Industry News Bits TUE 9-10-24
Fundraisers this week .. Faith Radio/St Paul .. KSLT/Rapid City .. KDNW/Duluth .. KBHW | KADU | KXBR/International Falls, MN .. WPOS/Holland .. Family Life Radio/Tucson ..
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WNFR/Sanduskey, MI (Hope FM) Finance Director Lori McNaughton tells HisAir, “We love being a part of our local community and Victory Day has become one of our favorite local events. Victory Day is an event where special needs kids are teamed up with a local high school football players and/or cheerleaders and each of them have the opportunity to experience scoring a touch down and all that comes along with that…including the band playing the fight song, the cheering crowd and high fives from their teammates.
Lori adds, “It’s hard to tell who enjoys the event most but one thing is sure…it’s a night filled with pure joy! A huge thanks to Justin McBurney who stayed up late into the night to produce an amazing video…one that the school district chose to show at their District Wide Training Day. It’s a bit long but captures all of the participants and tells the full story of Victory Day.”
Watch the video HERE.
UCB RADIO has won the Platinum Radio Station of the Year Award. UCB Radio was chosen as the Best Radio Station in Fort McMurray through the 2024 Community Votes Campaign.
“We are thrilled to be winning awards in brand new markets like Medicine Hat, which we launched in February this year” said Brad Linnard, UCB Director of Content & Programming. “These communities have truly embraced UCB Radio and we are humbled by the recognition.”
The National Quartet Convention (NQC) is set to kick off September 22nd in Pigeon Forge, TN.
NQC Executive Vice President, Clarke Beasley talks tells us about one of the exciting things on the calendar for this special week.
Grab the soundbite from Daywind Radio Show Prep HERE
HisAir Job Alert sponsored by FaithSearch Partners
PROGRAM DIRECTOR, 98.5 KTIS, a dynamic part of Northwestern Media and one of the most listened-to and exciting Christian music stations in the country, is looking for their next Program Director. The right person will show passion for the difference the CCM format makes in the lives of others. You’ll be empowered to help craft the 98.5 KTIS sound to serve listeners in the Twin Cities and beyond.
Organizers of Canada’s largest music awards have placed the Christian/Gospel Album of the Year category on hiatus. Juno Awards officials have given no explanation for the change. The change is part of a broader restructuring that sees four categories paused for the 2024 awards.
Jordan St. Cyr, a Juno-winning artist, expressed disappointment but saw the decision as a “call to action” for Christian musicians to “raise the bar” and create music that “reflects an amazing God.
Five-time GRAMMY-nominated, eight-time GMA Dove Award recipient and Platinum-selling singer songwriter Brandon Heath has released his ninth studio record and second LP with Centricity Music, The Ache. The album holds the tension of loss and longing, sharing the intrinsic ache experienced this side of heaven while pointing listeners to the things that matter most to Heath — family, faith, community and his ultimate belief that there is life after death.
“Every record I release is a snapshot of the season I’m in, and I thought this was going to be a record about mourning,” Heath admits after watching his mom live out her final days. “But I’ve learned that two things can exist at the same time. You can talk about heavy things with a joyful spirit, and I have totally embraced paradox in this season. I knew there was going to be sadness, but I also knew there was going to be joy because I knew where my mom was going.”
The CMB Sep monthly webinar is TOMORROW, Wednesday, September 11 at noon CT. You’ll hear from WayFM PD Jeff Evans, KCMS/Seattle (Spirit 105.3) PD Ty McFarland, and Pillar Media Pillar Media Brand Director Matt Stockman on “Ensuring Radio’s Vital Role: Strengthening Partnerships with Record Companies.”
More info HERE
The next Finney Media Webin8 Webinar will be Tuesday Sep 24 at Noon CT. Chuck Finney will reveal new findings from CCM Superfans across America that you can build into your station’s ministry success plan next week.
Register HERE
Check out the new HisAir Podcast. We’ll be having conversations with top leaders in the Christian Radio & Records industry.
Have a suggestion for a future guest email ted@hisair.net. Our first guest is Bill Scott from Vidare Creative.
Listen HERE Also on Apple podcasts HERE
HisAir NEWS FLASHBACK – Sep 10, 2021
WCIE/Tampa (The JOY FM) repeated its #1 ranking AQH P6+ in the Aug Nielsen PPM released today. WCIE jumped 6.6-7.8 to grab the top spot. The JOY FM GM Carmen Brown told HisAir, “Our being on top in the Tampa Bay market is a good sign for Christian radio nationwide. With the right connection to your audience, consistent programming, and a LOT of grace, this format has proven we can be relevant to a wide audience without compromising the gospel. Our whole team believes in what we do, both The JOY FM and the industry.”
Milestones:
Don Kroah 23 years at Reach Africa Now
Mark Kordic 1 year at Seed Company
Prayer List:
Lauren Libby
Chris Chicago
PRAYER REQUEST – Tropical Storm Francine strengthened Monday in the Gulf of Mexico and was forecast to make landfall as a hurricane this week in Louisiana, where evacuation orders were quickly issued in some coastal communities and residents began filling sandbags in preparation for heavy rains and widespread flooding.
Francine, the sixth named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, was expected to become a hurricane shortly, the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said Monday night. The storm was already being felt in Mexico, where drenching rains closed schools as the storm gathered strength in the Gulf.
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry urged residents “not to panic, but be prepared” and heed evacuation warnings. Forecasters said Francine’s landfall in south Louisiana was expected Wednesday afternoon as a Category 2 hurricane with winds of 96 to 110 mph (155-175 kph).
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