Class of 2020 To Be Honored At CRS 2021
The COUNTRY RADIO HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2020 will be inducted during this year's COUNTRY RADIO SEMINAR, dubbed "CRS 2021: The Virtual Experience." Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the annual COUNTRY RADIO HALL OF FAME induction ceremony and dinner could not be held as a live event last year (NET NEWS 7/20/2020). COUNTRY RADIO BROADCASTERS (CRB) will now feature individual award presentations, sponsored by CURB RECORDS, in the mornings and afternoons of each day of the seminar, from WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17th through FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19th. Exact times will be available closer to the event.
As previously announced (NET NEWS 2/19/2020), the 2020 CRHOF inductees include three off-air radio broadcasters and three on-air radio personalities. The off-air honorees are JIM DUNCAN, VICTOR SANSONE and GEORGE BEASLEY. The on-air honorees are TIM WILSON, CHUCK EDWARDS and MARK "HAWKEYE" LOUIS. more »
Vaccine Toolkit
The NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS (NAB) is joining with the DONALD W. REYNOLDS JOURNALISM INSTITUTE and the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHAIN DRUG STORES to create an online toolkit for media on COVID-19 vaccine education messages, including information and resources on vaccine safety, effectiveness, and distribution and based on exclusive nationwide research commissioned by the NAB and REYNOLDS INSTITUTE. The toolkit, available in English and Spanish, also includes information from the KAISER FAMILY FOUNDATION on reaching diverse and underserved communities, informational webinars, and resources like data and vaccine tracking information and connections to experts. more »
STEPHENS MEDIA GROUO Classic Hits WCIZ (Z93)/WATERTOWN, NY host JEFF SHANNON died WEDNESDAY (1/13) of complications from COVID-19 at SAMARITAN MEDICAL CENTER in WATERTOWN. He was 56.
SHANNON hosted "Z93WIND" at the radio station and was also a longtime staffer at crosstown GRAY MEDIA GROUP CBS affiliate WWNY-TV (7 NEWS). most recently heading the station's master control.
