CEO Mary Berner said the company is focused on maximizing the value of Cumulus’ great collection of assets, however, she added the company’s massive debt continue to be a problem. “Our heavy debt load continues to constrain both our ability to do business in the short-term and achieve our full potential in the long term.…
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WATE’s Marshall Hughes and Emily Proud sweep Bristol Motor Speedway Media Challenge
Emily Proud and Marshall Hughes competed against local media at Veloce Indoor Speedway in Knoxville, racing go-karts that reach up to 50 MPH. Hughes finished in the victory lane with the quickest lap time while Proud finished second for a WATE sweep. See the entire article and video on the WATE site
From Tom Taylor's NOW Newsletter: Scripps buys “Bounce,” “Grit, “Escape,” and “Laff” – four niche broadcast TV nets.
For one thing, this $302 million purchase makes Cincinnati-based Scripps a competitor with Urban One’s “TV One.” They’re both targeted at African-Americans, though TV One is a cable channel and “Bounce” is used by broadcasters – mostly on digital multicasts. Seller of these specialty services is Katz Broadcasting, founded in 2014 by Jonathan Katz.…
Discovery Agrees to Buy Scripps For $14.6 Billion
Discovery Communications has agreed to shell out $14.6 billion in both cash and stock for Scripps Networks Interactive, creating a cable channel powerhouse that could be better equipped to thrive in a rapidly changing pay-TV world, the two companies announced on Monday. The combination joins some of cable television’s most popular channels including Discovery’s namesake…
Campbell County man with autism lives out his dream on radio
LAFOLLETTE (WATE) – Radio station WLAF has been the heart and soul of LaFollette for 64 years. The sounds of Southern gospel are embraced by the people of the small town in Campbell County. One young man has been listening and his own story to tell. Derrick Lee Anderson, who has autism, taped his own…
Knoxville News Sentinel wins 14 Tennessee Press Association awards in annual contest
The News Sentinel took 14 awards in the Tennessee Press Association’s 2017 newspaper contest, including three first place honors. Awards in the annual contest were presented at the association’s dinner ceremony, held Thursday in Franklin, Tenn. A staff photograph of the Vols’ Music Bowl win took first place for best sports photo. Leslie Snow, whose…
The latest Knoxville Radio Ratings are in!
This is from the Spring 2017 survey, during the 12-weeks between March 30th and June 21st. Note that this is the last full survey that includes Andy and Alison in the mornings on WIVK. Unless you’re in the radio business for a while or follow these numbers closely, you might not realize how much these…
Radio host Jon Reed explains his growth on Twitter, expectations for the Vols
“He’s the boss, he’s going to do what he wants.” “It can go nowhere but up.” “It’s a blown call, it’s a missed call and they can’t review it!” That’s just a sample of what you’ll hear on Fox Sports Knoxville’s newest show – Talk Sports. Hosts Jon Reed and Boomer Dangel cover a mix…
As one alt-weekly finds a new owner, the Knoxville Mercury says goodbye to readers
Even a human fossil must concede that the smartphone trumps the alt-weekly as a boredom killer,’ wrote one observer regarding what was behind the death of so many local alt-weeklies The same day that the East Bay Express was acquired by a local magazine publisher, Knoxville Mercury said goodbye to its readers, closing after a…
Tony & Kris Take Mornings at WIVK/Knoxville
After a nationwide search for only the fourth morning radio show in the history of powerhouse Country station WIVK, Cumulus Media announces that legendary radio personalities Tony Randall and Kris Rochester-known on-air as “Tony & Kris” – will be waking up Knoxville as WIVK’s new morning show headliners. “The Tony & Kris Morning Show” will…