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February 19, 2015
Robert Rodriguez, AOL's Tim Armstrong On Tap For Austin Media Conference
Director/screenwriter ROBERT RODRIGUEZ and AOL Chairman/CEO TIM ARMSTRONG will be keynote speakers at the 4A's TRANSFORMATION 2015: "Creativity & Collaboration" media conference, starting MONDAY, MARCH 22nd through 25th at the HILTON … more »
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September 24, 2012
Congrats To WZSR/AOL's Ryan Wild On His Baby Boy
Congrats to NEXTMEDIA AC WZSR (STAR 105.5)/CRYSTAL LAKE-CHICAGO PD and AOL RADIO MD RYAN WILD and his wife SANDY on the birth of their second child, BAILEY who was born on SEPTEMBER 11th weighing 8lbs. 2oz. WILD said, "He is already eating more than … more »
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March 15, 2012
Report: AOL IM On Its Way Out?
Could Internet mainstay AOL Instant Messenger be on its way out? GIZMODO believes that could be a distinct possibility, following the reported firing of AOL's IM team. Citing a NEW YORK TIMES report that the AOL IM staff was "eviscerated and now … more »
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March 14, 2012
iHeartRadio Names Tim Castelli EVP/Digital Sales
CLEAR CHANNEL has appointed TIM CASTELLI EVP/Digital Sales for iHEARTRADIO, reports AD AGE. He'll be in charge of creating an ad platform for iHEARTRADIO's custom stations, which are currently commercial-free. Previously, he headed up AOL's Eastern U.S. … more »
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October 19, 2011
AOL Radio Cuts Number Of Commercials To Compete With Pandora
AOL's online radio service is relaunching TODAY (10/19), now powered by SLACKER, with half the number of commercials as it ran before, targeting PANDORA for listeners. BUSINESSWEEK.COM reports, "The company will insert about three minutes of … more »
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September 13, 2011
RAIN Summit Convenes In Chicago
The RAIN Summit arrived in CHICAGO TUESDAY (9/13), a day in advance of the NAB and RAB's RADIO SHOW at the same venue, the HYATT REGENCY CHICAGO. The agenda included panels on driving offline listening using online marketing, mobile streaming, … more »
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August 22, 2011
WFAN/New York Picks Winner Of 'Fantasy Phenom Year 2'
This year's winner of CBS RADIO Sports WFAN-A/NEW YORK's "Fantasy Phenom Year 2" contest is JOHN JASTREMSKI of STATEN ISLAND, who won the voting among listeners and judges and will now host a weekly show on the station beginning in … more »
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August 16, 2011
Harker: Radio Should Learn From AOL's Struggles
In its most recent posting on its Radio Insights blog, HARKER RESEARCH masterminds RICHARD HARKER and GLENDA SHRADER BOS note, "AOL Stumbles: A Teachable Moment for Radio?" In it, they write, "Recent stumbles of two early digital leaders … more »
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May 10, 2011
WPRO Adds Online Journalist For New Blog
CITADEL Talk WPRO-A-WEAN (NEWS TALK 630 WPRO AND 99.7FM)/PROVIDENCE has added a new blog at 630WPRO.com, "PLAIN SPEAK," to be authored by veteran online and print newsman BOB PLAIN. PLAIN is joining the station from AOL's EAST GREENWICH … more »
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March 25, 2011
Report: NPR Shows Profitable While Network Runs Deficit
While NPR as a network tends to run a deficit, AOL's DAILYFINANCE is reporting that many of the network's individual shows are profitable. The network showed an $8.3 million deficit in fiscal 2010 due to increased expenses despite a healthy rise in … more »









