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Sean 'Hollywood' Hamilton To Retire Syndicated Countdown Shows

Posted: 19 May 2021 03:03 PM PDT
https://radioinsight.com/headlines/2...untdown-shows/



Sean Hollywood Hamilton will retire from his syndicated Hollywood Hamiltons
Weekend Top 30, Remix Top 30 with Hollywood Hamilton, and Weekend Top 30
with DJ Pup Dawg.

The three shows will conclude production and distribution the weekend of
June 26.

He will continue to host afternoons on iHeartMedias 103.5 WKTU New York.
Hamilton also notes he will launch new endeavors in the Spring of 2022.

After an entertaining and successful 35 years of syndication, Radio Hall of
Fame inductee, Sean “Hollywood� Hamilton has announced his retirement from
all three of his national radio programs – “Hollywood Hamilton’s The
Weekend Top30,� “The Remix Top30 with Hollywood Hamilton,� and “The Weekend
Top30 with DJ Pup Dawg.� Hamilton’s popular weekday afternoon program
continues to be heard on iHeartRadio’s 103.5 KTU in New York City.

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“It’s time to spend more quality time with my family and continue
developing new projects I’ve been passionate about,� said Hamilton. “I’ll
be announcing new endeavors in Spring 2022.�

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Hamilton, known as “Hollywood� since his earliest days working in
syndicated radio, first teamed up in the 1980s with Dick Clark and the late
Steve Rivers to pioneer one of the first live, pop/mainstream satellite
programs called “Hangin’ with Hollywood� on the Transtar/Unistar Radio
Network.

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In 1998, he debuted three iterations of his popular franchise: “The Weekend
Top30� and the multiple award-winning, dance music version, “The Remix
Top30� for CHR/Top 40-formatted stations, and a CHR/Rhythmic-formatted
version of “The Weekend Top30,� most recently hosted by DJ Pup Dawg.

“The Weekend Top30� and “The Remix Top30� were first launched into national
syndication with Andy Denmark and his team at United Stations before
joining Premiere Networks’ national lineup in 2013, where they will
conclude the weekend of June 26 and 27, 2021.

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“First and foremost, I want to give thanks to the more than 150 program
directors that stuck with me all these years,� added Hamilton. “You have no
idea how much that meant to me. None of this would be possible without the
incredible producer/production team of Eric Weiss, Michelle Parisi, DD,
Dwayne Crawford, DJ Pup Dawg and my wife, Marina. Without this group, the
shows would never have lasted this long, while continuing to stay on top. I
also want to thank my enormously talented Premiere Networks family – you’re
the best in the business.�

“Sean is a tremendous talent, and we had a successful partnership for the
past eight years,� said Julie Talbott, President of Premiere Networks. “He
will truly be missed on hundreds of stations across the country. We wish
him all the best for the future as he takes on this next chapter of his
career.�




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April 2021 (4/1 - 4/28) Nielsen Audio Ratings Day 3: The Link Breaks In Its
Final Month

Posted: 19 May 2021 02:00 PM PDT
https://radioinsight.com/headlines/2...s-final-month/



Day 3 of Nielsen Audios PPM releases are now available for Portland,
Charlotte, San Antonio, Sacramento, Pittsburgh, Salt Lake City, Las Vegas,
Orlando, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Kansas City, and Columbus.

All the numbers can be found at RadioInsight.com/Ratings.


iHeartMedia Classic Rock 99.7 The Fox WRFX moves up 5.2 6.0 7.0 to lead
Charlotte. Co-owned Country 96.9 The Kat WKKT moves up to second with a
6.3 6.0 slip. Beasley Hip Hop Power 98 WPEG jumps up 4.2 5.9 to take
third. Beasleys Country 103.7 WSOC slides 6.2 to 5.7 and their Adult RB
V101.9 WBAV rises 4.6 to 5.0.

Beasley AC K104.7 WKQC falls from first to sixth sliding 7.5 6.7 4.9.
Radio One Hot AC 107.9 The Link WLNK falls 4.6 to 3.1 prior to its relaunch
as Mix 107.9 on the final day of the survey after morning hosts Bob Sheri
announced their impending departure.

Public News/Talk 91.5 KOPB-FM remains on top in Portland despite dropping
10.7 to 9.9. iHeartMedia Classic Hits 106.7 The Eagle KLTH rises 5.9 to
6.5, while sister AC K103 KKCW rises 6.2 to 6.4.

Trending up in Portland are Alpha Media Country 98.7 The Bull KUPL (4.2
4.4 5.1) and Audacy Hot AC 105.1 The Buzz KRSK (2.1 3.6). Trending
downward is Audacy Classic Rock 92.3 KGON (5.9 5.3 4.3).

Cox Classic Hits 101.1 KONO-FM remains on top of San Antonio 9.6 to 9.4.
Classic Rock 106.7 The Eagle KTKX holds in second at a 6.2, while Hot AC
Magic 105.3 KSMG rises 5.3 to 5.6 to give Cox the top three spots in the
market. Univision Regional Mexican Que Buena 92.9 KROM and iHeartMedia AC
Q101.9 KQXT both slide 6.0 to 5.2 to tie for fourth.

Univision Classic Hip Hop 107.5 The Vibe KVBH trends up 3.5 4.0 4.6.

iHeartMedia News/Talk 1530 KFBK/93.1 KFBK-FM (8.2 8.7) and Bonneville AC
Mix 96 KYMX (8.5 8.7) tie for the lead in Sacramento. Audacy Classic Rock
Eagle 96.9 KSEG trends up to third 7.2 7.4 8.2. Also on the upswing are
Bonneville Country 105.1 KNCI (5.5 6.2 6.6) and iHeartMedia Soft AC 92.5
The Breeze KBEB (5.0 5.3 6.5) which Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is
the highest share for the 92.5 frequency since Fall 1994.

Also trending up in Sacramento are Audacy Alternative Alt 94.7 KKDO (3.2
3.5 4.0) and iHeartMedia Conservative Talk 650 KSTE (1.9 2.1 3.7).
Trending downward are Audacys 98 Rock KRXQ (6.8 6.3 5.6) and Bonneville
Hot AC Now 100.5 KZZO (3.6 3.3 3.0).

Bonneville takes the top three spots in Salt Lake City. News/Talk 1160
KSL/102.7 KSL-FM rises 6.8 to 8.3 to retake the market lead. Classic Rock
103.5 The Arrow KRSP surges 5.5 6.4 7.1 for second tying AC FM 100 KSFI
as it falls 8.4 to 7.1. iHeartMedia Conservative Talk 570 KNRS/105.9
KNRS-FM slips 6.5 to 6.3 and Classic Hits 94.1 KODJ is down 6.9 to 5.8.

The biggest gain of the month goes to Classical 89.1 KBYU-FM which jumps
from a 1.8 to 4.3 share for what Huff notes is a record high for the
station.

iHeartMedia CHR 94.9 ZHT KZHT trends down 4.2 3.4 3.1 for what Huff notes
is a tie for its PPM low set in December 2009.

Audacy Classic Hits 105.9 Sunny-FM WOCL rebounds up 9.2 to 10.2 to continue
to sit atop the Orlando market. iHeartMedia CHR XL 106.7 WXXL rises 7.4 to
7.7 to hold onto second. Cox Adult RB Star 94.5 WCFB trends up 6.5 -7.3
7.4 for third.

With its flip from Spanish Tropical to Christian AC midway through the
monthly, 98.1 WNUE drops from a 2.5 to 1.4 share. That and HeartMedias
Rumba 100.3 WRUM drop from 5.2 to 4.7 helps Cox Exitos 96.5 WOEX rise 2.2
to 3.1.

Beasley Classic Hits 96.3 KKLZ regains the top spot in Las Vegas with a 6.4
to 7.0 gain. iHeartMedia AC Sunny 106.5 KSNE slides to second down 8.1
7.2 6.4. Two stations surge up to a third place tie as Audacy Hot AC Mix
94.1 KMXB rises 5.0 6.7 6.1 and Christian AC 90.5 KSOS jumps 4.9 5.1
6.1 for what Huff notes is the highest share in the stations history. Lotus
Regional Mexican La Buena 101.9 KWID falls to fifth with a 7.3 6.8 5.3
trend.

iHeartMedias duo of Classic Hits 94.5 3WS WWSW (9.5 10.5) and Rock 102.5
WDVE (9.7 9.6) continue to hold the top two spots in Pittsburgh. Steel
City Media Variety Hits 96.9 Bob-FM WRRK holds in third 8.5 to 8.4.

iHeartMedia Alternative 105.9 The X WXDX rises 4.9 to 5.8 for what Huff
notes is its best month since April 2012. Trending downward is Audacy
News/Talk 1020/100.1 KDKA (5.3 4.7 4.2).

The return of Reds baseball helps iHeartMedia News/Talk 700 WLW surge 9.1
to 12.7 to retake the Cincinnati lead. Cumulus Classic Hits 103.5 WGRR
trends up 8.7 9.4 9.8 but falls to second. Hubbard CHR Q102 WKRQ is up
5.5 to 6.2, while their Country B105 WUBE (7.6 to 6.1) and AC Mix 94.9 WREW
(5.6 to 5.1) both slip.

Audacy Classic Rock 98.5 WNCX remains on top in Cleveland up 10.6 to 10.7.
Audacy Classic Hits 105.7 WMJI rises 9.5 to 9.7, while News/Talk 1100/106.9
WTAM has an Indians related boost 6.9 to 8.6.

iHeartMedia Variety Hits 106.5 The Lake WHLK trends up 4.9 5.8 6.4, but
sister Country 99.5 WGAR falls 8.3 6.8 6.6.

Cumulus Medias duo of Classic Hits 94.9 KCMO-FM (8.8 9.1) and Classic Rock
101 The Fox KCFX (7.0 7.4) remain on top in Kansas City. Audacy News/Talk
98.1 KMBZ-FM rises 5.6 to 6.0 for third.

Audacys 610 Sports KCSP gets a Royals based boost from a 1.5 to 3.5 share,
but co-owned Country 106.5 The Wolf WDAF-FM tumbles 6.3 5.4 3.8.

iHeartMedia Country 92.3 WCOL holds a sizeable lead in Columbus with an
11.3 to 10.6 drop. Saga Classic Rock QFM 96 WLVQ (up 6.6 to 7.6) and
iHeartMedia CHR 97.9 WNCI (falling 9.2 to 7.6) tie for second.

Trending upwards in Columbus are iHeartMedias Variety Hits 93.3 The Bus
WODC (2.7 3.2 4.0) and Columbus Alternative 105.7 WXZX (1.2 1.3 2.0)
which marks the highest share for the signal since September 2016.



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AT40 vs. The Lost Factor

Posted: 19 May 2021 11:00 AM PDT
https://radioinsight.com/ross/208077...e-lost-factor/





Every Saturday at noon, author Tom Nichols live-tweets the vintage American
Top 40 countdown on Sirius XM 70s on 7. In the first hour, you can pretty
much count on these things happening.Â*

If the year is 1974 or before, somebody in the thread will suggest that
Nichols make good on his longstanding threat to live-tweet an ‘80s
countdown episode instead.Â*
Somebody, often Nichols, will tweet something like, “I’ve never heard this.
What is this piece of garbage?� When that happens, there are decent odds of
it being a song I love. But it might be a song that I didn’t like on first
listen either.
Another listener will be unfamiliar with a song, and ask, as @MecCoffee did
last week, “How does this happen when I listened to the radio for hours
every day back then?�


That last question seems easy to answer. It makes sense that any song
peaking in the chart’s bottom third could be missed by somebody at the
time. Last week’s countdown was May 8, 1976. In the mid-‘70s, major-market
Top 40s averaged 25-30 current songs per week. Music enterprise and
regional differences meant those 25-30 songs were different across the
country. If it was important to you to know about the hits beyond your
market, you were one of the people who sought out AT40.

I was definitely one of those people. By then, I was following the charts,
and had multiple radio sources to hear different types of hits — three
local Top 40s, an adventurous AOR, small-market ACs, out-of-town AMs at
night. But I was a few months away from having access to AT40 every week or
being able to buy Billboard regularly. I didn’t yet know every song. I also
had no access to R&B radio at the time. No. 24 was the Blackbyrds’ “Happy
Music,� an R&B hit I didn’t hear until years later. When I started studying
the charts soon afterwards, I would discover a top-10 song from just a few
years earlier that was new to me and many other near-hits.

The weekly AT40 comments made me wonder about the typical frame of
reference for those listeners who loved music but didn’t live and breathe
music growing up. And how did that frame of reference intersect with the
Lost Factor, our formula for determining the difference between songs’
prominence as currents and their airplay now? Were there any new insights
to be gained by combining the two?

We chose Billboard’s top 40 songs for the week of May 14, 1983 — a moment
when CHR’s comeback was exploding. A year after our initial calculations,
we recalculated Lost Factor for those songs — year-end chart points divided
by the last seven days of monitored airplay according to BDSRadio — to
produce fresh airplay data, but also to have consistent spin counts with
those previously unmeasured songs that didn’t make the Top 100 of 1983.
Only 10 songs on that week’s AT40 did not make the year-end chart.

Then we took the additional step of asking approximately a handful of Ross
On Radio readers to look at the May 14, 1983, chart and try to recall which
songs they were aware of as then-current radio hits, vs. which they did not
learn until later, if at all. We specifically looked for readers who were
not yet in the business or following it closely yet; only one person was a
regular AT40 listener, and his recollections were based on what he
remembered hearing on local radio.

These are the 40 biggest hits in the land on May 14, 1983, along with their
chart peak, year-end number (if any), and recently calculated Lost Factor.
We did not attempt to calculate a Lost Factor for those songs that did not
make the year-end chart, but you’ll see that they offer insight of their
own.
TW TITLE ARTIST PEAK YR END SPINS LF 1 BEAT IT MICHAEL JACKSON 1 5 1444
0.07 2 LET'S DANCE DAVID BOWIE 1 18 911 0.09 3 JEOPARDY GREG KIHN BAND 2 21
72 1 4 OVERKILL MEN AT WORK 3 54 20 2 5 SHE BLINDED ME WITH SCIENCE THOMAS
DOLBY 5 23 143 0.55 6 COME ON EILEEN DEXY'S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS 1 13 1216 0.07
7 FLASHDANCE…WHAT A FEELING IRENE CARA 1 3 1200 0.08 8 LITTLE RED CORVETTE
PRINCE 6 25 1199 0.06 9 SOLITAIRE LAURA BRANIGAN 7 59 6 7 10 DER KOMMISSAR
AFTER THE FIRE 5 30 154 0.50 11 I WON'T HOLD YOU BACK TOTO 10 69 8 4 12 MY
LOVE LIONEL RICHIE 5 73 43 0.70 13 PHOTOGRAPH DEF LEPPARD 12 90 1607 0.01
14 RIO DURAN DURAN 14 NA 555 NA 15 STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART BRYAN ADAMS 10
71 209 0.14 16 MR. ROBOTO STYX 3 28 68 1 17 TIME (CLOCK OF THE HEART)
CULTURE CLUB 2 34 52 1 18 EVEN NOW BOB SEGER 12 NA 4 NA 19 AFFAIR OF THE
HEART RICK SPRINGFIELD 9 57 3 15 20 FAITHFULLY JOURNEY 12 81 1544 0.01 21
MORNIN' JARREAU 21 NA 26 NA 22 ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE TO REMIND ME NAKED
EYES 8 46 1897 0.03 23 DON'T LET IT END STYX 6 60 6 7 24 BILLIE JEAN
MICHAEL JACKSON 1 2 2022 0.05 25 STRANGER IN MY HOUSE RONNIE MILSAP 23 NA
55 NA 26 FAMILY MAN DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES 6 67 7 5 27 SHE'S A BEAUTY
TUBES 10 58 342 0.13 28 IT MIGHT BE YOU STEPHEN BISHOP 25 95 51 0.12 29
SEPARATE WAYS (WORLDS APART) JOURNEY 8 38 1734 0.04 30 TRY AGAIN CHAMPAIGN
23 85 9 2 31 WELCOME TO HEARTLIGHT KENNY LOGGINS 24 NA 0 NA 32 SOME KIND OF
FRIEND BARRY MANILOW 26 NA 0 NA 33 I COULDN'T SAY NO ROBERT ELLIS ORRAL 32
NA 0 NA 34 SO WRONG PATRICK SIMMONS 30 NA 0 NA 35 NEVER GONNA LET YOU GO
SERGIO MENDES 4 16 86 1 36 ONE ON ONE DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES 7 39 36 2 37
DO YOU REALLY WANT TO HURT ME CULTURE CLUB 2 11 543 0.17 38 GIMME ALL YOUR
LOVIN' ZZ TOP 37 NA 1006 NA 39 I'M STILL STANDING ELTON JOHN 12 74 530 0.05
40 THE ONE THING INXS 30 NA 45 NA

Overall Lost Factor scores were relatively low in 1983 — in our original
calculations, the highest LF was a 21; in some other years during the ‘80s,
it’s around a 60. (In the early ‘60s, there is one song with a perfect Lost
Factor score of 100.) Only a third of the Top 100 of 1983 had a Lost Factor
above a 1.0 — our baseline for a song not getting airplay proportionate to
its popularity at the time — when we measured last year.

In this spring of pop-music rebirth, the stats are even more impressive.
The highest Lost Factor for any song in our new calculations is 15. Only 12
songs out of 40 have LF 1.0 or higher. Out of the 10 songs that didn’t make
the year-end countdown, two of those songs are now getting significant
airplay. In other words, half the songs on that week’s countdown can be
said to have endured in some way.Â*

But you can definitely see a pattern to those songs that do not endure. We
asked a handful of readers to take a look at the May 14 chart and name all
the songs that they did not know at the time (one listener who was
following the charts named the songs he heard only on AT40).Â*

The 18 songs with a Lost Factor below a 1.0 had negligible mentions. There
were indeed a few listeners (mostly those just turning on the radio around
that time) who didn’t know even “Come On Eileen� or “Little Red Corvette.�
But the combined “did not know� mentions among our 11 readers averaged 0.7
per song.
The 12 songs that had a Lost Factor of 1.0 or higher averaged 2.9 “did not
know� mentions among them. In that group, eight out of 11 readers did not
think they heard Champaign’s “Try Again� on the Top 40 stations they
listened to. Four each did not remember our Lost Factor leaders — Laura
Branigan’s “Solitaire� and Rick Springfield’s “Affair of the Heart.�
The 10 songs that didn’t even make the year-end list had an average 5.6
“did not know� mentions among them. Two songs, Patrick Simmons’ “So Wrong�
and Robert Ellis Orrall & Carlene Carter’s “I Couldn’t Say No,� were
unknown to 10 out of 11 respondents. Ronnie Milsap’s “Stranger in My House�
and Kenny Loggins’ “Welcome to Heartlight� were unknown to seven of 11 at
the time.


Over the last 13 months, we’ve noticed that many of the songs with high
Lost Factors now are songs that were never quite real hits to begin with.
Like “Affair of the Heart� or “Solitaire,� they were songs propelled by an
artist’s career momentum — Springfield was coming off two big LP projects;
Branigan was following up her “Gloria� breakthrough — but not
power-rotation songs for the whole country. (Another song running on
follow-up fumes, Bob Seger’s “Even Now,� missed the Top 100 and is a song
that nearly half our respondents don’t remember as a current.)

The correlation between the songs heard on the radio now and the songs
people remember hearing in the first place becomes even more obvious if
songs missed the year-end chart. Songs such as “So Wrong� or “Some Kind of
Friend,� Barry Manilow’s attempt to contemporize, are remembered by radio
people and chart fans. But they weren’t even known by average listeners.
The pejorative “turntable hit� meant a song that had airplay with no sales.
That term is often applied to any song that didn’t make it to power
rotation, but these are the true turntable hits.

If you were listening to the actual AT40 broadcast this week, Casey Kasem
had interesting factoids for several of the least-remembered songs:

Simmons was serving as this year’s chairman of “Bikers Fight Against
Muscular Dystrophy.�
Manilow had been certified by the Guinness Book of World Records for
highest one-day gross sales for his recent Broadway engagement.
The most unlikely front-sell was Kasem quoting from a Cash Box story, by
current Billboard Country Update writer Tom Roland, about the Country-radio
resistance to the pop-leaning “Stranger in My House,� including a quote in
favor of the song from then-KLAC Los Angeles MD Cathy Hahn.


There are two songs that didn’t make the year-end Top 100 in 1983 that
receive significant airplay in 2021. Duran Duran’s “Rio,� the subject of a
new book this week, got 555 spins last week. None of our readers cited it
as a song they didn’t hear when it was new. ZZ Top’s “Gimme All Your
Lovin’� got 1,006 spins last week. Notably, there are three readers who say
they didn’t hear it at the time. (An AOR smash, “Gimme All Your Lovin’�
began ZZ Top’s CHR crossover, but not every station played it until after
their biggest hit, “Legs,� a year later.)

If you’re wondering why we made good on Nichols’s threat to choose an ‘80s
countdown, it’s because we asked readers to help choose the year to
spotlight. By a few votes, the largest number asked for 1988-89, with
strong support for 1973-74 as well. Ultimately, we went for the middle in
part because those songs are better remembered and less polarizing than
1973-74 or the likewise-polarizing late ‘80s. But if you enjoyed pitting
the Lost Factor vs, AT40, let us know. The countdown might just roll on. Â* Â*







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Abby Krizner Rises To WXDX Program Director

Posted: 19 May 2021 09:18 AM PDT
https://radioinsight.com/headlines/2...gram-director/



iHeartMedia Alternative 105.9 The X WXDX Pittsburgh has promoted
APD/morning host Abby Krizner to Program Director.

Krizner began her career at the station as a part-timer in 2008 before
quickly rising to afternoon show producer and evening host, then MD/morning
host and APD. She also is Music Director for iHearts Custom Alternative
format.

Krizner takes the reigns of WXDX from John Moschitta, who has programmed
WXDX since 1997 and is also PD of Classic Rock 102.5 WDVE.

iHeartMedia announced today that Abby Krizner has been named Program
Director for 105.9 The X, Radio Home of the Pittsburgh Penguins, effective
immediately. iHeartMedia Pittsburgh has a strong cross-platform presence
and includes a number of iconic brands and franchises — both broadcast and
digital — encompassing more than six stations comprised of music and sports
formats.

iHeartMedia has the leading consumer reach and influence across multiple
platforms and delivers more live programming than any other media company.
As Program Director, Krizner will be responsible for overseeing the
programming, research, talent coaching and promotions strategy for the
station. She will report to David Edgar, Senior Vice President of
Programming for iHeartMedia Pittsburgh.

“Abby is the perfect fit to lead 105.9 The X programming department,� said
Edgar. “She will bring her strategic thinking, music and lifestyle
knowledge and creative promotional ideas to the station. Plus, she is an
actual rock star, performing with her local band Tiny Wars.�

Krizner began her career with 105.9 The X in 2008, where she most recently
served as an Assistant Program Director and Morning Show Host. She has also
served as the Music Director and an on-air personality for iHeartRadio’s
Custom Alternative station. She received her master’s degree in Multimedia
Technology from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh.

“I’m grateful for the opportunity to serve as Program Director for my
hometown station, 105.9 The X,� said Krizner. “My thirteen years have been
so much more than the creative expression heard on the air. I’ve had
incredible leadership with mentors providing apt challenges along the way
that will serve me well as I take on this role.�




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Did Matt Siegel Quit Kiss 108 Boston This Morning?

Posted: 19 May 2021 08:21 AM PDT
https://radioinsight.com/headlines/2...-this-morning/



Did the 40+ year run of Matt Siegels Matty In The Morning at iHeartMedia
CHR Kiss 108 WXKS-FM Medford/Boston come to an abrupt end today?

During this mornings show, Siegel stated that he was told by his boss he
needed to stop talking about Demi Lovato coming out as non-binary after
Siegel said he wasnt allowed to be anti-wokeness. Siegel stated on-air, Its
not personal, its professional. He said he doesnt want me talking about
this. Today I was anti-wokeness and I cant do that, so basically, what Im
told is, I can talk about light, funny things like where the Jonas Brothers
are going to be but I cant do what I really want to do, which is just be a
funny comic and tell it like it is, so Im ending my portion of the radio
show right now. It has been a hell of a run, but I think its coming to an
end.

Siegel continued, Bill and Lisa and Bex and Dom, Im sorry for putting you
in this position but I was told by my boss I cannot talk about what I want
to talk about. By the way, its a joke the whole binary thing. I dont care
what Demi Lovato does but now we need to worry about you might offend
someone so basically I offended right-wing people and now I offended
left-wing people. Basically what they want me to do is you know a
lightweight show. We have that in the market. We have Mix. We have radio
stations that dont offend anybody. This was the Matty In The Morning Show.
The number one radio show in the history of Boston radio. OK! Bigger than
Jess Cain, Dave Maynard, Charles Lacquidera, all of the radio giants in
Boston. I am the biggest of all time and they said SHUT UP MATT Stop
Talking. Well I hope youre happy because I just stopped talking. Matty out.

The station then ran jockless until the end of the morning show at 10:00.
The 71-year-old Siegel had been hosting mornings at WXKS-FM since January
1981.

Siegel later told Boston.com that he believes that he will remain with the
station. Siegel stated, You know what’s gonna happen? Around 3 or 4 this
afternoon, I’ll go, ‘Wait a minute, am I really walking away from millions
of dollars? I don’t really care that much.’ Cooler heads will prevail, I’m
sure. They made it very clear that they don’t want me to leave.

We will continue to update this story as more details become available.





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98.9 The Beat Debuts In Flint

Posted: 19 May 2021 06:00 AM PDT
https://radioinsight.com/headlines/2...buts-in-flint/



The Estate of Michael Shumpert’s Adult RB “98.9 Jamz� WOWE Vassar/Flint MI
has flipped to Hip Hop 98.9 The Beat.

The move comes with an LMA of the station to Edwards Media LLC. Edwards
also operates Hip Hop 94.5 The Beat KWBT Waco TX via LMA.

WOWE is carrying Premiere Networks The Breakfast Club in mornings and ABC
Radios Deja Vu in afternoons. The move creates a competitor to Townsquare
Medias Rhythmic CHR “Club 93.7� WRCL Frankenmuth.



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Gold Debuts in Myrtle Beach & Wilmington

Posted: 19 May 2021 05:00 AM PDT
https://radioinsight.com/headlines/2...ch-wilmington/



Maryland Media One has launched its third Gold branded Oldies station.

Carolina Gold is has launched on 93.9 WMIR-FM Conway/Myrtle Beach SC and
106.3 WYAY Bolivia/Wilmington NC following the companys respective $500,000
and $400,000 purchases from Jeff Andrulonis’ Colonial Radio Group. Both
stations were running separately programmed Country formats both branded as
Carolina Country.

In addition to Carolina Gold, Maryland Media One owns WHGM Gold 1330
WHGM/104.7 W284BE Havre de Grace/100.5 W263CQ Chesapeake City/107.5 W298CG
Bel Air MD and Westmoreland Gold 910 WXJX Apollo/98.7 W254CR Latrobe and
1480 WCNS/107.5 W298DH Latrobe PA.



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JJ Williamson Joins DeDe In The Morning

Posted: 19 May 2021 04:00 AM PDT
https://radioinsight.com/headlines/2...n-the-morning/



Service Broadcasting and Compass Media Networks DeDe in The Morning has
announced the addition of comedian Jeremiah JJ Williamson to the show.

Williamson fills the comedic slot on the show that had been held by Michael
Shawn until last November. Williamson served as the opening act for Cedric
The Entertainer and The Original Kings of Comedy for fifteen years.

After an exhaustive entertainment talent search, comedian J.J. Williamson
J.J. from The Sipp has been selected to join host DeDe McGuire and lead
co-host Lady Jade on the nationally syndicated show, DEDE IN THE MORNING,
as its new comedian and co-host at Dallas-based flagship K104.

Service Broadcasting Groups Head of Content and DeDe in the Morning GM and
Brand Manager George (Geo) Cook commented, Having been mentored and
inspired by the original Kings of Comedy, comedian J.J. Williamson has
established himself as a marquee multi-platform talent who effortlessly
ignites laughter in his fans on the big screen and social and at sold-out
comedy shows around the country.

J.J. has the unique ability to consistently craft relatable, relevant, and
on time punch lines about real life content that connects with all
audiences and has enhanced cross-generational appeal.

At every step of our search process, J.J. excelled and impressed among an
array of top-tier talent and his connection and chemistry with DeDe
McGuire, Lady Jade, and #TeamDeDe were unmatched by other candidates.

All of us at Service Broadcasting Group, SBG Content Factory, Compass Media
Networks, and our #DeDeNation fans are delighted to have J.J. join the
stellar cast of DeDe in the Morning.

I am super excited to have J.J. on our show. He is so talented and
hilarious. I just love him and our affiliates and partners will love him
too! said DeDe McGuire.

J.J. Williamson added, RESPECK MY COUNTRYNESS because its going to be a fun
ride filled with gut busting laughter. I want to thank Yoda and Obi-Wan
Kenobi SBG Owner Hymen Childs and Head of Content Geo Cook along with the
new Oprah, DeDe McGuire, and all of #TeamDeDe for this amazing opportunity.
Were about to make HISTORY.