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Havel Exits WBSD, Joins KSLU
WBSD/Milwaukee GM/PD Terry Havel has exited the station to join KSLU/Hammond, LA as PD, while Todd Delaney moves up to the GM.chair. With that move, ’BSD OM Kevin Fay announces two changes in the programming department, as Dylan Epping is upped to PD and Nick Strong returns to serve as MD. Media Mechanics Wins
Last week, the 2008 New York Festival Awards recognized Media Mechanics and producer Ben Manilla with the Gold Award for Jimi Hendrix, Live at Monterey: American Landing in the Music Special category and the Gold Award for The Sound of American Culture in the Culture and the Arts category. The Hendrix documentary focuses on his early career and his explosion onto the American rock scene at the Monterey International Pop Festival in 1967, while The Sound of American Culture was broadcast as part of NPR's All Things Considered and featured recordings chosen by the Library of Congress to be included in the National Recording Registry.
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HD Radio Alliance Announces New Initiatives
The HD Digital Radio Alliance has announced new initiatives to expand its marketing campaign for consumer awareness of HD Radio conversion. The expanded campaign will include a $57 million, 13-week ad campaign on 700 stations in 100 markets. Many of the new ads will invite listeners to text UPGRADE to 34343 for more information about HD Radio. The texting initiative is also designed to educate consumers about iTunes tagging, offer rebates on HD Radio receivers and more. The official site, HDRadio.com, is also being expanded with more information about the technology and its uses.
“This campaign is the first to issue a call to action that will create a direct conversation with consumers,” said Peter Ferrara, President/CEO of the HD Digital Radio Alliance. “By establishing a direct, instant relationship with consumers who show an interest in HD Radio, we begin to activate a whole new category of catalysts."
"As we convert consumer awareness into action, it was especially important to increase the breadth and depth of our marketing,” said Diane Warren, EVP of the HD Digital Radio Alliance. “Giving point-of-sale professionals at retailers and auto dealerships instant access to programming and device information needed to close a sale was our top priority. And by opting in, consumers now have a one-stop shop: they can choose and get a discount on a radio, find the station in their market they like, and even get information on iTunes Tagging. We’re now reaching consumers via the radio, on their phone, online, and in stores.”
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BECK
(Interscope)
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DONAVON
FRANKENREITER
(Lost Highway)
20 |
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DELTA SPIRIT
(Rounder)
16 |
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NELSON/MARSALIS
(Blue Note)
13 |
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RON SEXSMITH
(Yep Roc)
13 |
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MY MORNING
JACKET
Evil Urges
(ATO)
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A.ESCOVEDO
Real Animal
(Back Porch)
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ELVIS COSTELLO
Momofuku
(Lost Highway)
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OLD 97S
Blame It On Gravity
(New West)
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COLDPLAY
Viva La Vida
(Capitol)
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DEATH CAB FOR C
Narrow Stairs
(Atlantic)
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BIG BLUE BALL
Big
Blue Ball
(Real
World)
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R.E.M.
Accelerate
(Warner Bros.) |
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AMOS LEE
Last Days At The Lodge
(Blue Note)
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AIMEE MANN
Smilers
(Super Ego/Music Allies) |
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Triple A Music Bytes Lily Allen is wrapping up work on her sophomore effort in Los Angeles. The record is expected out early in 2009 and she has been working on new material since last fall with producer Greg Kurstin, who produced two tracks on her debut, Alright, Still...Scottish singer-songwriter KT Tunstall will return to the U.S. for a summer tour, beginning August 1 in Atlanta and wrapping up in Aspen, CO on August 25...Rumors are circulating about Phish reuniting. All four members were on hand in NYC last month to accept a lifetime achievement award at the Jammy Awards, and now keyboardist Page McConnell has issued a statement explaining, "Later this year we hope to spend some time together and take a look at what possible futures we might enjoy. In fact, the only real decision that has been made is that when we do get together, it will only be the four of us, hopefully with no distractions. I am really looking forward to that." McConnell concludes, "The prospect of Phish reuniting is something I consider very seriously, and I think about it a lot."
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