Audacy Ups Jeff Sottolano To Chief Programming Officer
Jeff Sottolano has been upped to Chief Programming Officer at Audacy and has agreed to a multi-year contract extension. In this role, Sottolano will be responsible for the content strategy and performance of Audacy’s local brands in all formats across broadcast, streaming, and podcast distribution platforms and oversee the programming leadership team, talent and content creators nationwide. Sottolano will also work closely with the Company’s product and technology teams as it enhances its creator tools and delivers new digital experiences for consumers and advertisers. He will also collaborate with its podcast leadership team on the development and launch of new
Wednesday Alternative Artist Discovery #Happens
Happy Wednesday! Your Happens.vip Alternative Artist Discovery Of The Week is Rare Americans. The Vancouver band has a new single “Stupid Heart.” Today you get VIP Access with one of the brothers from the band, James Priestner, who is affectionately known as “Jamesy Boy.” Coldplay “feelslikeimfallinginlove” lands #1 Most Added song this week. It's the first single from Coldplay's 10th studio album, Moon Music, which will land on October 4th. Congrats to Greg Dorfman & the 300 Elektra team on the massive launch! Ratings Love! KMYZ (Z104.5 The Edge)/Tulsa is up again, 3.6-3.8 in the Nielsen May ‘24 12+ Ratings.
Rare Americans
Rare Americans VIP Access. Let's meet the band. Band Members: James Priestner, Jan Cajka, Duran Ritz ARTIST Rare Americans SONG "Stupid Heart" LABEL Crooked City Records ORIGIN Vancouver, Canada I’m James Priestner, but I go by Jamesy Boy in the band and amongst friends. We started back in 2018! My older brother Jared and I took a vacation together to the Caribbean, and since he’s a decade older than me, I wasn’t 100% sure what we were going to spend our time doing. I was writing songs and playing in
Ravey Exits The Woody Show
The Woody Show longtime co-host Renae Ravey has exited the Premiere Networks syndicated morning show that originates from KYSR (ALT 98.7)/Los Angeles. Ravey has a 22 year history on The Woody Show with Jeff "Woody" Fife. She shared the following on social media: "I know this is a tough day for long time fans of the show. It’s a tough time for me as well. I know everyone wants more information or 'the truth'. But for right now — all I will say — is that I will miss the Woody Show fans like crazy. 95% of you have been
Famous Firsts #Happens On Monday
Happy Monday! Hope you had an amazin’ weekend! We kickoff the first day of the week with Pauly Kover from KXTE (X 107.5 Xtreme Radio)/Las Vegas sharing Famous Firsts. Pauly recently returned to the station to host nights and his two-hour Sunday night new music show, “It Hurts When I Pee.” Sum 41 “Dopamine” is the #1 Most Picked song this week on New Music Discovery Picks. Alternative programmers are buzzing about the follow up single that is impacting this week. Royel Otis “Murder On The Dancefloor” dances to #1 on the Alternative chart this week. Congrats to AWAL SVP/Rock
Week of 6/24
ALT Happy Birthday wishes this weekend to Dave & Mahoney Show Host Dave Farra (6/28) and Hollywood Records’ Jeremy Vara (6/29).
WTBV-F2 (97X)/Tampa’s Under Play Featuring Judah & The Lion
Cox Alternative WTBV-F2 (97X)/Tampa-St. Petersburg has announced a "97X Under Play Featuring Judah & The Lion" on Wednesday night, July 17th at the Floridian in downtown St. Petersburg. A limited number of tickets have been released at a special $25 price. After they’re gone, the only way into the up close and personal special acoustic with Judah & The Lion is to listen to 97X to win tickets and the first 50 listeners to stop by an Achieva Credit Union Underplay ticket drop win a pair of free tickets. Find more info HERE.
Yungblud Shares New Single ‘Breakdown’ In Partnership With Mental Health Organizations
Yungblud has shared his latest single "Breakdown" and partnered with mental health organizations Sound Mind Live in the US and Mind in the UK, and will donate $1 (up to $25,000) split between the charities for every use of the "Breakdown" CapCut template. The song was originally written by Yungblud as a poem during a difficult time. The official video is a short film based on an original idea by Yungblud with the script written by the Olivier Award winner Chris Bush (Standing At The Sky’s Edge) and starring revered actor Dame Harriet Walter (Succession, Ted Lasso, Killing Eve). Watch
