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Malkan Corpus Christi OM/PD Rudy Ramos Dies at 38. Malkan Broadcast Associates Corpus Christi Operations Manager and “92.7 KBay” KKBA-FM afternoon host Rudy Ramos died suddenly Saturday after a massive heart attack. He was only 38. Ramos was a popular radio personality in the Corpus Christi market, as well as other markets where he’d worked [...]
Continue Reading Carlisle Capital Wins Bidding at $12.5 Million for 30 Nassau Radio Stations
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Storm Affects Clear Channel Eau Claire Stations. The tower of Clear Channel Sports WBIZ-AM, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, was brought down by a wind-powered storm Thursday evening, knocking the station off the air. Trees and power lines were also downed by the fierce storm taking Clear Channel’s other six stations in the market off the air [...]
Continue Reading Seattle’s KVI-AM Enters Into FCC Concent Decree, Will Pay $7,000 for 2007 Rigged Contest
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Price for Boston’s WFNX-FM: $14.5 Million. We now know that Clear Channel is paying $14.5 million for Boston’s Alternative Rock WFNX-FM, from the paperwork filed by seller Phoenix Media with the FCC. The station is a Class A FM licensed to Lynn, Massachusetts. We previously reported that Phoenix Media/Communications Group Chairman and CEO Stephen Mindich [...]
Continue Reading Mel Karmazin Discusses Possible Liberty Takeover of SiriusXM
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Bee Gees’ Robin Gibb Dies of Cancer at 62. Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb has died at the age of 62, losing his battle with colon and liver cancer. His family said in a statement: “The family of Robin Gibb, of the Bee Gees, announce with great sadness that Robin passed away today [May 20] [...]
Continue Reading [NewsBriefs] Bee Gees’ Robin Gibb Dies of Cancer at 62
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Former St. Louis Radio Talker Leonardo Drisdel Convicted of Murder. Former St. Louis radio talk show host Leonardo Drisdel was convicted Friday (May 18) of first-degree murder for beating and smothering to death a 28-year-old woman. It took jurors only 45 minutes to find the former WGNU-AM talker guilty of killing Cassandra Kovack on June [...]
Continue Reading RAB: Q1 2012 Radio Revenue Up 1%
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SBS Promotes Albert Rodriguez to COO. Spanish Broadcasting System promotes Chief Revenue Officer Albert Rodriguez to Chief Operating Officer. Rodriguez is also the General Manager of the company’s “Mega TV” WSBS-TV, Key West-Miami, Florida. Says SBS Chairman, President and CEO Raul Alarcon, “The Board unanimously agreed that Albert’s track record and expertise make him the [...]
Continue Reading Boston’s WFNX-FM Being Sold to Clear Channel
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Police Close to Making Arrest in Shooting Death of Atlantic City Radio Host April Kauffman. Police are close to making an arrest in the fatal shooting of the much-loved Atlantic City radio talk show host who was known for her activism on veterans’ issues. The bullet-riddled body of April Kauffman was found at her home [...]
Continue Reading [NewsBriefs] Police Close to Making Arrest in Shooting Death of Atlantic City Radio Host April Kauffman
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Atlantic City Radio Host April Kauffman Murdered. Authorities in Atlantic County, New Jersey, are investigating the murder of April Kauffman, a radio talk show host, businesswoman and community volunteer. Atlantic County Prosecutor Ted Housel says she was fatally shot in her Linwood, NJ, home. Police discovered the body of Kauffman, 47, around 11:30am Thursday (May [...]
Continue Reading Brett Andrews Upped to ‘Z100′ Portland Program Director
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Border Media Trust Sells Six Texas Stations for $2.5M. The Border Media Business Trust, overseen by Larry Patrick, is selling six stations in the Rio Grande Valley market of south Texas to MBM Texas Valley, for $2.5 million plus an LMA before closing. The stations include Regional Mexican KESO-FM and Tejano KZSP-FM, South Padre Island, [...]
Continue Reading Brian Thomas Named CBS Radio Tampa VP of Programming
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Main Line Broadcasting EVP/Sales Marc Guralnick Promoted to CEO. Main Line Broadcasting appoints Marc Guralnick as CEO and Lee Simonson as Executive Chairman. Guralnick has over 20 years of experience in the radio industry and has been Main Line’s EVP of Sales since 2005. Prior to Main Line, Guralnick held senior leadership positions at Clear [...]
Continue Reading Senate Unanimously Confirms Two FCC Nominees
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