Industry News Bits THU 2-23-23
Fundraisers this week .. WCIF/Melbourne .. WayFM
Jan 2023 Nielsen PPM numbers release this week. Today’s results include Las Vegas, Kansas City, Orlando and more. Tomorrow Nashville and more.
Christian Radio Ratings on HisAir.Net are sponsored by Dunham+Company. Go HERE for latest.
If one thing can be said about innovative work in the nonprofit space, it’s this: Things rarely stay the same. And after the turn of a brand new year, it’s important to get a proper understanding of the climate and look ahead to what’s coming as you strategize for the year ahead.
Dunham+Company has four things to prioritize as we move deeper into 2023.
Read more HERE.
New Job Alert:
With Therese Romano leaving for WGTS/Wash DC (her last day was Monday) Daryl Pierce is hunting for a replacement. WEEC/Dayton (Hope 100.7) and WFCJ/Dayton (93.7 The Light) has a rare opening for a full-time APD and on-air talent. This successful candidate needs to be authentic, engaging, and have a dynamic relationship with Jesus. They need someone with the ability to connect with listeners and be a great story teller.
Listing for the opening is HERE.
“Jesus Revolution,” the new film from the creators of “I Can Only Imagine,” open in theaters everywhere TOMORROW Friday, February 24.
In the 1970s, young Greg Laurie (Joel Courtney) is searching for all the right things in all the wrong places: until he meets Lonnie Frisbee (Jonathan Roumie), a charismatic hippie-street-preacher. Together with Pastor Chuck Smith (Kelsey Grammer), they open the doors of Smith’s languishing church to an unexpected revival of radical and newfound love, leading to what TIME Magazine dubbed a JESUS REVOLUTION.
Watch trailer HERE.
Greg Goodman at Daywind reports Jim & Melissa Brady’s bus experienced a blow out of one of the tires about midnight Thursday morning.
Jim said the tires had recently been replaced. The bus was rolling again by 5:45 Thursday morning. Jim said that while it wasn’t how they expected to spend their night, they were grateful for God’s protection. The latest from Jim & Melissa Brady is “Great God Of My Joy!”
HisAir is sorry to report the passing of David Folenius of the duo Folenius Tuesday after a battle with cancer. David was only 50 years old. Folenius is a music group comprised of gospel music veterans David and his wife, Lisa and based in Seminole, Oklahoma.
Please keep his wife Lisa and the rest of his family in your prayers.
Milestones:
Marty Daniels 2 years at River Ministries/Columbus
Doug Griffin celebrates 25 years on the air in Nashville (WAY FM/The Fish)
Johanna Antes celebrates 21 years as Radio Training Network
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