Industry News Bits WED 2/19/25
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Gotee Records announces Jess Loper as the new General Manager for the independent label. She will report to Joey Elwood, now the CEO of Bell Partners Christian Music, of which Gotee Records is the primary imprint in the new agreement announced earlier this month with Bell Partners.
Previously, Loper has held the position of VP of Brand Management (Gotee Records) and Publishing (Emack Music) as well as handled A&R for artists Jon Reddick, Hollyn, Aaron Cole, Joseph O’Brien, Charly Beathard, and RENEE, cultivated writer relationships for Emack writers Tyrus Morgan, Hunter Leath, Ben Shive, and Lindsey Sweat, assisted with film and TV placements (ESPN, Fox Sports, ABC, NBC & VH1) and handled administration for Man Cub Music (Bryan Fowler & Micah Kuiper).
“As a company, we’ve changed so much over the last 10 years, and our staff, I think, is pound for pound the best in the business because our job titles do not speak to the breadth of what each person does,” shares Joey Elwood. “Jess is an example of this incredible versatility as she has touched every facet of our business (Brand Management, Publishing, Label Services, and Operations) in her eight years at Gotee. So, it’s with tremendous excitement that we want to announce her appointment to GM, and we see this transition for her as an inevitable step in her progress as a leader in our industry and at Gotee.”
Jess Loper began her career as an Editor with Business Wire in the newsroom, which services the Associated Press with press releases for publicly held companies. From there she took her love of words into the music industry in the A&R department at Capitol CMG/Universal Music. In this position, she was an integral part of the production process for CMG’s roster of artists (Amy Grant, Chris Tomlin, Kari Jobe, TobyMac, Passion/sixstepsrecords) while also working with business affairs, union negotiations, and film & TV licensing for the label.
In 2017, she joined the team at Gotee Records as VP of Brand Management (Gotee Records) and Publishing (Emack Music).
Listeners of WLCQ Springfield, MA (The Q 99.7) along with area schools and churches partnered together to create Valentine cards with encouraging notes for those transitioning from local jails back into society. Hundreds of cards were dropped off at All Inclusive Support Service’s in Springfield which helps individuals making that transition.
Pictured is Myriam Vega, Outreach Director of The Q 99.7 along with Madeline Hernandez from AISS.
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Salem Radio Network nationally-syndicated morning host Chris Stigall (pictured with Donald Trump during last Fall’s campaign) is at The White House today to participate in the first White House Media Day of President Trump’s second term.
Trump Administration Cabinet member5s, policy experts and White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt are expected to participate in the event today; Stigall jokes that “following about two hours of federal frisking,” he and other out-of-town media will meet with guests in the Indian Treaty Room of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building…which also houses the office of Vice President JD Vamce.
“We are grateful The White House extended today’s invitation to our newest SRN talk radio star Chris Stigall barely one month after his national syndication began,” states Tom Tradup, Vice President of News & Talk Programming at SRN. “Chris and President Trump already have a solid relationship from their past interviews on the campaign trail and we’re excited to give a platform to Cabinet members and other officials outlining their agenda in the exciting days ahead.”
Chris will briefly return to his Philadelphia studio on Thursday…and then repack his suitcase for his week-long broadcasts from Dallas where Stigall—along with fellow SRN talk hosts Mike Gallagher and Eric Metaxas—will be broadcasting from the 2025 National Religious Broadcasters conference expected to attract over 5,000 attendees from all over the world.
HisAir.Net will be in Dallas next week for NRB 2025 Feb 24-27. NRB expects 5,000 attendees. We would love to meet stations so stop by the Christian FM Media booth (#1435) in the exhibit hall and say hello. We’ll be there Wed & THU to meet you in person. And we’ll be doing LIVE reports on Social media with Christian Radio people and Industry related folks all week. The reports are sponsored by “Convoy of Hope.”
The NRB Exhibit Hall is a one-stop shop for media and ministry solutions with exhibit space with 200+ vendors presenting products and services tailored to the needs of Christian media professionals.
The NRB says, “panels will assemble top analysts, commentators, and practitioners for exclusive discussions on thought-provoking issues of the day. Topics will include international Christian ministry, strong families, values-driven media, the censorship industrial complex, the pro-family/pro-science/pro-life movement, local broadcasting, the legal landscape for free speech, Christians in public life, and using AI as a Christian communicator.”
To download the new app search for “NRB 2025 Convention” on the Apple App Store or Google Play Store
HisAir INDUSTRY NEWS FLASHBACK – On This Day FEB 19, 2021
KSGN/Riverside PD/mornings Bryan O’Neal announces he will be retiring next month. March 19th will be Bryan’s last day on the air at KSGN. Bryan joined KSGN in 2006 as MD/afternoon personality, and one month later was promoted to Program Director. Previously Christian Radio stations included KSTL/Spokane, KLOVE, and others.
Bryan reflected on his long radio career for HisAir saying, “Well, the time has come… I’m going to retire from working. 48 years, 3 Months, 18 days, and 4 hours. That represents my entire radio career by the time I do my last shift (that’s the 4 hours). My retirement date is going to be March 19.”
Milestones:
Sandi Brown 24 years at KLJY/St louis
Payton Carter 4 years at Salem Media
Eric Case 2 years at Pillar Media
Ash Greyson 7 years at Matter Collective
CJ Lusk 4 years at Air1
Chuck Finney 16 years at Finney Media
Prayer List:
Dave Cruse
Charlie Sexton
The HisAir Prayer group is a place where the Christian Radio & Records industry can post prayer requests, and pray for others. Go HERE to join the group.
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