Industry News Bits Fri 3-25-22
HISAIR 20th YEAR ANNIVERSARY FRIDAY FLASHBACKS
19 YEARS AGO: WCVO Columbus PD Scott Saunders exits, Tate Luck takes over, APD is MD Mike Russell
18 YEARS AGO: Jeff Cruz leaves his mid-day show at “The X Station” to join Arbitron
17 YEARS AGO: CMB presents KSBJ/Houston PD Jon Hull the Scott Campbell Award
16 YEARS AGOO: Flicker Records announced it will be acquired by Provident Label Group
13 YEARS AGO: Dial Global has teamed up with Christian FM Networks for the Christian FM 24-hour CCM format
9 YEARS AGO: KZTH/Oklahoma City (The House FM) welcomes new Morning Show Host Carder Price
ONE YEAR AGO: WGTS/Wash signed on 88.3, WRAU/Ocean City, MD
ONE YEAR AGO: Jennifer Hayden has been named Executive Director/CEO at Kinship Christian Radio based in Blue Earth/Mankato, MN
FEB Nielsen PPM numbers for all subscribing Christian Radio stations have been posted. See the numbers HERE. Christian Radio Ratings are sponsored by Dunham+Company. March PPM arrives 4/19.
Fundraisers this week at WRBS/Baltimore .. KCMS/Seattle.. WNZR/Mt Vernon.. KNWS/Waterloo.. WAFJ/Augusta
Rick McConnell’s Monumental Studios has produced a feature that they are releasing to Christian Radio Stations. It allows an insightful and creative way to address the war, AND the hope that Christian radio offers in situations like this. There is no charge for the spot. However, please contact Rick McConnell to make sure it is cleared to run in your area. (rickmcconnell777@gmail.com)
89.9 The Light/Melbourne evening hosts Euan & Gianna add a Saturday morning 6-10 am show starting tomorrow.
Christian Radio host Brant Hansen’s new book “The Men We Need” will be released next week. Brant will do a Facebook Live release party next week.
The book uses short chapters loaded with must-have wisdom and Brant’s signature humor. The Men We Need addresses: The world needs real men, real bad. And there are all sorts of conflicting ideas and messages about what a “real man” is (and is not). Is a real man one who hunts, loves sports, grills meat, fixes cars, and climbs mountains? Sure, sometimes. But that’s not really the point of being a man and it’s not the purpose for which men were made. Order an advance copy from Amazon HERE.
KFSH/Los Angeles (95.9 The Fish) held its Women’s Night Out 2022.
Watch recap video HERE.
All this month, SRN hosts Larry Elder, Sebastian Gorka and others have been appealing for donations to the non-profit Food For The Poor which provides food, water and medical supplies to 17 Caribbean and Latin American countries…but which has no “footprint” in Eastern Europe. But behind the scenes, FFTP was reaching out to create a strategic alliance with the non-profit Feed My Starving Children which has had staff on the ground in Ukraine for the past 8 years. So effective TODAY (Monday, March 21st) SRN hosts will generate donations to rush food, clean water and other relief supplies to over 3 million Ukrainian refugees.
SRN host MIKE GALLAGHER applauded the new alliance: “It took some diplomatic maneuvering between these two awesome charities to combine forces in order to rush emergency relief to the children and families of war torn Ukraine. All of us at SRN are proud to play a role in this unique campaign, and we’ll be urging our listeners to open their hearts—and their wallets—in the exciting days ahead.”
The network’s twin 24/7 news services—SRN News and Townhall News —will also highlight the emergency Ukraine Relief effort.
KBNJ/Corpus Christi held its Sharathon Fundraiser earlier this month. The goal was to hit $95,000 in three days… And they did it in two days!. KBNJ Afternoon Host Juan Carlos Reyes says, “It’s the second straight Sharathon we met our goal by the third day, but this is the fastest we’ve ever done it.”
Pictured L-R are Rob Boscamp, Melinda Taylor, Station Manager Joe Fahl, Juan Carlos Reyes, and Donna Kerr
Milestones:
Neal Hopson 8 years at BOOST Radio/St Louis
Prayer List:
Allison Mayberry
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