[WATCH] Kansas Woman Awarded $1Million In Lawsuit Over Being Called '(P)orn Star' By Radio Hosts

Hosts Open Up About Mistake - Say They Are Forever Changed

THE MOUTH, SEPTEMBER 27TH, 2014 –– A jury has awarded a woman a total of $1 million after morning hosts on 96.5 The Buzz/Kansas City identified her as a "(p)orn star" on the air and online in 2012. According to KSHB TV, Ashley Patton, of Olathe, Kansas, sued Entercom Kansas City, the owners of 96.5 The Buzz, home of hosts "Afentra's Big Fat Morning Buzz (below)," for false light invasion of privacy and negligent supervision. Patton received $250,000 for actual damages and $750,000 in punitive damages. During jury deliberations, attorneys for both sides agreed to a high-low settlement, which means Entercom will not appeal the verdict and pay the award in 45 days. Patton said she was surprised and encouraged by the verdict. She told KSHB TV: "I was hoping for their verdict," she told KSHB TV: "I am surprised by the amount. It will make stations think twice about what they put on the air." As Jockline reported in its lead story on Friday, Patton had sued over an April 2012 broadcast in which hosts Afentra (Bandokoudis) and Danny Boi (Daniel Terreros) asked listeners to send in the names of local residents who "were said to be local (p)orn stars," according to the lawsuit. Two listeners texted Patton's name, the lawsuit claimed, and during a Google search, Danny Boi found an adult film actress with a similar, but distinctly different name. The hosts announced Patton's name and high school, as well as placed it online and kept a podcast of the show online until Patton complained, according to court documents. Fritz Riesmeyer, attorney for Entercom, said that although false and highly offensive, identifying Patton as a porn star was a mistake and not done with malice, as the law required for her to collect damages.“While we are very disappointed in the outcome, we will abide by the jury's verdict,” Entercom spokesman Kevin Geary said Friday. Afentra And Danny Boi were back on the air this morning following last Friday's blockbuster $1 million settlement. Following the verdict, they sat down with KSHB TV's Lisa Benson with Afentra telling her they are 'Forever changed' by the settlement. "We're moving forward and very grateful to still be here; to still be on the air.' WATCH HERE 'PHOTOS/screengrab

Steve Cochran Fires Back At Steve Dahl Over WGN Rant

'So we’ll keep winning and you keep whining. But definitely keep analyzing photos like you did about the Pat Hughes picture. Radio Photo Analysis . . . good bit.' - Cochran

THE MOUTH, SEPTEMBER 29TH, 2014 –– Last Friday media blogger Robert Feder reported on a Steve Dahl's podcast where he went off on WGN Chicago calling it the worst radio station ever. "It’s as bad as it was when I got to town in 1978, only it’s people my age and younger doing it — committing these heinous broadcasting crimes.” What apparently fueled the comments was a photograph posted on Marianne Murciano's (WGN's Bob & Marianne Show) Facebook page of WGN staffers posing at a dedication of Cubs broadcaster Pat Hughes (R). Kneeling in front is Jimmy deCastro and Todd Manley, VP/content & programming. Regarding de Castro's pose, Dahl said: 'That guy’s such a *ucking glory hog.” This was just one of several other shots aimed at the venerable talk outlet. Taking exception to Dahl's rant, WGN morning host Steve Cochran (L) fired back with a letter to Feder: '..We both know your goal here is to use us to get someone to subscribe to your “show.” Can’t help you there ... Why so bitter, Steve? You had a nice run. Enjoy your golden years ... Maybe break out some old tapes and listen when Bill and Wendy (WGN's afternoon show) were on your show. You were occasionally funny then. Or listen to how you sounded when you worked for deCastro because you certainly must know he didn’t need you . . . you needed him ... So we’ll keep winning and you keep whining. But definitely keep analyzing photos like you did about the Pat Hughes picture. Radio Photo Analysis . . . good bit." READ ENTIRE PIECE HERE

[LISTEN] Slacker Calls Into Show With Update After Blacking Out On Air

THE MOUTH, SEPTEMBER 29TH, 2014 –– As Jockline was first to report last Friday, Slacker, half of KALC/Denver's popular "Slacker and Steve afternoon show," fell unconscious during a live broadcast during their show on Thursday. According to KUSA TV, listeners heard a loud "thump" and then music began playing. His co-host went on the air later and confirmed that Slacker did lose consciousness during the broadcast. He was taken to the hospital for some tests and was then resting. Later on Friday, Slacker was able to call into their show and joked that Steve's drive to the airport 'way more scary' than his collapse. Steve commented that when Slacker fell unconscious, 'He banged his head pretty hard.' As for Slacker's recollection, he remembered taking a phone call and the next thing he knew Steve was standing over him holding his head and then asking himself 'how did I get here?' Steve quipped, "Don't act like that's never happened before.' Slacker reported that he had gone through a number of tests to determine what exactly happened. He then said he was headed back later on Friday for more tests. After thanking Steve and show member Lil' D for their help, Slacker said he woke up with over 3,000 texts on his phone. LISTEN HERE

EXECUTIVE ACTION: Mike Scott On The Rise At Adams; Angie Handa Appointed APD/Middays At NASH-FM 92.3 San Francisco; Tracey Millman Takes Director Of Operations Post For Ace And TJ Show

THE MOUTH, SEPTEMBER 29TH, 2014 –– Mike Scott has been promoted to Program Director for “Your Country US93.3” and “Great Country 103.3” for Adams Radio of Fort Wayne. Mike said “I can't thank Adams Radio enough for their confidence in me and look forward to building two power house country stations for Fort Wayne serving up today’s best country on “Your Country US93” and all the legends of country on “Great Country 103.3”. Ron Stone, CEO of Adams Radio said: “It is very hard to ignore Mike’s thirty years of major-market programming specifically a dozen years with country great WYCD in Detroit. His coaching skills and incredible on-air experience is exactly what we need in Fort Wayne to develop our country stations into the market leaders they are capable of becoming." ########### Cumulus has announced that KBBY/Ventura Program Director and popular on-air talent Angie Handa has been appointed Assistant Program Director and Midday personality for KSJO/NASH FM 92.3 in San Francisco. Handa’s show will debut on NASH FM 92.3 on Monday, October 20, and will air weekdays from 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday. ######The Ace & TJ Show has hired Tracey Millman as its new Director of Operations effective immediately. After working with the Sony Music Group, Tracey worked for 10 years with Sirius/XM as Operations Manager for Sirius/XM Talk Channels including acting as liaison between The Howard Stern Show and all Sirius/XM departments, “We're excited to have someone of Tracy's stature join our team. We just hope it takes a while for her to figure out that we are not as a big-a-deal as we led her to believe.” - Ace, The Ace & TJ Button syndicates through The Radio Button and is heard worldwide and soon on local affiliate streams.ey

Entercom Debuts The Wolf 94.1 Memphis

THE MOUTH, SEPTEMBER 29TH, 2014 –– Promising half the commercials of its country competitors with a maximum of six per hour, Entercom/Memphis has launched Country WKQK 94.1 FM The Wolf. With the flip from Classic Rock, this marks Memphis' third country outlet which includes WQKX 105.9 FM KIX106 and WEBL 95.3 FM The Rebel. In a statement, PD Chris Michaels says that 94.1 The Wolf will be locally focused on the music that country fans want. "We are thrilled to introduce the highly successful Wolf brand to Memphis, there's a huge appetite for today's country music and we are proud to share this with Memphians." said VP/Market Manager Dan Barron. "94.1 The Wolf is the perfect complement to our local Entercom stations including 92.9 FM ESPN Radio, FM 100, 104.5 The River and ESPN 790AM."

NETWORKS: Radio America Launches Financial Show with Dawn Bennett

THE MOUTH, SEPTEMBER 29TH, 2014 –– Financial Myth Busting, is designed to help Americans separate financial facts from fallacies. Host Dawn Bennett is the CEO of Bennett Group Financial Services. "Our message of being true to what is really happening in the financial world as it relates to geopolitical events has struck a cord with listeners," said Bennett. "We've brought an array of guests on the show to report on subjects that deserve more attention. Partnering with Radio America allows us to take these important ideas to a much larger audience, and I couldn't be more excited." "Dawn has a way of cutting through the noise and providing clarity in the cluttered world of financial and economic opinion," the chief operator officer of Radio America, Mike Paradiso, said. Bennett regularly interviews CEOs, politicians, best-selling authors, and even the occasional celebrity. Past guests have included Sen. Rand Paul, David Stockman, Jim Rickards, Patrick Byrne (CEO of Overstock.com), Dr. Ben Carson, Mort Zuckerman, Magnus Carlsen (No. 1 chess player in the world), Marc Faber, Ted Nugent, Grover Norquist, David Malpass, MEP Daniel Hannan, Steve Forbes, Rep. Trey Gowdy, Peter Buffett (the musician son of Warren), Dambisa Moyo, David Walker, and more.

[WATCH] Jay Tower's Confuses 'Peonies' For 'Panties

THE MOUTH, SEPTEMBER 298TH, 2014 –– WNIC/Detroit morning host, Jay Towers, who in addition to his radio show also somehow manages to air on Fox 2 TV News in the morning slot as well. Perhaps some of Tower's radio instincts kicked in on a recent show as TV co-host Anqunette Jamison (shown) and Jay Towers were bantering about flowers. Jamison spoke of her love of peonies. Towers thought she said “panties.” Needless to say, the floor crew, as well as Jamison, had trouble containing their laughter. Some 4,000+ YouTube views later, it appears both Tower's TV, as well as, radio listeners had some fun with it as well. The story also got tagged at numerous other national websites as well. WATCH HERE

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Denver Host Recovering After Blacking Out During Show

THE MOUTH, SEPTEMBER 26TH, 2014 –– Slacker, half of KALC/Denver's popular "Slacker and Steve afternoon show," fell unconscious during a live broadcast during yesterday's show Thursday. According to KUSA TV, listeners heard a loud "thump" and then music began playing. His co-host went on the air later and confirmed that Slacker did lose consciousness during the broadcast. KALC has not said what caused the DJ to pass out. On their Facebook page they posted: "just wanted to leave a quick comment about what happened to Slacker today. First, thank you all for your well wishes. He was taken to the hospital for some tests and is now resting. That's really all the information I have as of right now. If I hear anything from Slacker or his family, I'll be sure to let you all know. Thanks again! Lil D." The station will update his condition on its website Friday.

EXECUTIVE ACTION: CMG Names Spriggs as NTS Radio Format Leader, Anderssen As Format Coordinator

THE MOUTH, SEPTEMBER 26TH, 2014 –– Cox Media Group (CMG) has named Pete Spriggs (L), Director of Branding and Programming for News 95-5 FM and AM 750 WSB, as its new News/Talk/Sports Radio Format Leader. In addition, Drew Anderssen (R), Director of Branding and Programming for Orlando’s WDBO, is News/Talk/Sports Format Coordinator. Spriggs and Anderssen will continue their current roles, but also work closely with Steve Smith, CMG’s VP of Radio Programming, and all of CMG’s News/Talk/Sports program directors. "Pete and Drew are two of our most talented directors of branding and programming and we’re thrilled they will share their skills with the rest of our team,” said CMG Executive VP of Radio Kim Guthrie. “Their natural instincts will help all of our Cox Media Group News/Talk/Sports stations across the country continue to grow and flourish." Pete Spriggs has charted his 21-year CMG programming career in Dayton, Orlando, and Atlanta. WSB Radio is the home station for nationally-syndicated hosts Herman Cain and Clark Howard, and National Radio Hall of Fame inductee Neal Boortz. During Spriggs' tenure, WSB Radio has won several AP News Awards, a National Murrow, and several Marconi awards. WSB continues to be the highest-rated News/Talk station in the Top 20 markets in the United States. Anderssen has been with CMG for 16 years, serving previously as the Operations Manager of News/Talk KRMG in Tulsa. Anderssen’s teams have won many regional and national awards, including the national Edward R. Murrow.

MOTION: Live 95.5 Welcomes Bryan LaRoche To Mornings

THE MOUTH, SEPTEMBER 26TH, 2014 –– Alpha's Live 95.5 welcomes Bryan LaRoche to Mornings. He joins co-host, Hannah Byrom LaRoche was born and raised in Indianapolis, IN and went to college on a golf scholarship but was bit by the radio bug! He got his official start in radio in 2008 as an intern for the Dave Smiley Morning Show at WZPL in Indianapolis. Eventually, he made his way to Jacksonville, FL as Afternoon host on 97.9 KISS FM WKSL where he was named, “Jacksonville's Top 30 Under 30” in
2014. Bryan has also worked at WKQI/Detroit, WMTX/Tampa, WJFX/Fort Wayne, WSTO/Evansville and WNOU/Indianapolis. Alpha Media VP of Programming, Phil Becker commented on the announcement, “I'm excited to once again be working with
Bryan. I've watched him develop over the years and he's turned into a talent that I would not like to compete against. Teaming him up with Hannah and forming Portland's only local CHR morning show is going to be a great thing for our listeners, advertisers and brand for a long time to come.”

NETWORKS: The Billy Madison Show Expands In Florida; Valerie Smaldone And Leslie Gold Join 'America Weekend'

THE MOUTH, SEPTEMBER 26TH, 2014 –– The recently syndicated Billy Madison Show began airing 6A-10A Monday through Friday on rock station WXNX-FM (93X), Fort Myers, FL (Sun Broadcasting). The Billy Madison Show flagships out of KISS-FM (Cox Media Group) in San Antonio, TX and is also heard on WHPT-FM (The Bone) in Tampa, FL. The show is being syndicated through Nineball Radio Networks and delivered via XDS. For more information call Stefan Jones at Nineball HQ, the number is 651-793-8400 or his cell is 651-276-2920. ######### Envision Networks® announced that Valerie Smaldone and Leslie Gold will be part of the all new America Weekend lineup. “I am delighted to be working with the fabulous Leslie Gold as we host a weekly show together focusing on fascinating personalities and celebrities, trends and curiosities,” said Valerie Smaldone. “We look forward to having our audience laugh along with us and learn some new things while being entertained. There is nothing like good conversation and that’s what our America Weekend is all about.” “We couldn’t be more excited to have Valerie and Leslie join the team of hosts on America Weekend,” said Michael Lichtstein, VP/Programming of Envision Networks®. America Weekend's new lineup includes hosts Mike Bennett, Ed Kalegi, Smith and Sabatino, Animal Radio® and Into Tomorrow with Dave Graveline. For more information on America Weekend contact Valerie Brooks at 216-831-3761 or valerieb@envisionradio.com.

Poll Questions Effectiveness Of Traditional Radio Spots

THE MOUTH, SEPTEMBER 26TH, 2014 –– A new poll by CRN says marketing professionals indicate they are “fed up” with the quality of results from traditional radio spot advertisements and believe “there must be a better way” to achieve marketing objectives using radio. Sixty-two percent of consumer brand marketers and advertising agency decision-makers agreed with that sentiment in a random poll conducted by radio marketing company CRN International. More than 90 percent reported less-than-stellar results from spot commercials. At the same time, 57 percent said they feel promotions, branded content and other non-advertising strategies collectively generate the greatest results for their brands. The findings, generated from 75 marketer respondents, by no means were an indictment of radio as an effective marketing medium. In fact, the vast majority of respondents reported they have used radio in their marketing mix and achieved success in a variety of ways. More than 244 million Americans listen to radio every week, according to the Radio Advertising Bureau. The responses suggested high levels of satisfaction with a number of non-traditional radio marketing tactics. For example, while 57 percent indicated they were very pleased with the results of campaigns that employed branded radio content and 71 percent reported being very pleased with the results of campaigns that employed on-air celebrity DJ endorsements and recommendations, 68 percent said they would be interested in exploring radio marketing beyond traditional advertisements to separate themselves from the pack. “The results support our belief that traditional advertising, while still the most common way to deliver a marketing message on radio, is not the most effective way,” said Robert O’Mara, CRN’s Managing Director of Strategy and Development. “It’s not necessarily the fault of the ads themselves. But the nature of radio broadcasters to combine all commercials within a designated ‘stop set’ of several minutes often causes listeners to lose focus. READ COMPLETE STUDY HERE

iHeart Radio Music Fest Generates More Than 5 Billion Social Media Impressions; On Par With Academy Awards

THE MOUTH, SEPTEMBER 26TH, 2014 –– This year's iHeartRadio Music Festival generated more than five billion social media impressions, more than double from last year, putting the festival ahead of the year’s major events such as the high profile Big Game Halftime Show, in terms of related social media activity, and on a par with the Academy Awards. Twitter emerged as the dominant platform of choice for fans at this years’ event, representing two-thirds of the overall social media activity and resulting in #iHeartRadio trending worldwide on both days of the event. After Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Tumblr were the next most popular platforms. Other noteworthy statistics include: 80 percent of posts came from Millennials, the 18-34 year old demographic - A total of 37 topics related to the event trended across local, U.S. and Worldwide on Twitter over the course of the two days, including #iHeartRadioMusicFestival, #OneDirectionAtiHeartRadioFestival and #NickiAtiHeartRadio. iHeartRadio reached its first 20 million registered users faster than any digital service in Internet history, and reached the 50 million registered user milestone faster than any digital music service and even faster than Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest. PHOTO/Andrew Swartz for iHeartRadio

Garrison Keillor's Play, 'Radio Man,' To Debut This Weekend

THE MOUTH, SEPTEMBER 26TH, 2014 –– Garrison Keillor's 1st full-length play, 'Radio Man,' is set to debut this weekend at The History Theatre in St. Paul, MN. Humorist, best-selling author and longtime host of NPR's 'A Prairie Home Companion,' Keillor will present his first-full length play, "Radio Man," with the main character, "The Host," played by actor Pearce Bunting (R) modeled after Keillor himself (note red shoes). Bunting's other credits include HBO's "Boardwalk Empire." Keillor and Richard Dworsky, who leads The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band on "Prairie Home," wrote the songs. Keillor's first full-length play will offer a glimpse of public radio's "A Prairie Home Companion" onstage, offstage and through the eyes of the show's creator. Seats go for $45-$15 - check it out at http://historytheatre.com. 'Radio Man" will run through Oct. 26th

RADIO'S BEST: WHAS Louisville's Terry Meiners Takes 'Best Radio Personality' Honors For 20th Time

THE MOUTH, SEPTEMBER 26TH, 2014 –– In our ongoing recognition of radio host(s) taking honors in local magazine polls, you can now add WHAS/Louisville's Terry Meiners to list - FOR THE 20TH TIME! He was just named 'Best Radio Personality" although some years the category was called "Best Radio Show" "Best Talk Show" or "Best Male Radio Personality" etc. It was usually just "Best Radio Personality" over the years. I won the first one in 1986.

Benztown Profiled In Business Journal

THE MOUTH, SEPTEMBER 26TH, 2014 –– Benztown was profiled this week in the attached San Fernando Valley Business Journal story, "More Than a Jingle". Reporter Mark Madler visited Benztown's Burbank, CA, studios and spoke to Chachi Denes, Benztown President, and others on the Benztown team on the heels of Benztown's placement at No. 596 on the Inc. 5000 ranking of the Fastest Growing Private Companies in America (for the second consecutive year). Show left is Benztown President Chachi Denes and Benztown Composer Shane Drasin (on guitar) in the studio with Chachi Denes.

Tom Joyner Foundation Set To Make History

THE MOUTH, SEPTEMBER 26TH, 2014 –– The Tom Joyner Foundation Fantastic Voyage is set to make history with an unprecedented music line up to set sail raising money to help keep students in school at Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The historic voyage will take place on Carnival Breeze, the newest ship in the Carnival Cruise Lines fleet, departing from Miami April 11, 2015. The customized eight-day itinerary includes visits to Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands; Montego Bay, Jamaica; and Mahogany Bay, Isla Roatan. The Tom Joyner Foundation Fantastic Voyage is hosted by renowned radio personality and philanthropist Tom Joyner and is the longest standing music themed and empowerment cruise. The line-up of performing artists for the 2015 cruise includes R. Kelly, Jennifer Hudson, Earth Wind & Fire, TLC, LL Cool J featuring DJ Z-Trip and Fantasia. TV One’s R&B Divas, Chrisette Michele, Michel'le , Syleena Johnson, Lil’ Mo, and Monifah will be featured; plus concerts from Mary Mary, War, Ruben Studdard, Millie Jackson, and The Family Stone will be a part of the eight day Party with a Purpose®. The Tom Joyner Foundation started its annual voyage to raise money for HBCUs in 1999 as the first to charter an entire ship.

The Gene & Julie Show Are Looking For You

THE MOUTH, SEPTEMBER 26TH, 2014 –– MIX 101.5 is searching for a Morning Show Producer for The Gene & Julie Show. Candidates must be highly organized, able to take direction and comfortable working in an extremely fast-paced environment. Candidates should possess strong technical abilities with previous audio production experience along with a general knowledge and interest in pop culture and current events. Candidates must be comfortable working in both the studio and on location as needed. Primary responsibilities will include (but not limited to) assisting with daily show preparation, audio editing and production, assisting with on-location broadcasts, minor on-air contributions and manage all morning show online postings. Please include a current photo and mp3 audio sample of production and/or on-air work. Interested parties should reach out to Barry Fox at bfox@wralfm.com or submit info to http://www.capitolbroadcasting.com/careers/

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