Industry News Bits 1-27-21

Congratulations to KSBJ/Houston as the station grabbed the #2 spot in the Nielsen Audio Holiday 2020 PPM released yesterday. KSBJ trends 5.6-6.2 AQH P6+. And with a weekly cume of 793,100 (up from 698,900) KSBJ is the most listened to Christian Radio station in the U.S. And up in Dallas KLTY was up 6.7-7.0 AQH P6+ for a solid #2 in the market.  

Nielsen Audio Holiday 2020 PPM Day 2 numbers are due TODAY. We’ll receive Baltimore, Tampa, Wash DC & more. Days 3 & 4 will come Thursday & Friday this week. Christian Radio Ratings are sponsored by Dunham+Company on HisAir. Check the latest HERE.

Provident Entertainment has announced the hiring of Megan Joyce as Vice President, Business and Legal Affairs. Formally Senior VP, Business and Legal Affairs at Roc Nation in New York, NY, Joyce joins Provident Entertainment with more than 20 years of experience in the entertainment industry. She has held top roles at Warner Music Nashville and Atlantic Records, and began her music career in sales and marketing with EMI Music Distribution.

“We are incredibly honored to have Megan join our team,” says Terry Hemmings, CEO and President, Provident Entertainment. “Her experience and expertise will be a wonderful asset to our talented roster of amazing artists and songwriters who form the Provident Entertainment family.”

“I am excited to become a part of the Provident Entertainment family and have the chance to work with its incredibly diverse and inspiring roster of artists, songwriters, and filmmakers,” shares Megan Joyce. “I am grateful to Terry for the opportunity to join such a talented and passionate team.”

From CBN News: An urgent prayer request was issued for Christian music artist Carman Licciardello, known to fans as Carman after he came down with pneumonia and started experiencing organ failure.

The announcement was shared in a Facebook post Monday, revealing that Carman underwent minor surgery last week but his condition took a turn for the worse.

Milestones:
Dave Kennedy 4 years at WayFM

Prayer List:
Jim Epperlein
Jeremiah Beck
Jody Robinson
Heather Sheppard