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Los Angeles Rams Name 710 KSPN Flagship; Games To Simulcast On 100.3 The
Sound

Posted: 20 Jun 2016 01:21 PM PDT
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The relocated Los Angeles Rams have signed a five year agreement with ESPNs
ESPNLA 710 KSPN Los Angeles to serve as the teams flagship station.

All game-day broadcasts will also be simulcast on Entercom Classic Rock
100.3 The Sound KSWD. The stations will combine for an eight hour broadcast
for every game including a three hour pre-game and two hour post-game show.
KSPN will also carry a weekly in-season show with Rams Head Coach Jeff
Fisher on Mondays at 7pm, a one-hour game preview on Thursdays at 7pm, and
a daily Rams Report.

The 710 frequency in Los Angeles has a long association with the Rams as
then KMPC served as its flagship until the team moved to St. Louis
following the 1994 season. Hubbards 101 Sports WXOS served as the
franchises flagship station last year in St. Louis.

The Los Angeles Rams announced today a five-year agreement with ESPNLA
710AM, which will serve as the Rams’ official home and flagship radio
partner. The agreement covers pre-season, regular-season, and post-season
games, with extensive pre and post-game shows, producing an eight-hour
game-day broadcast. The Rams have also reached a multi-year agreement with
Entercom’s The Sound 100.3FM, who will simulcast game-day broadcasts and
serve as the Rams’ official FM home.

“We look forward to reaching football fans across the Los Angeles community
through our partnership with ESPNLA 710 and The Sound 100.3,� said Kevin
Demoff, Los Angeles Rams chief operating officer. “Both stations have a
strong connection to their audience and we welcome the opportunity to
provide their listeners with exclusive game-day programming, unique daily
insight, and access to our team throughout the year.�

Highlights of the agreement, which runs through the 2020-21 season:
Five-year agreement for ESPNLA 710AM to be the official home and flagship
radio partner of the Los Angeles Rams
Eight-hour broadcast for every game including:
Three-hour pre-game show
Two-hour post-game show
One-hour weekly Coach’s Show with Jeff Fisher, Mondays at 7 p.m. PT during
the season
One-hour game preview show Thursdays at 7 p.m. PT during the season
Weekly segments with head coach Jeff Fisher and star Rams players
Daily “Rams Report�

Scott McCarthy, vice president and general manager, ESPNLA, added, “Like
all Southern California sports fans, we at ESPNLA are thrilled that the
Rams have come home. The Rams are a world-class franchise, and we look
forward to working with them to bring their exciting games to Rams fans
across the Southland. Adding compelling Rams programming to our
market-leading lineup of on-air talent and our fantastic existing
relationships with the Los Angeles Lakers, USC and Los Angeles Angels of
Anaheim really elevates ESPNLA to the next level.�

As part of the flagship agreement, ESPNLA will be responsible for all radio
production efforts and for selling virtually all of the advertising
inventory in the game-day broadcasts and ancillary programming. ESPNLA will
also broadcast live from all key Rams events, including every home game,
training camp, and the Rams Draft Party.

ESPNLA will also build and manage an extensive Rams Radio Network, feeding
game-day broadcasts to radio stations across Southern California and
markets beyond.

Game-day broadcasts will be simulcast on Entercom’s The Sound 100.3FM, the
leading classic-rock music station in Southern California with a powerful
signal covering Los Angeles and Orange County. The Sound 100.3FM will also
create exclusive Rams programming, including regular segments on the
popular “Mark in the Morning� show.

Peter Burton, vice president and general manager of The Sound/100.3 FM,
said, “We are excited to be welcoming the Los Angeles Rams to their
official new FM home at 100.3 The Sound. Along with our terrific partners
at ESPN, we look forward to delivering excellent game-day coverage to Rams
fans throughout Southern California.�





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Chase Daniels Named Entercom Madison OM

Posted: 20 Jun 2016 12:50 PM PDT
https://radioinsight.com/blog/headli...om-madison-om/



Chase Daniels, PD/MD of Entercom Hot AC 107.9 The Mix WNTR Indianapolis and
afternoon host of sister CHR 99.5 WZPL is transferring to Madison as
Operations Manager for the companys three stations.

Daniels will oversee Classic Hits 94.9 WOLX, Hot AC Mix 105.1 WMHX and AAA
105.5 WMMM. Daniels has been with Entercom since joining WNTR in June 2013.
He previously worked at multiple stations in Jacksonville and Hot AC Star
94 WSTR Atlanta as well as serving as remote Music Director for Alternative
Radio 104.1 WMRQ Hartford.



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Dick Taylor: Why Internships Are Important

Posted: 20 Jun 2016 07:20 AM PDT
https://dicktaylorblog.com/2016/06/1...are-important/





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Wall Street Journal: Podcast Companies Experiment With Sponsored Content

Posted: 20 Jun 2016 06:10 AM PDT
http://www.wsj.com/articles/podcast-...ent-1466154000





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National Radio Hall of Fame Voting Opens

Posted: 20 Jun 2016 05:00 AM PDT
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The National Radio Hall of Fame has opened voting for the two listener
chosen categories.

Via text message voting can be done for the four nominees each for Music
Format On-Air Personality and Spoken Word On-Air Personality. The nominees
for music are WKTU New York afternoon host Sean Hollywood Hamilton,
syndication mogul Tom Kent, KROQ Los Angeles morning hosts Kevin Ryder and
Gene Bean Baxter, and Country countdown host Bob Kingsley. The spoken word
nominees are syndicated Conservative Talker Sean Hannity, syndicated
Conservative Talker Michael Savage, WAMU Washington NPRs Diane Rehm, and
former WFAN New York afternoon team Mike The Mad Dog Mike Francesa and
Christopher Mad Dog Russo.

Voting runs through June 30 via text message using the keywords in the

release below:

Starting today through June 30, listeners nationwide can vote for their
favorite radio personalities in two categories to be inducted into the
National Radio Hall of Fame on Nov. 17, 2016. The nominees for Music
Format On-Air Personality a Sean “Hollywood� Hamilton, Tom Kent, The
Kevin Bean Show (Kevin Ryder and Gene Baxter), and Bob Kingsley. For
Spoken Word On-Air Personality, the nominees are Sean Hannity, Mike and the
Mad Dog (Mike Francesa and Chris Russo), Diane Rehm and Michael Savage.
From now until 11:59pm ET June 30, fans can text 36500 with their one vote
for each Hall of Fame category accordingly. Message and data rates may
apply.

Music Format On-Air Personality

For Sean “Hollywood� Hamilton, text “HOLLYWOOD HAMILTON,� “HOLLYWOOD� or
“HAMILTON� to 36500

For Tom Kent, text “TOM KENT� or “TOM� to 36500

For Kevin Bean, text “KEVIN BEAN,� “KEVIN� or “BEAN� to 36500

For Bob Kingsley, text “BOB KINGSLEY� or “BOB� to 36500

Spoken Word On-Air Personality

For Sean Hannity, text “HANNITY� to 36500

For Mike and the Mad Dog, text “MIKE THE MAD DOG,� “MIKE� or “CHRIS� to
36500

For Diane Rehm, text “DIANE REHM� or “DIANE� to 36500

For Michael Savage, text “SAVAGE� to 36500

Chairman of the National Radio Hall of Fame Kraig T. Kitchin comments, “The
listener response we received last year since reinstituting the public
voting process after a 5-year hiatus was overwhelmingly positive. Fans
want to engage and be a part of the process, which is a tribute to the
dynamic personalities of each show.�

Winners of the two categories will be announced July 11. Fans needing more
information can visit each host’s Twitter feed, Facebook page, website, or
the National Radio Hall of Fame website: www.radiohof.org.

In addition to the two listener-voting categories, there are four
categories being voted on by a panel comprised of 400 industry
professionals. For a list of nominees: www.radiohof.org. Those winners
will also be announced July 11. The induction ceremony takes place Nov. 17
at the home of the National Radio Hall of Fame – the Museum of Broadcast
and Communications in downtown Chicago.