Industry News Bits WED 10-9-24

October 9, 2024

Fundraisers this week .. Family Life/Bath, NY .. WLAB/Ft Wayne .. AFR/Tupelo .. Positive Life Radio/College Place .. KLRC/Siloam Springs .. Shine.FM/Kankakee .. UCB Radio/Canada .. KBMQ/Monroe .. KJLT/North Platte, NE .. WEEC/Dayton .. WFCJ/Dayton .. WCTL/Erie .. KNWC/Sioux Falls .. Moody Radio .. Let us know when your Station Fundraiser takes place… news@hisair.net

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SEP 2024 PPM release is complete. OCT Nielsen PPM arrives 10/28.

Go HERE for latest PPM ratings.

Floridians are scrambling to evacuate as monstrous Hurricane Milton closes in on Florida’s Gulf Coast. Milton is expected to make landfall in the Tampa Bay area as a catastrophic Category 4 storm.

Convoy of Hope is on the ground in Florida with pre-positioned team members and relief supplies. Join the response HERE.

Vision Christian Radio/Queensland new radio station in Uralla, New South Wales, went on the air recently. This is Vision’s 835th station overall.

Former Moody Radio/Nashville morning show hosts Dawn & Steve have launched a new podcast. Dawn Rae and Steve Hiller hosted mornings together from Moody station WFCM/Nashville since 2020. They exited on Aug 30th this year.

Watch episodes on YouTube HERE.

Norm Cooper exits his afternoon co-host slot at Sonshine 98.5/Perth, AUS.

HisAir Job Alert sponsored by FaithSearch Partners

Moody Radio is seeking an Associate Producer to join our team and support our dynamic radio programming. This hybrid role is essential in producing both weekday and weekend shows, ensuring smooth and efficient operations.

If interested go HERE.

EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT for the Small Market Radio Summit 2025 has been extended to Oct 15th. Register today and get a $50 discount. The dates for the 4th annual Summit at the beach are January 8-11, 2025 in Myrtle Beach, SC.

SMRS is an event designed to help you as a leader in a smaller market better tell your story to your donors, partners, and supporters so as to steward the resources that have been given to them. Informal conversational sessions will include content that will help you learn to tell their stories, find out what a partner really wants (and needs) to hear, and how to take your story and gain support for your cause.

Speakers include Jason Sharp, Jon Hamilton, Bill Sammons, Todd Stach, & more. More info HERE.

WayFM celebrates 37 years on the air this month. On Oct 9, 1987 Bob and Felice Augsburg launched WAYJ/Ft Myers, FL the first WayFM station. By 1992, three WayFM stations were on the air—including Fort Myers; WAYM/Nashville, and WAYF/West Palm Beach. And Bob Augsburg never looked back. In August 2017 Augsburg retired. In 2022 Way Media Group merged with Houston based Hope Media Group.

For a look at the history of the media ministry go HERE.

HisAir INDUSTRY NEWS FLASHBACK – Oct 9, 2017

WKNZ/Milford (88.7 The Bridge) PD/Afternoons Bill Lurwick says, “After 5 of the most fulfilling years of my life I have resigned my position effective the end of 2017, to pursue the next chapter in my journey”. Bill is relocating to the Nashville area, and will be available for any voice talent, imaging, radio production, music director, or consulting needs. In addition, Bill will be working with Benchmark Realty helping families, couples, and individuals achieve their home ownership dreams in the Nashville area.

Milestones:
Dr. Mark Jobe 6 years at Moody Bible Institute
Lynda Stringer 5 years at KVNE/Tyler
Bruce Matthews 17 years at WGRC/Lewisburg, PA
KJNW/Kansas City 11 years on the air
Chris Thompson 4 years at KGGN/Hemet, CA
Mike Murray celebrates 22 years at GSF Media
Shawn Troland GM 10 years at WGLY Essex Junction, VT