Francis Currie

Broadcaster Simon Phillips is joining Jazz FM to present the Weekend Breakfast.
Simon, who already hosts a daily show on Magic Soul, will present both the Saturday and Sunday breakfast show from Saturday 26th September following some cover shifts.

Guardian - Media

BBC subjects older women to ‘lookism’, says Libby Purves

Older women are subject to “lookism” at the BBC, even on the radio, while men are allowed to age gracefully, the broadcaster Libby Purves has said.

Rick Astley to sing a song for BBC Unsung Hero Awards

Rick Astley will front a new single, Every One of Us, to celebrate the Unsung Hero awards for 2020.

First company awarded new Digital Radio Tick Mark

Frontier Smart Technologies, a subsidiary of Science Group plc, has become the first company to receive the upgraded Digital Radio Tick Mark.

Panjab Radio fined £30,000 for serious breaches

Ofcom has found Panjab Radio in an extremely serious breach of broadcasting rules on incitement of crime and offensive content.

Signal 107 presenter Dicky Dodd joins WCR FM

Former Signal 107 presenter Dicky Dodd has joined Wolverhampton community station WCR FM to host the breakfast show.
Dicky covered the breakfast show last week but has decided to stay on for the foreseeable future after a sponsor was found.

Mike Moloney launches online music radio station

Former 2FM presenter Mike Moloney has launched a new music radio station for the nation called MusicOne Ireland.

Flirt FM to host 25 hour broadcast marathon

Galway’s campus Flirt FM is celebrating 25 years of broadcasting with a non-stop 25-hour marathon.
The event starts on Monday 28th September at 12pm and continues till 1pm the day after.

Today Is National Voter Registration Day – All Access + Alan Burns and Associates Urge You To Visit YouGotta.Vote And Explore All Of The Tools Provided To Register Yourself And Your Listeners

Registration Is Easy — So Is Voting
TODAY, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22nd, is NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION DAY.
Voting is vital to a healthy democracy.

Beasley Media Group/Detroit Praise Network and McDonalds Look For Detroit’s Next Young Gospel Singer

Detroit
BEASLEY MEDIA GROUP/DETROIT PRAISE NETWORK WDMK-HD2 (W228CJ -93.5/W252BX -98.3/W260CB -99.9) and MCDONALDS are looking for DETROIT’s next young Gospel singer.

Today Is National Voter Registration Day – All Access + Alan Burns and Associates Urge You To Visit YouGotta.Vote And Explore All Of The Tools Provided To Register Yourself And Your Listeners

Registration Is Easy — So Is Voting
TODAY, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22nd, is NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION DAY.
Voting is vital to a healthy democracy.

Today Is National Voter Registration Day – All Access + Alan Burns and Associates Urge You To Visit YouGotta.Vote And Explore All Of The Tools Provided To Register Yourself And Your Listeners

Registration Is Easy — So Is Voting
TODAY, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22nd, is NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION DAY.
Voting is vital to a healthy democracy.

KRAV (Mix 96.5)/Tulsa Taps Abby Jessen As Dir./Branding and Programming

Abby Jessen
COX MEDIA GROUP Hot AC KRAV (MIX 96.5)/TULSA, has named ABBY JESSEN Dir./Branding And Programming for the station. She recently served in a similar capacity for CMG in ATHENS, GA.

Rolling Stone Updates 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time List, With Accompanying Podcast

Updated List
TODAY’s revamp of ROLLING STONE’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list, with the addition of 154 new entries, is being accompanied by a podcast examining the changes to the list, originally published in 2003 and last revised

Heather Gordon to lead Acast’s Canadian expansion

Podcast hosting, analytics and ad tech giant Acast has expanded into Canada and hired Heather Gordon, CBC/Radio-Canada’s former Digital Sales Director, to lead its buildout in the market.

Radio and Podcast News – Toronto’s Q107 gets boost in latest PPM ratings

18th September 2020

Numeris has released PPM results for the 14-week period covering May 25 to Aug. 30, including listening that occurred during the COVID-19 lockdown period. Find David Bray’s analysis, here.

‘Put your money where your mouth is’: CRA urges marketers to give more of their budgets to radio

The radio sector is wondering how quickly the economy is going to recover, and if marketers be allowed to spend their budgets.

What to expect from Hillary Clinton’s new podcast

Her podcast is coming to the iHeartPodcast Network.
The post What to expect from Hillary Clinton’s new podcast by Staff Writer appeared first on Radio Today.

Radio professionals named on BandT Women In Media Awards shortlist

Several finalists in B&T’s Women In Media Awards have come from the radio and audio industry.
The post Radio professionals named on B&T Women In Media Awards shortlist by Zanda Wilson appeared first on Radio Today.

Media heavyweights join the APA judging panel

The Australian Podcast Awards have announced its 2020 judging panel, a list of global and local industry heavyweights who will together determine the best Australian podcasts of 2020.

What to expect from Hilary Clinton’s new podcast

Her podcast is coming to the iHeartPodcast Network.
The post What to expect from Hilary Clinton’s new podcast by Staff Writer appeared first on Radio Today.

Radio professionals named on BandT Women In Media Awards shortlist

B&T’s Women In Media Awards take place next week.
The post Radio professionals named on B&T Women In Media Awards shortlist by Zanda Wilson appeared first on Radio Today.

Asia

Frontier Smart Technologies gets first Digital Radio Tick Mark

Frontier Smart Technologies, a subsidiary of Science Group plc, has become the first company to pass Digital Radio UK’s recently upgraded technology provider testing programme overseen by DTG Testing (part of the Digital TV Group) for the Digi

Asia

“Signs Of Happiness” for hearing impaired on Radio City