Industry News Bits Wed 5-5-21

HisAir and Positive Alternative Radio are teaming up to provide your radio station with a free promotion designed to engage listeners and create experiences around Father’s Day 2021.  The first 25 stations to sign up by clicking here will receive 10 copies of the new book “Be Like Dad: 50 Stories for Life & Leadership” by Author/Speaker Brian Sanders, executive vice president of PAR.  Brian will also make himself available to the stations for interviews, sharing great stories about his Dad  from the book, creating great Father’s Day content to make the promotion truly turnkey.  For details, click HERE or email Jerry Grimes at jerry@parfm.com

The NAB has opened nominations for the 2021 NAB Marconi Radio Awards.  The awards recognize excellence and performance in a range of categories including Best Radio Podcast, Legendary Station of the Year, Radio Station of the Year in various market sizes and formats, Personality of the Year by Market Size, and others.

Finalists are announced in July and winners revealed at the Radio Show in Las Vegas in October. Deadline to submit nominations is May 31st and are made HERE.

Congrats to the WPER/Fredericksburg team for hitting 100% of their goal this week. 

Consider these four things today and set yourself up for success tomorrow. Trent Dunham tackles the last four points in his Top Ten things to look out for in 2021 on a recent Dunham Podcast. Find it here and prepare for more impact. Listen HERE.

Guest Artists on The Singing News Top Twenty Weekly Countdown: Debra Talley of The Talleys, Scotty Inman of Triumphant Quartet, Ian Owens of Tribute Quartet, Jonathan Wilburn of Wilburn & Wilbur, Ray Dean Reese of The Kingsmen, Rodney Griffin of Greater Vision, Michaela Brown of The Browns, Karen Peck Gooch of Karen Peck & New River. Plus the classic hits from The Ruppes and The Crabb Family. 

Remember stations having fundraisers this week… WAFJ/Augusta, WayFM, WYGS/Columbus, IN and others.

Milestones:
Steve Hodgson 1 year at TWR
Jonathan Sell 5 years at Capitol Christian Music Group

Prayer List:
Bart Mazzarella
Tom Golly
Kelli Thompson