft Myers.
(8/15)
WAY
Media VP of Content
Faron Dice has announced the
addition of Joy Summers
(left) as the new network
midday host. She began
Monday, August 12. Dice
stated, “Joy is a fresh new
voice in Christian radio,
and I am very excited to
have her on the WAY-FM
network, serving all of our
markets.”
Network PD Jeff Connell, adds, “Joy quickly made her mark on several of our WAY-FM stations over the past couple years and has already created a special relationship with the audience. I'm excited that more WAY-FM listeners will have the chance to share life with such a genuine and talented person.
According to Summers, "I am so excited for the opportunity to do middays on WAY-FM. I love connecting with our listeners and living life alongside them. I'm thankful for the opportunity to share my heart and even the craziness of my unfortunate, yet hilarious, experiences. I love my job because I get to hear from people firsthand how God is using WAY-FM in their lives and I am so grateful to even be a part of that." (8/15)
WJQK/Grand
Rapids (JQ 99.3) partnered
with World Mission
Ministries this summer for
the “JQ 99 Shoe Drive”.
Listeners dropped of shoes
at various locations across
West Michigan to which the
shoes will now be sold in
World Mission stores. The
money will buy “Treasure”
devices that are a solar
powered audio player of the
Bible in various languages
and Morning Show Co-Host Ace
McKay elaborated saying,
“It’s been so humbling to
see families donating their
shoes and knowing that the
gospel will be heard around
the world for the very first
time.” The station was able
to collect over 7000 pairs.
(8/15)
WBSN/New
Orleans (LifeSongs Radio) is
making mornings twice as
bright with their new
morning duo! Julie & Libby
are joining forces to start
the day the uplifting way on
LifeSongs! Also at at WBSN
with the new line-up, Daniel
Savage is taking over
weekday afternoons and
newbie Meghan Hooper joins
for evenings. Pictured
(L-R): Julie Headrick &
Libby Carver) (8/14)
BITS: WMBI/Chicago (Moody Radio)
manager of programming Dan
Craig says he's looking to
go live on overnights, also
in Florida Reach FM PD Matt
McNeilly is taking
afternoons live & local,
interested in these openings
jump to the
jobs
page for details... David
Stein and his wife Leanna
are teaming up for mornings
at WWEV/Atlanta (Victory
91.5)... In
case you missed the Arbitron
July 2013 PPM Christian radio numbers, they
are
here
and brought to you each
month by Curb Records...
(8/13)
WFSH/Atlanta
(104.7 The Fish) announces
its annual Celebrate
Freedom(r) concert-festival
event to take place
Saturday, August 31, 2013 . The event is an
all-day free family event
featuring Christian artists,
children's entertainment,
rides and exhibits. The day
will begin with the
Celebrate Freedom Run, which
is now a Peachtree Road Race
Qualifier, and conclude with
Fireworks following all of
the concerts. This year's
concert lineup will feature
Third Day, Switchfoot,
Francesca Battistelli, Laura
Story, Montell Jordan &
Victory World Music, Family
Force 5, Royal Tailor,
Capital Kings, MIKESCHAIR,
Lindsay McCaul, Jason Gray,
Kingsdown, 7eventh Time Down
and Ottoman Trip.
"This is the 6th Celebrate Freedom(r) event we have had the privilege of bringing to the Atlanta area. Our 2013 event features some of the world's finest artists and groups in the Adult Contemporary Christian format. Celebrate Freedom(r) is a place where people can bring their families to enjoy a vast multitude of fun activities along with the absolute best free concert from these world-renowned artists," says Mike Moran, Vice President of Operations, Salem Communications-Atlanta. (8/12)
WPOZ/Orlando
(Z88.3) announces some
changes today. Shadow
Stevens will join Z88.3 air
staff on Monday, August 12
as the new evening (7-mid)
personality. Shadow comes to
the Z from Cox Radio’s
country WWKA/Orlando
(K92FM). Former evening
personality
Suzanne Lynn moves to midday
(10a-3p) replacing
Melony McKaye
who departed for mornings at
KJNW/KC (Life 88.5).
Also Z88.3 APD, Tate Luck,
is officially named PD for
Hot 95.9 and 106.3 The Rock.
He will also continue as APD
for Z88.3. Pictured at left
Stevens, Lynn, at Tate.
(8/9)
JULY
PPM RATINGS: Final day released....
Austin, Nashville & more...
... Arbitron
July 2013 PPM Christian radio numbers are
online
here. The latest ratings on
HisAir.Net is sponsored by Curb Records.
(8/8)
Funeral
services for KKEQ/Grand
Forks PD Kerri Drees will be
this Saturday at 1 p.m.
Kerri unexpectedly passed
away Monday following
complications from surgery.
Click
here
to read story posted by
Fargo online publication,
Inforum. (8/8)
JULY
PPM RATINGS: Charlotte, Cleveland &
more... WPOZ #5
5.9... WCVO #5 4.6.... Arbitron
July 2013 PPM Christian radio numbers are
online
here. The latest ratings on
HisAir.Net is sponsored by Curb Records.
(8/7)
EMF
Broadcasting will enter
market #8 with the purchase
of WWIQ/Camden/Philadelphia
(106.9) from Merlin Media.
No price has been disclosed.
EMF is expected to flip the
station to “K-LOVE“.
There will be no LMA prior
to closing. Currently K-LOVE
airs on WKVP/Cherry Hill, NJ
(1900 watt @ 89.5) .
(8/7)
JULY
PPM RATINGS: Wash DC, Baltimore, Tampa &
more... KCMS
t#7 4.3... KTIS #8 5.9.... Arbitron
July 2013 PPM Christian radio numbers are
online
here. The latest ratings on
HisAir.Net is sponsored by Curb Records.
(8/6)
BITS:
Matt Lott joins
KLYT/Albuquerque (Static
Radio) as
Assistant Music
Director/On-Air
Talent/Producer... EMF is
purchasing KXPC/Portland, OR
from Cumulus... July PPM day
1
numbers are online
here, day 2 released later today,
sponsored by Curb Records.
(8/6)
JULY
PPM RATINGS: Dallas, Atlanta & more... KLTY
#5 4.3 and KSBJ #6 4.5! Arbitron
July 2013 PPM Christian radio numbers are
online
here. The latest ratings on
HisAir.Net is sponsored by Curb Records.
(8/5)
WPER/Wash
DC (Positive Hits PER)
announces that Megan
Billingsley will be joining
Mike Kelly to co-host
afternoon drive, starting
August 21st. PER Brand
Manager, Frankie Morea, says
"We are excited to have
Megan join the PER air team,
who brings nearly a decade
of mainstream radio
experience working with CBS
Radio Washington DC."
Positive Hits PER is
preparing for many changes,
with a new morning show on
the horizon, a stronger
signal that will carry
further into Richmond, VA,
and a brand new building in
Fredericksburg, VA.
(8/5)
The
Christian Radio industry is
mourning the sudden death of
KKEQ/Grand Forks (Your Q FM)
PD Kerri Drees (left).
According to the station
Facebook page she went in
for surgery this morning and
had complications.
"Drees wanted to use
her talent and craft to
serve the Lord," said KKEQ
GM Phil Ehlke.
Kerri is survived by her
husband Steve and children
Tanisha & Savanna. She
joined KKEQ in January 2011. Kerri
was only 47.
(8/5)
Air1
announces it has hired Randy
Chase (left) as its new PD.
Chase replaces Paul
Goldsmith who exited for
Salems WIND/Chicago earlier
this year. Chase was last PD
at
Mainstream Country KCYY/San
Antonio (Y100) and departed
in Feb this year.
“It is a very
exciting chapter in Air1 as
we welcome Randy Chase,”
states K-LOVE & Air1's Chief
Creative Officer David
Pierce. “Randy brings a
wealth of programming
experience that will serve
both our listeners and staff
in amazing ways. Randy has
been an Air1 fan while
living in San Antonio and
therefore has a deep
understanding for what we do
here at Air1 as well as the
vision of what we hope to
accomplish in the future."
Chase joins assistant program director Cari Kates at the Air1 team. "I'm incredibly excited by the opportunity to joining such a dynamic team dedicated to great radio with a purpose," says Chase of his new role. "I'm looking forward to helping Air1 fulfill its potential as a truly transformative multi-platform medium that creates compelling content and encourages our listeners to deepen their walk with Christ." (8/1)
BITS:
EMF purchases KYEN/Ft
Collins (Class C1 @ 103.9)
for 1.3mil... Former BEC/Tooth
& Nail promo rep Charles Van
Dyke joins Provident as
Associate Director/Radio
Promotions... Josh Lauritch
exits Word Records... (8/1)
Spirit
FM/Lynchburg announced today
that Erica Parkerson has
joined the team as Morning
Show Co-Host. Erica replaces
Linda Armstrong who retired
from Spirit FM last month.
Spirit FM General Manager
Marc Tischart says, “We are
thrilled to have Erica join
our team. She’s a story
teller, a wife and mom. Not
only that, Erica is a
genuine friend and
encourager as well as an
entertainer. She just knows
how to put a smile on your
face!”
Erica Parkerson will serve with Morning Show Co-Host, Michael Brown, on Good Morning Radio to create, as Erica puts it, “a highly interactive, emotionally dynamic and fun morning show.” “I could not be more excited to be part of the Spirit FM family,” exclaims Erica. “Every day, we will share our stories, the listeners will share theirs, and then we’ll watch what God does!”
Erica was previously morning show co-host at WRCM/Charlotte (New Life 91.9). (8/1)
New
Life Media stations WBGL/Champaign
and WCIC/Peoria sent staff
and almost 50 of their
listeners to Honduras for a
10 day mission trip. WBGL
and WCIC teamed up with the
missions organization,
Missions.Me with the goal of
sharing the gospel with the
entire nation of Honduras. A
video
for the movement called
1Nation1Day explains the
vision and plan.
Asking the question "Can a Nation be Saved in a Day" Isaiah 66:8 Missions.Me recruited the largest missions team in history and worked with the government, every school, church and media outlet in Honduras. On July 20th that question was answered as Millions gathered at their state capitals to commit their lives to the New Honduras and to Jesus! This video gives you a glimpse of what July 20th looked like.
During
the trip over 100,000 pairs
of new shoes were
distributed, over 3 million
meals served, and gave away
millions of dollars in
medical treatment and
supplies. Then 30,000
pastors and local churches
were equipped during a one
day training to continue to
reach their surround
communities. Also the gospel
was shared with every
student in every school in
the nation thru dramas and
testimonies. And on July
20th they all Celebrated
Honduras' newest national
holiday with 18 large
Festivals of Hope featuring
guest speakers like John
Bevere, Tommy Barnett and
music from Kari Jobe.
Pictured: Dominic Russo (Founder of Missions.Me) Catherine Cambra (WCIC afternoon Show Host) Gabe Bahlhorn (Missions.Me Outreach Director) Craig Norrenberns (WCIC Market Manager) Jedidiah Thurner (Missions.Me Outreach Director). (7/31)
Logos
Broadcasting KLFF/San
Luis Obispo (K-LIFE)
welcomes back Matt Williams
as GM/PD & Noonie Fugler as
Music Director for a
transition period. Noonies
tracking times are 1-3pm
pacific on Wednesdays, reach
her at
noonie.fugler@gmail.com
(7/29)
EMF
(K-LOVE and Air1 Radio
Networks) have named Tricia
Wickham (left) as the new
Director of Marketing and
Brand Communication. Wickham
will work closely with all
of the creative media
departments in coordinating
and leading their marketing
efforts for each of the
brands as well as handling
the brand communication both
internally and externally.
"We are thrilled to have
Tricia join our team,"
states K-LOVE & Air1's Chief
Creative Officer David
Pierce. "Tricia brings a
wealth of knowledge to
K-LOVE and Air1 with agency,
marketing and hands-on
experience with high profile
national brands. We are
excited to see her dive in
and bring a fresh
perspective of marketing to
our brands and help our
ministries to reach more
lives."
Wickham experience includes working with clients such as Frito Lay North America, Inc., Quaker Foods, General Mills, Inc., NCAA, Bank of Portugal (Portugal), Hewlett Packard, The Microsoft Store and more. She has worked with Landor Associates, an international brand & design firm located in San Francisco; a design agency, Perspective Branding in Emeryville, CA; San Francisco agency Swirl, Inc. Marketing Group, and established her own company Wickham Brand Insights. "I am thrilled to be joining such an amazing organization and working with such a superb team," shares Wickham. "Over the course of my career, I've been blessed with some amazing opportunities, and I'm looking forward to utilizing my knowledge to help grow the brand awareness of this incredible ministry." (7/29)
BITS:
We are mourning the sudden
death of air personality
Kidd Kraddick, even though
he was never in our format
many of us who came from
secular radio were touched
by his amazing talent... Jim
Carter exits WFRN/Elkhart
after this week to join HCJB/Global
working in the Technology
Center in support of audio
production... His Radio PD
Rob Dempsey has launched a
concept that connects
artists to listeners,
Here are links of just one
example with Matt Maher who
sent a video for the show
from Brazil click
here... HisAir.Net
is sorry to report the
passing of founder &
president of WPSM/Fort
Walton Beach LM Thorne after
a long battle with Parkinson
disease.
(7/29)
In
a release today, National
Religious Broadcasters (NRB)
says it strongly opposes
performance tax legislation.
The NRB expressed concern
with an announcement by Rep.
Mel Watt (D-NC) that he
intends to introduce
performance tax legislation
that would place a new and
unwarranted burden on many
Christian radio
broadcasters.
“Performance tax legislation
would be a crushing blow to
many Christian radio
stations,” asserted Dr.
Frank Wright, President &
CEO of NRB. “Moreover, I
respectfully suggest to Rep.
Watt that such legislation
is fundamentally flawed as
it rests on the faulty
premise that all the value
in radio airplay of music
flows to broadcasters – an
assumption refuted by reason
and experience.”
Musicians receive free airplay by radio, boosting recognition and sales of their work. However, advertisers, sponsors, and program syndicators pay for placement on radio because of the substantive benefits they receive from over-the-air (OTA) carriage. The demonstrable value of radio airtime is ignored by many advocates of a new OTA performance tax. Dr. Wright continued, “NRB would welcome a more coordinated collaboration with Christian music artists in order to both preserve Christian radio and to benefit the music of those artists.”
NRB supports a bipartisan bill, the Local Radio Freedom Act, sponsored by Rep. Michael Conaway (R-TX) and Rep. Gene Green (D-TX) in the House and Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) and Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) in the Senate. The bill (H.Con.Res.16/S.Con.Res.6) opposes “any new performance fee, tax, royalty, or other charge relating to the public performance of sound recordings on a local radio station for broadcasting sound recordings over-the-air, or on any business for such public performance of sound recordings,” and it has attracted the support of 143 Representatives and 11 Senators thus far. (7/26)
BITS:
WAY FM has promoted Justin Lairsey from
Community Impact Director in South Florida
(West Palm Beach & Miami) to Operations
Director in WAYM/Nashville...
WKNZ/Harrington (88.7 The
Bridge) evening host Dave Hubbard moves to
weekends only after enrolling in nursing
school...
Charles Van Dyke exits promotion at BEC/Tooth
n Nail Records... (7/25)
Northwestern
Media’s KJNW/Kansas City
(Life 88.5) welcomes Don
Godman (left) for afternoons
starting July 29th.
Don has held a variety of
roles with Positive Life
Radio in Washington state
over the past 13 years,
including Morning Show host,
Program Director, Operations
Director and Development
Director. “I am thrilled to
be joining the fine team at
Life 88.5. God has some
amazing things He wants to
do through this vital new
ministry and I'm humbled to
be asked to serve”, said
Don.
Life 88.5 Content Director, Tom Greene, said “We are so excited to have Don joining the Life 88.5 team! I think our listeners are going to be truly blessed when they listen to him on the drive home each afternoon!” (7/25)
CMB
announces the finalists for the CMB 2013
Station Of The Year Awards. Winners will be
announced September 4th.
Major Market
K-Love Radio Network
KCMS / Seattle
KLTY / Dallas-Ft. Worth
Large Market
KDUV / Fresno-Visalia
WCVO / Columbus
WPOZ / Orlando
Medium Market
KJTH / Wichita-Ponca City
WLAB / Ft. Wayne
Spirit-FM / Roanoke-Lynchburg
Small Market
KGCB / Flagstaff-Prescott
KKJM / St. Cloud
KSWP / Lufkin-Nacogdoches
(7/24)
BITS:
Aaron McEachern joins WMUZ/Detroit as Chief
Engineer... Kevin McCullough returns to
Salem talk WMCA/New York with a local show
beginning Monday, August 5th...
In case you missed the Arbitron June 2013
PPM Christian radio numbers you can get them
here... (7/23)
Creative
Cardio will hold a national jock group
brainstorm on the subject "to recycle
content or not" tomorrow 7/23 at 130pm
eastern and 1030 pacific. You're invited to
share some thoughts and hear other
perspectives from fellow jocks in Christian
radio. The session is hosted by Scott
Herrold and Jayar Reeves of
CreativeCardio.com. To get on the call dial
2134930800 use the code 502051#TUES July
23rd at All are welcome. (7/22)
Veteran
Christian broadcaster Jim Channell has
launched an internet station "Jesus Radio
Worldwide" on line at
http://www.jesusradioworldwide.com/.
Jim and his wife Arlene will go live with
their show for the first time today Noon - 3
(EST). Jim was last heard on the air as
PD/mornings at WSRX/Naples (Praise FM) but
departed when WAY FM purchased the station
last year, Jim also hosts the weekly
syndicated Classic Christian Gold.
(7/22)
BITS: KKEQ/Grand Forks The station will be
celebrating its 20th anniversary this month
with "Higher Height to Shine the Light"
featuring Centricity artist Jason Gray in
concert...
Former New York Governor
David Paterson Joins the air staff at WNYM/New
York (AM 970 The Answer) to co-host
the 5pm to 7pm time slot with Curtis Sliwa...
Blue Ridge Broadcasting, Inc. closed on the
sale of WFGW-AM/Black Mountain to
International Baptist Outreach Missions,
Inc, new call letters will be WKJW...(7/21)
WNWC/Madison
(Life 102.5) has named WPER/Wash
DC PD Garrett Michaels as
its new morning host
starting Aug 5th. “I’m very
happy that Garrett has
chosen to join our team here
in Madison,” said Station
Manager Steve Young.
“Garrett knows this area
well, and he has the talent
and ability to relate to the
Life 102.5 listener.”
Michaels will also serve as
the station’s Listener
Engagement Director.
In addition, Life 102.5 has named Candice Grey as the new morning show co-host. “Candice has earned this opportunity through hard work and incredible growth as a communicator,” stated Content Director Bruce Barrows. “We’re so pleased to be able to promote from within Northwestern Media, and I’m looking forward to what Candice brings to the Life 102.5 team.” Grey will join Michaels on-air beginning in August. (7/19)
The
National Association of
Broadcasters announced the
finalists for the 2013 NAB
Marconi Radio Awards
honoring radio stations and
on-air personalities for
excellence in broadcasting.
The winners will be
announced on September 19 at
the NAB Marconi Radio Awards
Dinner & Show, held during
the 2013 Radio Show at the
Rosen Shingle Creek Hotel in
Orlando, FL.
RELIGIOUS
STATION OF THE YEAR
KFSH-FM Los Angeles, CA
KKJM-FM Sauk Rapids, MN
KKLA-FM Los Angeles, CA
KLRC-FM Siloam Springs, AR
WCAO-AM Baltimore, MD
(7/18)
WGTS/Wash
DC has named Kevin Krueger
(left) General Manager.
Krueger has been GM at KGTS/Walla
Walla, Washington (Positive
Life Radio) for the last 25
years. “It’s an honor
to be invited to guide the
team at an industry-leading
station and ministry,” said
Krueger, “I anticipate many
wonderful opportunities to
serve the people of our
nation’s capital just as we
have served those in the
Inland Northwest. Whatever
the scale or location, it
really boils down to service
– one person serving
another.”
Krueger began his career in radio in 1982 as a student announcer at KGTS. The communications major became the station’s Program Director following his graduation in 1987. The following year, Krueger was promoted to his current position of General Manager.
“In addition to a strong background in radio broadcast leadership, Kevin has a passion for Christian radio ministry that is contagious,” said Ed Fry, President of FaithSearch Partners. who led the nationwide search for the WGTS GM position, “His professional expertise and personal commitment to service will allow him lead WGTS down a path of continued success, which honors the station’s mission of outreach ministry.” The GM position has been open since the passing of General Manager/Vice President John Konrad in January this year. (7/17)