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Reuters February 15, 2019 Buyout firm Apollo Global Management LLC has agreed to acquire a majority stake in 14 television stations from privately held Cox Media Group, the company said on Friday, a move that sets up Apollo to become a player in broadcasting, an industry it has sought deals in for some time. While […]
Radio Ink February 18, 2019 There’s a new broadcast team for pregame and postgame coverage of the Pittsburgh Pirates on 93.7 The Fan (KDKA-FM), the flagship station for the team. Dan Zangrilli will return to the station to host the station’s pregame and postgame broadcasts, a role he previously held from 2012 to 2016. […]
By Ben Strauss Washington Post Feb 13, 2019 The Chicago Cubs announced Wednesday that they are partnering with Sinclair Broadcast Group to launch a new network that will exclusively broadcast the team’s games. The Marquee Sports Network is expected to be ready next spring, in time to televise the Cubs’ 2020 schedule. The Cubs are […]
Radio Ink February 6, 2019 Radio PA, the state news and information network covering the Keystone state has a new owner. Maryland Media One, the owner of the Maryland News Network, will assume operations on April 16th. “With the announcement of Radio PA closing it’s network in April, I was concerned with the affiliates […]
Radio Ink Feb 6, 2019 Long-time radio industry owner Kerby Confer is still going strong with the Tuesday purchase of the Steinman Communications radio group. This brings the Forever total to 55 stations in 12 markets. The stations Forever Media is picking up are: WSTW-FM and WDEL-AM/FM in Wilmington, WXCY-FM in Havre De Grace, […]
Radio Ink Feb 5, 2019 iHeartmedia’s WBZ NewsRadio in Boston has reported that legendary morning news anchor Gary LaPierre died peacefully on Monday, surrounded by his family. LaPierre was recently diagnosed with leukemia. He was 76. The station reported on its website that “for almost 44 years LaPierre’s calm and steady voice prepared New Englanders […]
Radio Ink January 11, 2019 Photo credit: Buzzfeed iHeart’s 106.1 The Breeze in Philadelphia is the latest station to pick up the ubiquitous Delilah. Philly listeners will be able to catch her show Monday through Saturday, 7 p.m. to midnight ET. “I’m looking forward to catching up with everyone in Philadelphia,” said Delilah. “We’re […]
Well here we are folks, Santa has come and gone, the ball has dropped, and the 2019-2020 Pennsylvania General Assembly has officially been sworn into office. While swearing in day seemed cordial, this session will quickly turn interesting as the slimmer, yet still robust Republican majorities in the House and Senate will likely further their […]
Dan O’Shea Retail Dive, 1/3/19 Dive Brief: About 41% of U.S. consumers owned a smart speaker by the end of 2018, almost twice the percentage of consumers who owned the voice-driven devices at the end of the previous year, according to a TechCrunch report that attributed the data to recent reports from RBC Capital Markets. The […]
Now that the dust has settled following the 2018 record midterm election, legislators from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh and everywhere in between will travel back to Harrisburg on January 1st to be sworn in and start fresh on what is sure to be an interesting legislative session. Governor Tom Wolf won his reelection handedly after defeating former […]
