HisAir.Net
hears morning hosts Johnny Stone and wife Stacey (left) have
exited the WAWZ/New York (STAR 99.1).
Station Manager Scott Taylor will fill in the early hours while
they search for a new morning show. No other details were
available. Reach
out to Johnny and Stacey at
www.johnny@StoneStudiosLLC.com
. (5/16)
KNWI/Des
Moines (Life 107.1) names Dan Raymond as the new Program
Director/Mornings. The move keeps Dan in the Northwestern Media
family where he’s been the past 7 years and sends him back to
Iowa from MN where he has served as Operations Director at KDNW/Duluth
(Life 97.3).
KNWI station manager
Dave St. John says “Dan comes into this position running. His
experience and track record in Northwestern Media exemplifies an
empowered Program Director who wants to craft and implement a
local strategy that helps the station grow and reach people for
Christ here in our community.”
Prior to KDNW/ Duluth Dan was PD at KNWS/Waterloo
(Life 101.9). “Having spent 14 of the past 15 years in Iowa
(with 8 years in central Iowa), it’s been amazing seeing Life
107.1 start from scratch- and grow incredibly to reach
more and more people. I follow in the footsteps of great
leadership, and am thrilled to be able to join the Life 107.1
team for this next chapter of their (our!) adventure,” said
Raymond. His first day at the new Monday June 18th.
(5/15)
CMB
Members are invited to its fifth teleconference May 16th, at
11:00AM CDT / 12:00 noon ET. Members will benefit from this
“working lunch” as we’ll hear from KSBJ/Houston Production
Director Sterling Tarrant with "How do you get your listeners to
'delight' in your messages?" In a PPM world, we’re told
that messages should be shorter and shorter, but if you were to
take that to its logical conclusion it would mean that you
should stop doing anything that interrupts the music. Since that
is impractical, Sterling Tarrant, Production Director at KSBJ,
suggests we should look at a different standard, and that is
this: “How do you get your listeners to ‘delight’ in your
messages.” Sterling will share some of his latest copywriting
and production techniques that are helping to achieve over 6.5
hours of AWTE, and the second highest 6+ share in all of
Christian radio. The conference will last 45 minutes with an
opportunity for questions at the end of the session.
(5/14)
Christian
talk show host Rich Buhler died in a
local Orange County California hospital
Monday evening. He was 65.
Buhler had been diagnosed with
pancreatic cancer in July 2010. He
hosted his pioneering show "Talk From
the Heart" on KBRT/Costa Mesa (740 AM)
but did his final show Sept. 16, 2011,
so he could focus on his continuing
health issues.
Buhler is survived by his wife and 10
children and 12 grandchildren.
(5/9)
New
KGCB//Prescott (Radio Shine) PD Dan Young is in the building at
his new gig in Arizona. "I am
absolutely thrilled to join the Radio Shine family,” said
Young. “Any time you have the opportunity to be a part of a
station with such a long history of success, you grab it! Mike
Medlin's passion for serving the people of Prescott is
contagious, and as we continue that tradition, I see a very
bright future ahead. My family and I are ecstatic to live in
this beautiful place with such warm and friendly people, and I
am eager to get to know all of my new friends as we share life
together on the air."
After 11 years current PD Mike
Medlin leaves Radio Shine to become a missionary for Emerge
Missions serving in the Philippines. Medlin shares, “To serve
the Lord in any capacity is such an incredible privilege. To
have served this community with my friends at Radio Shine has
been the blessing of a lifetime. Our family may be leaving
Arizona, but we know Arizona will never leave us. We hold you
and a lifetime of cherished memories close to our hearts as we
step into a new season of service.”
“Daniel Young
has experience as a strategically-driven programmer with a focus
on serving the community by presenting the Gospel through
radio,” said KGCB GM Sally Barton. “He is highly qualified to
lead the Radio Shine Programming Department, helping us achieve
our vision to ‘Reflect Christ to Our Community.’ Young was
previously PD at KNWI/Des Moines. Reach Dan at
928-776-0909
Dan@RadioShine.org (5/8)
WFCJ/Dayton,
OH Morning show host and Promotions Dir. Brian Michaels exits
this week. Brian welcomes your prayers as he waits to see what
God has planned. To reach out to him, you can do so at
bmichaelsradio@gmail.com (5/4)
KSBJ/Houston
made another the big announcement this morning. KSBJ signed on
KXBJ at 96.9, a 100,000 signal that will help them cover parts
of Houston not currently reached. Since the new signal
duplicates some of the station's existing coverage, in July,
99.5 in Sugar Land, 91.1 in Lake Jackson, and 89.5 Bay City
(currently simulcasting KSBJ) will start duplicating sister
format NGEN. New signals for KSBJ and NGEN, new hosts on
the air (Bill Meier and Susan O'Donnell in morning drive, Jen
Driskill in middays, Joey and Coppelia in the afternoons,) plus
a new jingle package.
It's all part of what the station calls "A Powerful
Change" that is taking place at KSBJ this Spring. (5/4)
Salem
Communications First Quarter 2012 Results For the quarter ended
March 31, 2012 compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2011:
Consolidated Total revenue increased 6.1% to $54.3 million from
$51.2 million; Net broadcast revenue increased 2.9% to $44.0
million from $42.7 million. (5/4)
Andrew
Patton, President of Patton House Entertainment, today announced
the worldwide search for some of the brightest and strongest
new talent for a new CCM female fronted pop group. Applications
are being accepted online at
www.pattonhouseentertainment.com/auditions
and will close in early July. The search is looking for both
singers and musicians aged 17 – 24 who desire to perform,
entertain, and share ministry with churches and venues around
the globe. Invitation only live auditions will take place in
Nashville beginning July 9th. “One of the greatest parts of my
job every day is developing talent,” says Patton. “Working with
raw God-given talent and shaping it into something that is both
commercial and creative is what excites me the most. This group
will be poised to launch in 2013 with a full array of partners
and sponsors ready to break one of Christian music’s top new
acts.” Patton House has partnered with InSound Productions and
songwriter/producer/mix engineer, Keith Everette Smith in the
development of this group. Smith, currently the Worship Director
at Fellowship Bible Church in Brentwood, Tennessee has also
served as Instrumental Director at Saddleback Church in
California. Smith developed, wrote, and produced the Essential
Records band, Anthem Lights, and has worked in the studio with
artists like Jack White, The Jonas Brothers, Mark Shultz, Tenth
Avenue North, Salvador, and Rachael Lampa. (5/3)
BITS:
At Kingsway and Integrity Music Paul Bae joins as e-commerce and
website manager, in addition Jessica Chappell has been named
Dir./Music Marketing... KCVO/Camdenton (Spirit FM) makes goal in
its Spring pledge drive "Days of Vision"... Jacobs Media’s new
study of core radio listeners covered 12 formats including
Christian, explores media usage and digital applications, read
the report
here... (5/2)
MainstreamNetwork,
a subsidiary of ChristianNetcast.com has announced their
acquisition of StreamAudio, a streaming service provider based
in Tacoma, WA. The merger provides a wider array of services and
stronger infrastructure to clients joining MainstreamNetwork.
“ChristianNetcast and StreamAudio will be merging their player
box technologies to form one of the most advanced player boxes
in the industry today,” said David Palmer, ChristianNetcast
Vice-President of Sales and Marketing. “Perhaps best of all,”
he continued, “MainstreamNetwork and ChristianNetcast customers
will now have access to StreamAudio’s royalty reporting tool.
This royalty reporting tool works together with all automation
software to provide comprehensive data for all types of royalty
reports.”
The purchase of StreamAudio marks
the third such acquisition in the last three years by
ChristianNetcast.com (CNC), the parent company of
MainstreamNetwork. “This was an ideal situation for us to
broaden our customer base and continue to grow,” said Palmer.
In April 2009, CNC purchased NWR Network (NWR) of Colorado
Springs and in 2011 they acquired Barnabas Road Media (BRM) of
Indianapolis. As the parent company, CNC now owns and operates
MainstreamNetwork, BRM, NWR, and StreamAudio.
“We have seen growth in a very
difficult economy and feel very blessed to continue to grow the
company through acquisitions like StreamAudio where we are
continuously adding new customers to existing companies,” said
Palmer. “The StreamAudio acquisition fits perfectly into our
marketing plans for MainstreamNetwork.”
Evolving technology allows streaming
to continue through the acquisition with no interruption in
service. Todd VanTasel, MainstreamNetwork Vice-President of
Technology explained, “for former StreamAudio customers, the
transition will require no action whatsoever and will be
unnoticeable for listeners." VanTasel also stated that the
ChristianNetcast.com infrastructure has made many advances that
will be of great benefit to new MainstreamNetwork customers.
“StreamAudio clients will continue to have access to the many
features they have enjoyed and will now be able to benefit from
the many improved technologies that MainstreamNetwork offers to
provide a comprehensive streaming service.”
In June of 2010 MainstreamNetwork
launched its own iPhone app on the Apple iStore. The app can be
used to listen to the streaming companies stations on an iPhone,
iPod Touch or the new iPad. VanTasel’s primary focus these days
is to address the growing need for customers ever changing
platforms. "We have an obligation to our customers and their
listeners to lead the way with technology and developing
services valuable to our customers," stated VanTasel.
"Developing our own app that would be available for download
from the Apple iStore became a top priority for us."
The expansion and growth of
MainstreamNetwork in the last few years is unprecedented in the
streaming industry. “By staying out ahead of emerging
technology, we’ve strategically positioned ourselves to take
advantage of growth opportunities,” Palmer explained.
“Expanding a business is always tricky, but to be able to
accomplish this kind of rapid growth in a still recovering
economy is a credit to our customer service and our client
loyalty.” When asked about further acquisitions, Palmer
replied, “We’re continuously looking at new opportunities and
are committed to keeping ourselves in a position to expand
further.” For more information on MainstreamNetwork and
its services, visit
www.MainstreamNetwork.com, or call toll-free (866) 7-STREAM.
(5/2)
Christian
Music Broadcasters (CMB) has announced that nominations are now
open for the Scott
Campbell Industry Achievement Award,
the Rob Gregory
Community Service Award,
and the inaugural Rich Mullins
Artist Impact Award.
These awards will be presented Wednesday, September 5 at the CMB
Networking Dinner – which kicks off Momentum 2012
in Orlando.
Nominations for all three awards may be submitted by any CMB
member, and must include a paragraph (no more than 200 words)
explaining why that nominee should be considered. The
nominations will be narrowed down to 5 finalists for each award
– with the winner being chosen by a select panel of voters.
Nominations should be sent via email to
awards@cmbonline.org. The deadline is May 31, 2012.
Scott Campbell Industry Achievement Award -
presented to a Christian Broadcaster or
associated professional for outstanding and long-term
contributions to the growth of Christian Music Radio.
Rob Gregory Community Service Award -
presented to a Christian Broadcaster, Radio Station or
associated professional who, during the past year, has shown
outstanding effort in community service.
Rich Mullins Artist Impact Award -
presented to an artist or group to recognize their long-time
contributions to the music and ministry of Christian Radio.
John
Tesh
announced today thelaunch of his
new Christian online radio station, K TESH LOS ANGELES,
geared toward Southern California listeners. K TESH LOS
ANGELES is a Christian adult contemporary music and talk
station featuring Tesh’s long-running nationally syndicated
radio show Intelligence For Your Life, currently airing
on more than 300 terrestrial radio stations in the U.S., Canada
and the U.K. The channel also features Intelligence For Your
Health, hosted by Connie Sellecca with interviews from
notable medical doctors and nutritionists from Dr. Oz to Dr.
Brian Wansink and Dr. Daniel Amen. The new online channel is
also available as an app for the iPhone, iPad and Andriod. K
Tesh will play artists from Casting Crowns to Toby Mac and Jars
of Clay, the site includes a “featured artist” tab that takes
the listener to the individual artists’ websites. The channel
also offers positive insight about health and wellness,
relationships, finances, and more.
About the new station Tesh, “With the growing
popularity of streaming radio, we are very excited about the
launch of K TESH LOS ANGELES, and hope that it provides
an outlet for listeners to be encouraged, as well as inspired.”
(5-1)
BITS:
KKDD/San Bernardino flips to CCM...
Mike Deckon
exits WAY FM/Portland... Word artist
Chris August has been released from the hospital following a
skateboarding accident...
KHIS/Cape Girardeau celebrated its
five-year anniversary with a concert featuring Jonny Diaz, Todd
Agnew and Jordan Cox...
WNSS/Palm Coast, FL is now airing the "Gospel Bluegrass From the
Hammock" program with on air personality Brother Duke on Sunday
mornings...
Condolences to the family of radio engineer and
station owner John Katonah
who passed away last week, John had built
The Connection
88.1, located in Montgomery ... (5/1)
AT
KSBJ/Houston it was announced this morning that Bill Maier from
Focus on the Family will join PD Susan O'Donnell on the morning
show starting May 7th. It's all part of what the station calls
"A Powerful Change" that is taking place at KSBJ this Spring.
Previously announced changes are current morning duo of Coppelia
and Joey K will be moving to afternoons and
evening personality Jen Driskill will be moving
to Middays 10a-3p. The station says the biggest
change will be announced May 4th.
Bill Meier, the new morning co-host is a clinical
psychologist, but most of you know him as the voice of Focus on
the Family's "Family Minute"
(4/27)
Christian
Music Broadcasters (CMB) has announced the establishment of the
*Rich Mullins Artist Impact Award.* The award will be presented
to an artist or group to recognize their long-time contributions
to the music and ministry of Christian Radio. In establishing
the award, CMB felt that honoring Rich Mullins was only natural
as his influence continues to be felt years after his death.
Mullins died tragically in an automobile accident just outside
of Bloomington, IL in 1997.
Similar to
the *Scott Campbell Industry Achievement Award* and the *Rob
Gregory Community Service Award*, artists may be nominated for
the *Rich Mullins Artist Impact Award* by any CMB member - with
the winner being chosen by a select panel of voters. The *Rich
Mullins Artist Impact Award, *along with the other special
awards and the *2012 Christian Music Broadcasters Radio Station
Of The Year Awards, *will be presented during *Momentum 2012* in
Orlando, Florida. (4/27)
WCIC/Peoria
and McDonald’s teamed up to present Concert for Kids, featuring
Word artist Sidewalk Prophets. More than 750 people attended the
benefit show. Concert for Kids was a fundraiser for the Peoria
Public Schools Foundation's Beacon Project, designed to provide
up-to-date technology for District 150 schools. With tickets
sold, items purchased at a silent auction the night of the show,
and additional donations, the event drew more than $6,500 in
support of District 150 and the Beacon Project. These funds will
be used specifically to help with the purchase of an iPad cart
for the sixth graders at Rolling Acres Middle School. Thirty
iPads will be used for improved learning and in an after-school
computer lab.(4/26)
According
to WAY Media Network Services General Manager Faron Dice, The
Melissa and Matt Show (left) recently launched a brand new
website
www.heymelissaandmatt.com . The
site offers Afternoon personalities Melissa and Matt fans a
place to interact and engage with the radio show. Dice also
noted that The Melissa and Matt Show was recently added on the
Toccoa Falls Radio Network, which includes six stations in
Georgia. WAY Media Network Services provides Christian Hit
programming and syndicated personalities to WAY-FM owned and
non-owned stations all over the nation. (4/26)
After
8 years at His Radio Network morning co-host/promotion director
Kristin Roberts is leaving to take care of some personal
matters. Her last day will be this Friday April 27th. If
interested in this opening contact His Radio PD Rob Dempsey or
jump to jobs
page for listing. (4/23)
HisAir.Net
sends condolences to ChristianNetcast VP Sales & Marketing David
Palmer who lost his
mother last week. The burial
was held this past Saturday. Please pray the Lord would comfort
and strengthen David and his family during this time. (4/23)
Former
Manager of Operations at Thy Word Network John Hayden has landed
a new position as Midwest Ministry Representative for Revive Our
Hearts. John will travel throughout the region representing
Revive Our Hearts to ROH constituents. He will also be
interacting with ROH stations in the Midwest. John will continue
hosting Moody Radio’s Sunday Praise which he has done since
2005. Prior to joining Thy Word Network John served as Manager
of Operations at Moody Radio in Chicago from 1999 to 2010.
John will be based in Evansville. (4/21)
KSOS/Las
Vegas (SOS Radio) has hired WAY FM/Denver PD Mike Couchman as
Music Director…. AGAIN! SOS Radio Program Director Scott Herrold
says, "Our staff started yelling and hollering in excitement
when we announced Mike was coming back to SOS. Mike & his wife
Jennifer have a real heart for the Las Vegas community and we're
excited to have them back on our team!” Mike says: “SOS
kept a piece of my heart when I left! I can't wait to get back
to reclaim it, and to resume my side-career as an Elvis
Impersonator-impersonator.”
Mike has worked with
Way FM/Denver the past 2 years and his and will relocate his
family to Las Vegas in late May. (4/20)
KSBJ/Houston
PD Susan O'Donnell will return to the morning show May 7th. It
was announced on the air this morning as part of "A Powerful
Change" that is taking place at KSBJ this Spring. The second
half of the morning show change is expected to be revealed
Friday April 27th on the air at 7:45am.
In addition KSBJ evening personality Jen Driskill will be moving
to Middays 10a-3p.
It was announced last week that current morning duo of Coppelia
and Joey K
will be moving to afternoons.
O'Donnell was a longtime morning co-host with Mike Kankelfritz
who left last year from KLOVE. (4/20)
KTSY/Boise
and KTFY/Twin Falls Director of Radio Chris Gilbreth checks in
with HisAir.Net. Chris says both stations’ spring pledge drives
went over goal. Last week KTSY’s pledge drive went over the goal
of $175,000 by about $11,000 with the overflow going to help
replace the 22 year old roof on the station. This week KTFY
wrapped up spring pledge drive in Twin Falls, also over by about
$11,000, which will help add a new part time community impact
member to the staff. “This was a finish for the history books,”
says Gilbreth. “We were already saying our final thank-you on
the air and getting ready to pray when a volunteer whispered in
our ear that another $1,000 match was on the phone. After a
flurry of calls, we said another round of thanks, sang some live
worship music on the air led by our morning guy Robert Forbes
and brought it to a close.” General Manager Brian Yeager says
“both stations reached record amounts for a spring event in our
station history, and KTFY raised nearly double what was raised
last spring.” (4/20
BITS:
Happy to report AFR midday host Jon Rivers was released from the
hospital and returned home following his bicycle accident last
week... WBGL/Champaign's 3 1/2 day spring Sharathon
surpassed its goal with a total of $551,000, more funds than any
previous year...
Starting April 22nd Heidi Harris joins Salem
stations KRLA/Los Angeles and KTIE/Riverside to host the new
morning show "The Answer" ... (4/17)
A
word about Arbitron ratings. ARB introduced a new policy
effective with the March PPM release to only include stations
that subscribe to the service. The list of stations will be
fewer than previous reports.
Air1
Radio Network has hired Brenda Price (left) as midday host on
the air from 11am - 3pm ET. Price comes to Air1 from mornings at
mainstream country KUSJ/Killeen-Temple. Paul Goldsmith, Air1
Program Director, stated, “Brenda’s great passion for radio, her
listeners, and God is contagious. She’s just the lively and
engaging personality we’ve been searching for in middays to fit
between our dynamic morning duo of Eric Allen and Mandy Young
and the always compelling Brant Hansen in the afternoon.”
Price said, “I am truly honored and blessed to be a part of the
Air1 team! I have been in radio for a decade and now I get to
use my gift, my voice, to entertain and lead people to Jesus
through music! I am excited for this new journey.” (4/16)
WAWZ/New
York (Star 99.1) midday personality
Betsy Spina has exited the station. Former KNWS/Waterloo
(Life 101.9) PD Therese Romano has
been brought on to fill in
while WAWZ conducts a search for a new mid-day talent. Romano's previous Christian radio
experience includes EMF
Broadcasting, Sharemedia, Mission of Mercy, The Word in Music
Network. (4/15)
KFSH/Los
Angeles (95.9 The Fish) announced their
June 23rd Fishfest line-up including
TobyMac, Sanctus Real, MikesChair, Chris August, Lincoln
Brewster, Moriah Peters, and more, details at
www.thefishla.com/fishfes... Salem announced a strategic
partnership with TuneIn, making their stations available on the
free service... Grace Broadcasting Services has flipped its 50kw
WTGP/Jackson, TN (97.7 The ‘Dove) back to music from Moody
talk/teaching...
The online prayer tool developed by KTIS/Minneapolis
"PrayerWorks" hits one million prayers
prayed since its launch in 2009...
The Christian Women in Media Association (“CWIMA”) announced
that after seven years out of state, they will move their
national convention back to Dallas in time for their April 2013
event. (4/15)
WBGL/Champaign
PD Ryan Springer checks in with HisAir.Net and a testimony
regarding their Sharathon. Ryan says "We just ended our annual
Sharathon at 9:20 this morning, 40 minutes early... going up and
over our biggest goal in history ($540,000) by $11,000... and
with the fewest amount of gifts given (1,840) since 2006... and
with zero giveaways or thank you gifts. We ended at $551,000,
and the largest average gift size that I'm aware of in station
history, at $299.46. (Normal average is around $220 to $230).
Just amazing."
Ryan continues "At one point our Axia on-air board locked up,
first time it's ever done that in the 2 years we've had it, and
we weren't able to turn on the mics for about 45 minutes. Within
minutes, the volunteers came out and placed their hands on the
studio and prayed (pictured below). It was more than a moment.
It was a show of love for this ministry that is uncommon in this
world. It's a display of passion that only comes from God. It's
a passion that only God's people understand. (BTW: the phones
kept ringing for those 45 minutes or so and $4,300 came in). I
turned around and got goose bumps when I saw them standing
there. It was a neat moment." (4/13)
At
KSBJ/Houston this morning Coppelia and Joey K were heard saying
they would be moving to afternoons next month. The two had been
teamed together since Mike Kankelfritz left for mornings at
KLOVE last November. Does this mean an announcement on a new
KSBJ morning show is right around the corner? As a matter fact
KSBJ says the next big announcement is Fri April 20 at
7:45am.... Coppelia and Joey K move to afternoon starting
May 7th... We'll keep you posted. (4/13)
Sorry
to hear AFR mid-day co-host Jon Rivers fell and broke a rib
while riding bicycles with his daughter Lexi last week. Then
Wednesday morning, Jon collapsed at the his ranch and was rushed
to the hospital as his blood pressure was extremely low. The
cause is not known at this time. Jon's wife Sherry is posting
updates on twitter
https://twitter.com/#!/sherryrivers
(4-12)
CMB
will hold a Momentum 2012 'muted' conference call today at 11AM
EST/10AM CST. Details for Momentum 2012 will be discussed.
You'll hear an update on what's planned for Momentum thus far,
including registration information, new speakers added and a new
schedule arranged to help you have greater 'take-away' from the
event. Both CMB Members and Non members are invited to sit in on
the "Muted" conference call.
To listen in call 559-546-1000 PASSCODE: 856034.
(4/11)
WGTS/Wash
DC announced today that WMIT/Ashville (106.9 The Light)
afternoon personality Jerry Woods, and WGTS evening personality
Blanca Vega are teaming up for the station's new morning show
effective June 11th. Current morning team, Brennan Wimbish and
Becky Alignay will move to other dayparts, Wimbish to evenings,
and Alignay to middays. "Having Jerry Woods and Blanca Vega
onboard for mornings will round out an all-star staff for WGTS
91.9 and Washington, DC listeners," said the station's General
Manager, John Konrad. "We are excited about the creative spark
these two personalities will bring to the station." Woods and
Vega will be assisted by Morning Show Producer, Spencer White,
on a regular basis.
Prior to WMIT Woods was with KTSY/Boise and
Positive Life Radio network (Eastern Washington). Program
Director, Ty McFarland said “Jerry brings energy, excellence and
passion to his work, and gives listeners his best. I’m excited
that he’ll be teaming up with Blanca, who is already well loved
by our listeners. We’re blessed that they can be with us to help
write the next chapter in the station’s ministry.”
“I can’t wait to get started. It’s exciting
to join a team of radio professionals who truly want to make an
impact on the Washington DC community,” said Woods. (4/10)
BITS:
WPOZ/Orlando (Z88.3) owner Central Florida Educational
Foundation has launched Christian rock station “106.3 The Rock”
on its HD3 signal... Congratulations to KCMS/Seattle (105.3
Spirit FM) MD Sarah Taylor on the birth of a baby boy...
(4/10)
Christian
Music Broadcasters (CMB) has announced the eligibility period
for the 2012
Christian Music Broadcasters Radio Station Of The Year Awards.
Eligibility dates for the 2012 awards will be May 1, 2011 thru
April 30, 2012. Stations wishing to enter the 2012 competition
will only be allowed to submit airchecks, ratings information
and station activities which took place between those dates.
Stations wishing to enter the competition must submit their
entries by June 15, 2012.
Voted on
by a panel of judges within the radio industry, the Christian
Music Broadcasters Radio Station Of The Year Awards
are presented to stations which show outstanding achievement in
on-air presentation, community service, ratings, new media and
industry leadership. One award is given in each of four market
categories – Major, Large, Medium and Small. The 2012
Christian Music Broadcasters Radio Station Of The Year Awards
will be presented during
Momentum 2012, September 5-8
in Orlando, Florida.
Details
regarding eligibility requirements for entering the 2012
Christian Music Broadcasters Radio Station Of The Year Awards,
as well as air-checks and entries
from last year’s winners, are available on the CMB website –
cmbonline.org. (4/9)
WEMI/Appleton
(91.9/91.5
The Family) completed their 20th annual ‘Help for the Homeless’
hygiene drive (left) last week as hundreds of volunteers
throughout Northeast Wisconsin retrieved donations from 900
collection boxes at 610 area businesses, churches and schools -
totaling more than $246,000 worth of personal hygiene and
cleaning supplies. The items were sorted, counted and delivered
to 44 area crisis agencies - where they’re now safely tucked
away to meet the needs of their clients in the coming year.
(4/9)
AttendStar
(
http://attendstar.com) & Christian Concert Alerts (http://christianconcertalerts.com)
would like to welcome new radio station partners in March. KCFY,
KYMS, WYCM, WXLN, SolutionFM.com, WGRC, WHCF, The Light Radio
Network, KWFC, KBMQ, KJIL, NewVisionFM.com, WCTL , KGBA and
887theBridge.com. (4/5)
Two-time
Grammy nominee Mandisa will be visiting The Family
Friendly Morning Show™with Doug,
and Jaci Velasquez onWFFH/Nashville
(94FM the FISH)
Thursday morning. Topics of discussion will include Easter
memories, favorite Easter outfits and Zumba! Morning Show
Co-Host Jaci Velasquez says, “I’m
so excited to hang with my girl, Mandisa. She is a force to be
reckoned with. She’s both funny and fun. (4/4)
BITS:
Nick
Spiniolas joins KLJY/St Louis (99.1 Joy FM) as Promotions
Director coming from CBS Radio/St. Louis...
Misty Jordan is the new afternoon personality at KDUV/Visalia...
Bott Radio Network has appointed Fred Zielonko as St. Louis
Regional Manager... WFSH/Atlanta (104.7 The Fish) welcomed Girls
Night Live to Atlanta as Morning show co-host Kevin Avery, AM
Show producer Prod-G and Promotions Director Chad Davis (AKA The
Fish N Chips Dancers) joined Mandisa on stage during her
performance of the song "Good Morning", watch the video
here... (4/3)
BITS:
Glenn Goodwin exits as Director of
Marketing & Promotions for KCVO/Camdenton, MO (Spirit FM Radio
Network), reach out to him at
glenngoodwin@gmail.com...
WAYH/Huntsville (WAY FM) Operations Director Matt Merriner will
be leaving the station, GM Thom Ewing is looking for a
replacement, check the
jobs page...
New radio station "Word SBC
88.3 FM" will launch on Sat 3/31 by The South Bahamas Conference
of Seventh Day Adventists... .(3/30)
VP
of Marketing for Shamrock Media Group Chris Laney has accepted a
position to head the new marketing/sales division of Digital
Frontiers Media. “We are excited to welcome Chris to our team,”
said DFM President Stephen Barker. “His experience and marketing
savvy will be critical as we move to the next level.”
Laney's radio experience includes on-air talent for Lightforce
Radio on WJIS/Sarasota (The Joy FM) then starting Laney Media
Group (LMG), a smarketing, design and PR firm with clients
including Chick-Fil-A, SignZoo, The Bradenton Herald and The Joy
FM. “I have known Stephen Barker for a few years now and
his passion for digital development and understanding the
importance of value, integrity, and hard work goes beyond many I
have found in my career,” said Laney. “I am honored to work
under someone as intelligent and hard working as Mr. Barker”
(3/28)
Dave
Wonders (yes his real name) joins the MCBI Radio (Minnesota
Christian Broadcasters) network as mid-day personality on
WZFJ/Pequot Lakes, MN (FM 100.1 The Pulse) Dave will also
voice-track a separate music program on sister station KTIG/
Pequot
Lakes (The Word). Dave is a
graduate of Northwestern College in St. Paul Minnesota with a
B.S. in Broadcasting and Electronic Media. (3/27)
BITS:
Denise Pagano joins Moody Radio as National Programming
Assistant... Dr. Ray Pritchard
program, Keep
Believing Ministries,
is now heard on TWR 3 times every week...
KSGN/Riverside scores big in Feb PPM, #1 Monday-Sunday in the
Women 25-54 demo with an 8.6... Positions in Christian radio
still open include OM at WAWZ/New York, Promotions at KLJY/St
Louis, On air at KVNE/Tyler, check the HisAir.Net
jobs page for complete listings...
(3/27)
KSOS/Las
Vegas (SOS Radio) MD Rick Hall is joining the staff of KNWS/Waterloo
(Life 101.9) as Program Director/Music Director, and afternoon
show host. Rick has been with the SOS Radio Network since 2010,
with previous stops at CBS Radio in Chicago, WQFL/Rockford, IL,
and New Life Radio in Peoria. Rick will be in house in Waterloo
in mid-April. Hall replaces Therese Romano who exits the
station. KNWS is part of Northwestern Media, originating
at Northwestern College in St. Paul, MN. (3/26)
WPOZ/Orlando
(Z88.3) PD Dean O'Neal checks in with HisAir.Net news about their new
station Christian Hip Hop and R&B station, Hot 95.9 (WPOZ-HD2).
The station posted an AQH share of 1.3 and a weekly cume of
82,100 in the Feb Arbitron PPM. Streaming server data
shows an on-line average weekly cume of 9,000. A little history
on the station, in 2003, Z88.3 launched RadioY.com,
which housed YHot/Orlando's Positive Hip Hop and R&B Channel, as
an internet only station. In May of 2006, Z Listeners jumped on
board during Midterm Fundraiser to support a simulcast on HD
Radio. That brought the channel to 88.3 HD2, as YHot.
Fast forward eight years, the opportunity came about for YHot
to make the jump to an actual terrestrial FM signal as HOT 95.9, an HD
simulcast on a 99 watt translator just north of downtown
Orlando. Dean says "We are elated with the growth of this
station and the ministry opportunity it brings to
Central Florida, and we are humbled that God is already using HOT
95.9
in mighty ways!" (3/26)
Matt
Hubbell (former Air1 and KKFS/Sacramento personality) has joined
WFFH/Nashville (94.1 The Fish) hosting afternoons on the Salem
Music Network. Matt will is also the producer and fill in host
for the morning show with Doug and Jaci Valasquez. (3/26)
BITS:
Tom Sullivan joins KTLF/Colorado Springs (Light Praise) as
GM. Tom was previously with AFR... Congrats to Fair Trade
Services National Promo Manager Meredith Hupp on her marriage
March 10th... CMB Members tare invited to its third
teleconference TODAY, March 21st, at 12:00 noon ET featuring
Brian Wright of Audience Development Group... (3/21)
KLJC/Kansas
City is making some on air changes. Rachael Geiger is exiting
the “Dad and Daughter” morning show she co-hosts with her father
KLJC PD Wayne Geiger, on April 2nd. Returning to the
morning show is Wayne’s wife, Kimberly Jo Geiger (pictured
left). Wayne and Kimberly Jo were on the air together from
2001 until 2009. “It will be a delight to have Kimberly Jo
back on the air,” Wayne said. “She is my best friend and so much
fun to be around.”
In addition
Assistant Music Director, Leslie James will move to afternoons.
(3/20)
After
2 years in the OM chair at Thy Word Radio Network in Evansville,
IN, John Hayden has exited. John previously was PD at WMBI/Chicago.
Look for announcement on where John is headed coming soon.
(3/19)
After
20 years, KYTT/Coos Bay morning co-host Dave DeAndrea has
decided to exit the station to concentrate fulltime on his voice
over business. Dave is available for Christian station imaging
and production... check out his
website. (3/18)
KBMQ/Monroe,
LA (88.7 The Cross) met and exceeded its Sharathon 2012
(pictured left) goal. GM Jeremiah Beck says "We were hoping to
raise $120K in new giving. $123K was pledged, as we went up and
over in the final moments. In an area hard hit with
unemployment and underemployment, it was a huge blessing to see
the outpouring of generosity" (3/16)
BITS:
Steve Gimbert exits afternoons at WRAF/Toccoa Falls Radio after
nearly 11 years. Steve also tracks afternoons WJYO/ Ft. Myers...
Curb Records and K-LOVE have partnered to sponsor the #98 K-LOVE
Car (Ford Fusion piloted by 5th year NASCAR Sprint Cup driver
Michael McDowell) with a message designed to encourage
Christians to live out the reality of Jesus Christ in their own
lives as well as impacting their families and communities...
The Christian Post has published an article about CCM causing in
a stir in the radio & record industry, read it
here...
(3/15)
CMB
welcomes Members to its third teleconference next week, March
21st, at 12:00 noon ET featuring Brian Wright of Audience
Development Group. Wright will be talking about Arbitron: Why it
matters to more than just your PD, your Sales Manager, and you!
For those calling in, Brian will clarify how to effectively read
Arbitron (PPM and Diary based markets), how you and your station
can get the most out of the information and how to apply this
information in subtle but effective ways. CMB will be sent
conference call info and passcode before Monday, March 19. The
conference will last 45 minutes with an opportunity for
questions at the end of the session. (3/15)
New
Inpop Recording Artist Karyn Williams hit the road for her first
Radio Tour. Stops included WDJC/Birmingham, WCQR/Gray, WPOZ/Orlando,
His Radio/Greenville, WAFJ/Augusta and others. Joining her was
Inpop General Manager Andrew Patton. We thought you would enjoy
the video. (3/14)
After
5 years with Northwestern Media KNWI/Des Moines (Life 107.1)
PD/mornings Dan Young will exit to join KGCB/Prescott (Radio
Shine) as its PD. On the move Dan says, "'Im very grateful
for the excellent people that I've learned from and served
alongside, and the ministry that God has allowed me to be a part
of. This has been an incredible experience at a wonderful
organization. Lives are being changed in Des Moines and Central
Iowa, and I'm humbled to have hAad front-row seats". Dan replaces
Mike Medlin who announced his departure from radio last year.
Check out the opening for KNWI on the HisAir.Net
jobs page. (3/14)
BITS: WLLM/Lincoln,
IL is expected to be off the air for nearly a month after an
electrical fire at the station Monday morning destroyed vital
wiring... At NRB last month TWR (www.twr.org) introduced
www.linguadms.com (the DMS stands for “digital media source”) to
potential users aimed at providing partners and other ministries
with a tool for managing, archiving, repurposing and enabling
distribution of digital files, including videos, audio, images
or text... ChristianNetcast has a new address, 499 Broadway,
#330, Bangor, ME 04401... (3/14)
Family
Life has increased the power of its radio translator signal,
98.7 FM, in Erie, Pa., providing primary coverage to the metro
area. The upgraded translator signal in Erie rebroadcasts
the full-power station, WCGM/Wattsburg (102.7 FM). “We hope that
people listening to Family Life experience a message of hope
that impacts their lives,” said Rick Snavely, president of
Family Life. “We’re thankful for opportunities to reach more
people in ways that encourage and educate.” (3/12)
Bob
Morrison is now VP catalog & Special Markets at eOne Music...
KHCB/Houston (Keeping Him Close By) is celebrating 50th years of
ministry having signed on the air March 9, 1962...
Craig McDonald
joins WCVO/Columbus (104.9 The River for afternoons/production
Director duties... American Idol finalist Jason Castro has
signed a deal with Word Records... Salem Communications released
its results Fourth Quarter 2011 Results showing "Total revenue"
increased 6.2% to $57.1 million from $53.7 million...
AirPlay Direct has appointed Michael Harnett
President... (3/9)
American
Family Radio is adding Sandy Rios to the AFR TALK network
line-up. Rios will be heard weekday mornings on AFR's 123 Talk
stations. Sandy is a long time conservative Christian
broadcaster/talk show host, spending time in Chicago with the
Salem network. Sandy will be broadcasting each morning, 7-8 AM
central, from her home in the greater DC area where she and her
husband now live. Sandy Rios is the Vice President of Family-Pac
Federal, a FOX News Contributor, a conservative columnist and
radio talk show host. (3/8)
WEMM/Huntington,
West Virginia would like to ask for all other stations in the
Midwest to join them tomorrow for a Day of Prayer for the
victims of the recent tornados. "We have declared
Thursday, March 8, 2012 a day of Prayer on WEMM for the victims
of the recent storms across the Midwest. Damage has been
catastrophic but we rest our Faith in the one who has the
Universe in his hands.", said Bryan K. Fowler, General Manager
of Gospel 107.9FM and Shine1200. Beginning at midnite tonight,
WEMM will feature a different local Pastor offering Prayer and
encouragement to victims locally and abroad. "While we
certainly encourage our listeners to prayerfully consider giving
financially, we feel that these people need a move from God,
says Laddie Smith, Operations Manager. (3/7)
KFIS/Portland
(104.1 The Fish) PD Dave Arthur checks in with HisAir.Net, "On
Monday March 5th Salem Communications Portland lost a
well-loved member of their family. Jeff Davis who worked for
the last 18 years at KFIS/KPDQ in Portland as Production
Director died from a heart attack. He was 58 years old. We
have lost a great talent but even more so, we’ve lost a great
friend. Jeff had one of the greatest sense of humor and always
knew how to make anyone smile. Our entire staff is mourning this
loss.” (3/6)
Family
Radio founder Harold Camping issued an apology
to listeners, admitting that he was wrong. "We
have learned the very painful lesson that all of
creation is in God's hands and He will end time
in His time, not ours!" a statement on Family
Radio's website reads. "We humbly recognize that
God may not tell His people the date when Christ
will return, any more than He tells anyone the
date they will die physically." Camping,
90, has made predictions about Judgment Day,
with the May 21, 2011 date receiving the most
media attention. Each time the date passed, he
did not admit to mistaking the timing but
instead reasoned that the events happened
"spiritually" rather than physically.
"Even the most sincere and zealous of us can be
mistaken," Camping and Family Radio staff stated
in their March letter. "We realize that many
people are hoping they will know the date of
Christ's return. In fact for a time Family Radio
fell into that kind of thinking.
"But we now realize that those people who were
calling our attention to the Bible's statement
that 'of that day and hour knoweth no man'
(Matthew 24:36 & Mark 13:32), were right in
their understanding of those verses and Family
Radio was wrong. Whether God will ever give us
any indication of the date of His return is
hidden in God's divine plan." (3/6)
BITS:
Former KLOVE morning show producer KC Wright is
now doing middays (VT) on WLAB/Ft Wayne (Star
88.3)... After 44 years
Roger Manning retires from Mortenson
Broadcasting Company's WEMM/Huntington...
Darren Marlar
joins WYLL/Chicago hosting morning ministries...
Bott Radio Network received the "Radio Network
of the Year" at NRB... (3/5)
WAY-FM/Louisville
continues to partner with various ministries to bring relief to
tornado victims in the WAY-FM listening area of Henryville, IN.
Please continue to pray for families who have lost so much.
WAY-FM will continue to link arms with Samaritan Purse and local
churches to bring relief.
His
Radio/Greenville, SC (89.3 Radio Training Network) threw a party
before the Winter Jam concert at the Bi-Lo Center in Greenville,
SC. “Party in the Plaza” featured InPop artist, “The Advice”.
“For King and Country” and “Group 1 Crew” came out to be a part
of the festivities. 15,213 people attended Winter Jam in
Greenville and most were at “Party in the Plaza” before the
doors opened for the concert.
While waiting
for the doors to open, people at the concert, were invited to
make Valentines for children in children’s homes and hospitals
for His Radio to deliver, meet Bob & Larry from Veggie Tales,
and the Chick-fil-A cow
Pictured Rob
Dempsey introduces “The Advice”
Therese
Romano will exit the PD chair at KNWS/Waterloo
(Life 101.9) March 23. She will continue
programming
AllWorship.com,
doing some indie contractor Social Media
projects and available for voice-tracking,
voice-work, consulting, etc. (3/1)
KFIS/Portland
(104.1 The Fish) PD Dave Arthur announced today that Delilah is
returning to the Portland airwaves on The Fish this coming
Monday March 5th. Its been a number of years since
Delilah has been on in Portland and The Fish is thrilled to have
her find a home with them. Former evening host Mary Shepherd
will stay on with the Salem Portland cluster in a new, yet to be
announced, roll. (3/1)
Word
Entertainment ups Kenny Rodgers to Sr. Director, National
Promotion.
“Kenny is an absolute star. Our team
at Word strives to put relationships first, and Kenny represents
us very well in his southeast region and beyond. I’m extremely
thankful to have the opportunity to work alongside a promoter of
his caliber,” says Andrea Kleid, VP, National Promotion at Word
Entertainment.
Kenny shares, “I’m honored to be a
part of one of the best promotion teams in our industry, and to
work with an amazing variety of talented artists. I’m also
thankful for the mentorship I’ve been given, and to work at a
company that cultivates the leadership of tomorrow.” Kenny has
served on the promotion team since 2006, where he started as
Coordinator of National Promotion. (3/1)
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Christian
talk show host Rich Buhler died in a
local Orange County California hospital
Monday evening. He was 65.
Buhler had been diagnosed with
pancreatic cancer in July 2010. He
hosted his pioneering show "Talk From
the Heart" on KBRT/Costa Mesa (740 AM)
but did his final show Sept. 16, 2011,
so he could focus on his continuing
health issues.
Buhler is survived by his wife and 10
children and 12 grandchildren.
(5/9)
