Industry News Bits MON 9-30-24
Fundraisers this week .. WGTS/Wash DC .. KLOVE .. KMOC/Wichita Falls .. The Light Radio Network/VT .. Sound of Life/Kingston, NY .. KFNW/Fargo .. WCIC/Peoria .. WPHN/Gaylord, MI .. Go Mix Radio/NC .. KZKZ/Ft Smith, AR .. Let us know when your Station Fundraiser takes place… news@hisair.net
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KLTY/Dallas PD Mike Prendergast tells HisAir, “#9 Persons 6+ but #1 Women 25-54 in September! I’m so proud of the team and all their hard work. Bonnie & Jeremiah in the Morning have three full books under their belts now and three top fives in Women 25-54 to show for it. Tony Lopez in middays was #1 W25-54 for the second consecutive month. A combination of Frank Reed and now Dave Moore in afternoons were #2 Women 25-54, Penny at night was #4 W25-54 and KLTY was number 1 W25-54 on the weekends as well!”
With the arrival of new KNWS/Waterloo (Life 101.9) station manager Heide Jones comes some changes at the station. Afternoon host David Dein will move to mornings starting this Wednesday. Dein joined KNWS in April 2021 and previously spent over 20 years at WAWZ/New York (Star 99.1).
Current KNWS morning host April Wilson tells HisAir she has resigned and is going back to work for their family business. She’s been with KNWS the last 4 1/2 years.
I have a heart to see heaven stuffed with people,” said Dein. “So every morning I’ll strive to share stories that drive people to be passionate and driven to share Jesus with others. Getting to bring that energy and mission to the mornings here at Life 101.9 is an honor. We’re going to continue to laugh, smile, and I hope when people turn on their radios that they have an uplifting day no matter what that day brings.”
“David is a phenomenal talent with a huge heart for letting people know they are loved by God,” said Life 101.9 PD Jessie Browning. “I know he’s going to do a great job connecting with listeners and encouraging them every morning.”
Browning will move from her current mid-day slot to host the afternoon show.
Good News Network (GNN Radio) based in Appling, GA is reporting several of their stations affected by Hurricane Helene including the main GNN studio.
GNN officials say, “We are operating on generator power. We have ordered fuel, but if we run out GNN will be off the air until power is restored or our generators are replenished. Please pray this gets resolved quickly. We had just priced 500 gallon tanks at $3,000 apiece, so that is something else we will have to address.”
The Gospel Music Association (GMA) 55th Annual GMA Dove Awards are this week. So of course that means record labels are hosting various stops on the GMA Radio Tour for programmers.
The GMA Dove Awards will air exclusively on TBN and TBN+, Friday, October 4th at 8:00 p.m. ET and 10:00 p.m. ET and the audio simulcast will air on SiriusXM’s The Message.
Pictured at the Gotee Records GMA Radio Tour is the labels Toby Mac addressing programmers.
Area churches and pastors came together for a community baptism service, where 115 people were baptized in the river. WHIF/Palatka (Hope FM) Outreach Director, Ricky Bybee, serves as the associate pastor of the church that organized the event. It was inspired by a revival that broke out a year ago after the death of a teen in their church. So many people accepted Christ at the young lady’s memorial services that a riverfront baptism was held. A year later they’ve continued to see people surrender to Christ and the idea to make the river baptism an annual event to encourage unity among churches was born.
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Southern Gospel group The Kingsmen are reported all ok and safe after Hurricane Helene. The group is based out of Asheville, NC which was devastated by the storm last Friday. Kingsmen member Alan Kenall talks about the groups current status in this audio provided by Daywind Radio HERE. Our prayers are with all of the impacted communities and families.
Fair Trade artists Caleb & John have achieved an exciting milestone as their single, “Somebody Like Me” featuring CAIN, has soared to the top of the Mediabase Christian AC, Billboard Christian Airplay, and Billboard Christian AC charts this week.
Caleb & John shared their emotions in response to this milestone: “A heartfelt thank you goes out to all the radio stations and listeners whose overwhelming support made this possible. We are deeply grateful for the partnership and love from the Christian radio community.”
HisAir INDUSTRY NEWS FLASHBACK – Sep 30, 2022
The KLTY/Dallas morning host Frank Reed “Farewell Coffee Tour” is underway stopping at locations around the metroplex. The stops started last week and will conclude with Franks last day on the air Dec 23rd. Longtime KLTY morning host Frank Reed announced his retirement on the air Sep 12th. Reed has been with KLTY nearly 31 years with 21 years on the KLTY morning show.
Milestones:
Donna Del Sesto 26 years at IHS Promotions
Cori Casady 22 years at Christian Broadcasting, Inc. in Anchorage, AK.
WTGN/Lima celebrates its 58th year on the air
9/29
Deborah Poole 1 year at WRVL/Lynchburg
Fred Young celebrates 9 years at WPHN/Gaylord, MI
Isaac Hughes 3 years at Butler Music Group
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