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November 23, 2020
Research Director Inc. Exclusive November PPM Analysis For New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Dallas
The results are in and our decision desk is confident in calling the NOVEMBER survey for radio. It was a hotly contested month, what with the continuing pandemic, the election buzz, and football. This was also the final survey before the incessant … more »
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October 26, 2020
Research Director Inc., Exclusive October PPM Analysis For New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Dallas
We want to be on the official record for this. ROCKTOBER is not a real month. It is some artificial construct devised by devious programmers to fool the general public. In short, it is fake news. Now, there is a real OCTOBER – though for NIELSEN … more »
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October 8, 2020
Report: Ben Ponzio Named GSM At Entercom/Chicago
ROBERTFEDER.COM is reporting that former HUBBARD RADIO/CHICAGO Sr. AE BEN PONZIO has been named GSM at ENTERCOM/CHICAGO. PONZIO, a former GSM at Top 40 WBBM-F (B96) and Classic Hits WJMK (K-HITS) under CBS RADIO ownership and AE at EMMIS Alternative WKQX … more »
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September 29, 2020
Research Director Inc., Exclusive September PPM Analysis For New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Dallas
Something has been troubling us for some time. Why are there so many songs about SEPTEMBER? It’s not like that month has anything special over the other 11. What, is OCTOBER a piker? Did FEBRUARY piss someone off? And, don’t get us going … more »
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August 31, 2020
Research Director, Inc: Exclusive August PPM for New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Dallas-Ft. Worth
It’s time for another twenty-eight day report card. Hopefully, you turned in your assignments on time and took advantage of any extra credit opportunities. The AUGUST survey ran from 7/16 through 8/12. Besides the (now) usual pandemic-related … more »
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August 7, 2020
SummitFest 2020 Industry Awards Announced
On THURSDAY, AUGUST 6th, the 2020 JACK BARTON ENTERTAINMENT SUMMITFEST industry award winners were announced during the virtual second evening. The winners are: Radio: * MD of the Year: Non-Comm - MARGOT CHOBANIAN (KJAC/DENVER-FT. COLLINS) * MD of the … more »
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August 3, 2020
Research Director Inc., Exclusive July PPM Analysis For New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Dallas-Ft. Worth
ALL ACCESS Recaps JULY 2020 Day One Despite the ongoing recently resurgent pandemic, radio remains an essential industry. While the lives of our customers have been dramatically altered, radio marches on. With that in mind, the Ratings Experts from … more »
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July 20, 2020
Report: Sara McMurray Joining Entercom/Chicago As VP/DOS
ROBERTFEDER.COM reports that HUBBARD RADIO/CHICAGO GSM SARA MCMURRAY is moving across town to ENTERCOM's CHICAGO cluster as VP/Dir. of Sales, starting in early AUGUST and replacing CHAD FELDMAN, who shifts to Dir. of Sports and Gaming Sales. MCMURRAY … more »
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July 13, 2020
Former WXRT-WSCR/Chicago GM, Diamond Broadcasting Partner Seth Mason Passes Away
Former WXRT, WSCR-A, and WSBC-A/CHICAGO VP/GM SETH MASON passed away SATURDAY (7/11) of pancreatic cancer at 71, according to ROBERTFEDER.COM. MASON, one of the founders of both WXRT's eclectic rock format and WSCR's "THE SCORE" … more »
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March 24, 2020
Former WSBC/Chicago PD Roy Bellavia Passes Away
Former longtime Ethnic WSBC-A/CHICAGO PD ROY BELLAVIA passed away FEBRUARY 20th of complications from Parkinson's disease in PARK RIDGE, IL at 88, according to the CHICAGO TRIBUNE. BELLAVIA joined WSBC-A-F in 1960 after working at WGRY-A/GARY, IN and … more »