Industry News Bits TUE 9-3-24
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Don Burns joins KLTY/Dallas for weekends/swing air work. Burns is no stranger to KLTY having been with the station in 1985 and 86. Then in 19 87-88 (KOJO94) and back in 89-90.
Most recently Don was with Vidare Creative and stations including KBMQ/Monroe (88.7 The Cross), KCBI/Dallas, Shine.FM/Chicago, KZTH/Ponca City (The House FM), and WPER/Fredericksburg (Positive Hits).
The Moody Radio Nashville morning show Dawn & Steve did their last show Friday, Aug. 30.
Dawn Rae has been a host for Moody Radio Nashville for over 8 years, and co-hosted with Steve Hiller on Dawn & Steve in the Morning since 2020.
Steve started at Moody Radio in January, 1995, left to co-host teaching program Open the Bible in 2010. He returned to Moody Radio as co-host of Dawn and Steve in the Morning. ,
Moody Radio announced that starting this week that WMBI/Chicago based “Karl and Crew Mornings” will become the new morning show for Moody Radio Nashville, as well as nearly 50 select stations across the U.S. where Moody Radio programming is heard.
The growing appetite for Christian films among American audiences was again proven as SONY/Affirm Films newest entry “The Forge” logged #7 in the Top Ten films over the competitive Labor Day weekend.
Salem Radio Network VP/News & Talk Programming Tom Tradup (pictured with The Forge star Priscilla Shirer) tells HisAir, “The Kendrick Brothers have created a solid film with a powerful message about how mentoring can turn around the lives of troubled youth in America. The Forge is nearing $20-million in boxoffice receipts in only 9 days…and proves that theatergoers are looking for content beyond just superheroes, car crashes, and rehashed animated features.”
The Forge is leading off the season for a number of upcoming Christian films including “You Gotta Believe” (starring Luke Wilson and Greg Kinnear)…”Bonhoeffer” (based on the life of German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer) and the Mel Gibson sequel “The Passion Of The Christ: Resurrection.”
“The built-in audiences for Christian films makes them much more profitable than multi-million dollar Hollywood blockbusters,” Tradup adds. He cited 2023’s Erwin Brothers film “Jesus Revolution.” The biographical film about Southern California pastor Greg Laurie premiered in February last year, produced on a slim budget of $15-million…but “Jesus Revolution” grossed more than $54-million dollars.
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Tom Scott hits the airwaves at WMIT/Asheville (The Light FM) today. Tom joins the station to host afternoons 3-7pm.
Tim McDermott adds College professor to his resume.’ Tim is still doing radio, consulting and CPA work, (plus writing guest articles for HisAir) and now is teaching accounting at Nelson University (formerly SAGU) in Waxahachie, TX.
Former WFFH/Nashville GM Kevin Anderson has joined MCC Solutions as VP/GM in Brentwood, TN. In his role he will lead teams of dedicated professionals who provide business essentials hardware and software to local, regional and national businesses.
KXBS/St Louis (BOOST Radio) midday talent Scooda Thomas has signed on for Season 2 of ‘Praise 365 TV.’’ The show airs on AH! TV Network, and KDNL/St Louis.
Salem Media is selling another of its Little Rock AR properties. KZTS/North Little Rock (Gospel Rejoice 1380) is being sold to JCS Media LLC for $700,000.
Bible Broadcasting Network is doing a trade with 89.9 K210EB Clovis NM going to Grace Community Church of Amarillo for 90.5 K213EW San Angelo TX
HisAir NEWS FLASHBACK – Sep 3, 2020
New England based LIFE CHANGING RADIO expands into Boston with the purchase of WILD/Boston (1090AM). Blount Communications Group has entered into a LMA agreement to operate WILD, as they wait for the FCC to grant the license. This new station will be the 8th full power station to be added to the Life Changing Radio Network, which operates on 12 AM & FM frequencies throughout New England.
Milestones:
Melody Vaughn 17 years at Joy FM/Winston Salem
Meredith Lane 5 years at Provident Label Group
9/2
KFIS/Portland (104.1 The Fish) celebrates 23 years on the air
The JOY FM stations WTSM/Tallahassee & WHLG/Port St. Lucie celebrate 3 years on the air
Jan Johnson 25 years at Salem Media
Westar Media Group celebrates its 29th anniversary
Prayer List:
Lauren Libby
Theresa Lynn Conner
Coppelia Acevedo
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