CUMULUS MEDIA has released its first quarter results, with net revenue down 0.1% to $263.7 million, net loss narrowing 32.4% to $5 million, and Adjusted EBITDA up 4% to $40.3 million. Radio station group revenue fell 3.1% to $168 million, while WESTWOOD ONE revenue rose 5.5% to $95 million. The company is operating under Chapter…
Category: Knoxville Media News
Growing team moving Knoxville Business Journal in new directions
This month, the Greater Knoxville Business Journal welcomes Brenna McDermott to its team. Brenna relocated to Knoxville from Columbia, Mo., where she was group editor/director of content for the Business Times Co. and editor of the Columbia Business Times. In that role last year, she earned a spot on the Folio 30 Under 30 list, which…
Krystal goes indie, names The Tombras Group AOR
Venerable, iconic southern burger chain Krystal has named The Tombras Group, the Knoxville, Tennessee-based independent agency, as its agency of record. The account is moving from BrightRedTBWA. “We screened for fit based on range of services, experience in restaurants, reigniting brands, and proximity to our customers. We identified Tombras as a lead contender and once we…
Tom Taylor's NOW Newsletter: “The longest active winning streak in Nielsen’s continuous-measurement markets comes to an end.”
Cumulus country WIVK Knoxville/107.7 was just defeated by Midwest’s “Classic Rock 103.5” WIMZ, with total-week age 12+ AQH share. Ratings-watcher Chris Huff knows this is radio history. He tells this NOW Newsletter that “The last time WIVK was not the #1 station in Knoxville, Jimmy Carter was president, and it was the April-May book…
WIVK/Knoxville Adds Justin Scheman As Exec. Producer For 'Tony & Kris'
CUMULUS Country WIVK/KNOXVILLE has added JUSTIN SCHEMAN as Exec. Prod. for its “TONY & KRIS” morning show. In the newly-created position, SCHEMAN will handle producer duties for the “TONY & KRIS” show as well as the pair’s forthcoming syndicated weekend programming. TONY RANDALL and KRIS ROCHESTER joined WIVK last JULY (NET NEWS 7/11/17); longtime “ANDY…
The latest Knoxville Radio Ratings are in! Results from the Winter 2018 survey are here.
This is from the Winter 2018 survey, during the 12-weeks between January 4 – March 28. Unless you’re in the radio business for a while or follow these numbers closely, you might not realize how much these numbers have changed over the past several years, but they certainly have! See the latest audience estimates published…
RIVR Media’s Dee Haslam departs
Dee Bagwell Haslam is stepping down from her position as CEO of RIVR Media, the production company she formed with co-founder Rob Lundgren. Haslam (pictured) departs the Knoxville-based studio to devote more of her time to the NFL’s Cleveland Browns – where she serves as owner alongside her husband, Jimmy Haslam – and the Cleveland community.…
WVLT Names News Director
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. WVLT-TV announced Friday that Marybeth Jacoby has been named News Director of its CBS, CW, and MyNetwork network affiliated television stations and various digital platforms and products in Knoxville, Tennessee. Jacoby is an award-winning, seasoned news veteran with 20 years of experience. Prior to joining WVLT, Jacoby served as News Director at WLTX…
Radio's Will West reveals secret past
On the air, it’s a success story. “When I heard sports talk radio for the first time, that was always my dream,” said Will West. “It’s something I’ve wanted to do for just about my whole life.” Before the lights ever came on for West it was a very different story. It was a story…
Asen Marketing Undergoes Big Changes
New Expansion Plans Have Asen Team Excited About Growth Knoxville, TN, April 04, 2018 –(PR.com)– Asen Marketing & Advertising is proud to announce the expansion of its Knoxville office. The future is bright for this full-service marketing and advertising agency. In the past few months, Asen has added two new hires, had countless client successes…