AUGUST 2024
— Friday, August 30th, 2024 —
NPR Tiny Desk Concert With Maxwell ‘Revisit’
NPRs Mitra I. Arthur wrote, “Have you ever been in a room where you can feel a palpable, collective swooning?”
— Thursday, August 29th, 2024 —
The New Rules of Podcasting On YouTube
By Coleman Insights Media Research & Amplifi Media
“Lights, camera’s, podcasts!”
Angie Martinez To Make Directorial Debut Featuring Hip-Hop Icon DJ Clark Kent
“She is an incredible creative force.”
Music Industry Veteran Exec. Martha Frye Has Died
“She was personable, dynamic, skilled, and a leader.”
Frank Ski Show Begins National Search For A New Co-host
“If you can leap tall building at a single bound & make people laugh, you’ve got a shot.”
— Tuesday, August 27th, 2024 —
Fall 2025 Nielsen Plans To Roll Out Digital Diaries
“I knew they would figure it out, now fix PPM.”
iHeartMedia Exits In Orlando & Detroit
“It’s never just another day.”
Angela Yee Day Kicks Off NYC Labor Day Weekend
“She deserves it, she works her butt off.”
MediaCo Faces Potential Nasdaq Delisting
“Boys and girls, I know you know better!”
— Friday, August 23th, 2024 —
StoryCorps ‘Brightness In Black’ To Document Black Experiences
“Black stories have largely been depicted as one-dimensional and over-simplified.”
Trump Shares Fake AI Taylor Swift Campaign Support Images
“He’ll try anything to catch a news cycle”
— Thursday, August 22nd, 2024 —
DNC Roll Called State Musical Salutes For Harris Nomination
It was creative and a jam session for the history books!
Federal Court Blocks FTC’s Noncompete Ban
Mine is bigger than yours.
Jacobs Media Hosts Free Webinar On Air Talent Thinking In 2024
They are smarter than the average bear.
Zach Bryan, Beyoncé Lead 2024 People’s Choice Country Awards Nominations
The people have spoken.
— Tuesday, August 20th, 2024 —
Snoop Dogg Not Happy With Streaming $$$
“1+1 is not adding Up To 2”
Cumulus Promotes Jerold Jackson, Latangela Sherman, Glen
Roberson, Vincent Thomas
See, sometimes good things do happen to nice people!
SAG-AFTRA Deal Grants Actors AI Voice Replication Control
Replicate their voices without permission and you die! Well, not really, but you get the drift.
‘Yung Joc’ & Streetz Morning Takeover In Chicago For DNC 24
“Mr. Chairman, we cast our votes for”
— Friday, August 16th, 2024 —
Radio One KMJQ (Magic 102.1)/ Houston & ‘Mad Hatta’ In Afternoons
See, you can return home!
NPR Tiny Desk Concert With Kehlani ‘Revisit’
It’s The Weekend, take a 15-minute break and enjoy.
NPR’s Alanté Serene did a hell of Job describing the vibe of singer Kehlani.
— Thursday, August 15th, 2024 —
YouTube & Connected TV Match Radio Attention For Less Spend
I just wonder what methodology was used and how many participants were involved?
Whitney Houston Legacy Honored At 3rd Annual Gala In Atlanta
Sounds like it was a fun night.
TikTok Introduces Group Chats For Up To 32 Users
Ticking their way to meme filled madness.
— Tuesday, August 13th, 2024 —
Trump Campaign Sued By Isaac Hayes’ Family Over Unauthorized
Use Of ‘Hold On, I’m Coming’
Ask and you might receive, but to never ask, total crap.
Terri Thomas To Be Inducted Into The Texas Radio Hall Of Fame
“I am deeply honored and excited”
What an amazing career.
Singer Tanya Nolan’s Aww Better Child Care Center Holds Back To School Event
“Giving back to the community is something I’ve always been passionate about”
— Friday, August 9th, 2024 —
Former VP/GM Verna Green Honored In Detroit
“I was overwhelmed seeing all these people from 25 years ago”
— Thursday, August 8th, 2024 —
MIW Presents 2nd Annual “Behind the Mic Mentorship” For Women In Radio
“Behind the Mic is by far our most competitive mentorship.”
Ladies, start your engines!
Dyron ‘Ducati’ Walker Steps Into APD Role at WALR (Kiss 104.1)/Atlanta
Now this guy really has worked his way up the ladder!
Monique Jordan Joins WRBO (103.5)/Memphis For Middays
She is the essence of effervescence, and she can dance too!
Julie Greenwald To Depart Atlantic Records
I’m sure she had her reasons.
— Tuesday, August 6th, 2024 —
AI Start-ups Face Legal Action For Copyright Infringement
Last time I checked, it’s called alleged stealing.
The Paris 2024 Olympics & Snoop Dogg
French wine please, hold the ‘Gin & Juice.’
Warner Music Group Restructures Recorded Music Operations
Reimagining the Future, until they have to do it again.
— Monday, August 5th, 2024 —
WHUR/Washington DC Frank Ski & John Monds Exit
HOWARD UNIVERSITY R&B WHUR (96.3)/WASHINGTON DC PM drive personality FRANK SKI and QUIET STORM host JOHN MONDS have exited apparently due to budget cuts.
— Thursday, August 1st, 2024 —
Meta Introduces ‘AI Studio’ For Custom Chatbot Creation
What will they think of next?
Roc Nation Layoffs Include SVP Lester Pace & Staff
“Thank you to REZA SARRAFIEH, BIG D, and staff”
SummitMedia Promotes Maurice DeVoe To SVP/Programing
“We have a lot of positive things happening in our company”
Power becomes him, don’t you think?
Doodles Debuts Label With Lil Wayne, Lil Yachty, Pharrell
Dammnnn, this ought to be interesting. And Doodles is who?