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Former HOT 97 Host Buc Wild Dies at 47

Timothy “Buc Wild” Joseph, the former HOT 97 New York personality best known as co-host of the “Star & Buc Wild” radio show, has died at age 47. His longtime friend and former co-host Star announced Joseph’s death during a YouTube livestream on Wednesday. Star said Joseph died Sunday at the Pink Houses apartment complex

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Jeremy Nobles Named PD At KFNW

KFNW (Life 97.9) in Fargo, ND, has promoted Jeremy Nobles to Program Director. Nobles moves into the programming post after serving as the Contemporary Christian outlet’s Assistant Program Director since February, 2025. “Jeremy is a blast to work with,” said Life 97.9 Station Manager Jarrett Stevens. “I look forward with anticipation to what God has

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Easyfolk Fest Returns For It’s Third Year, Moving To Downtown Portland as A New Non-Profit

Easyfolk Fest, Portland’s love letter to its independent music community, returns for its third annual celebration on Friday, September 18 and Saturday, September 19, 2026, with a new home in the heart of downtown: the historic Dolores Winningstad Theatre. This year marks a milestone for the festival, which is now a recognized 501(c)(3) non-profit organization,

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Insite | Radio Serves as Lifeline During Emergencies

Radio’s ability to deliver immediate, local information makes it an important communications resource during hurricanes and other emergencies, according to a new Katz Radio Group Sound Answers blog post examining the medium’s role during severe weather. Katz notes that the Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 through November 30 and typically reaches its peak

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Beyond The Broadcast: The Business Of Black Media

The Black Media Landscape is Evolving Rapidly Where does Black-owned media stand and where do we go from here? At the 2026 NABOB Black Media Summit & Power of Urban Radio Forum, Jim Winston, President of NABOB; Ron Busby Sr., President & CEO of U.S. Black Chambers, Inc.; and Charles O’Neal, Board Chair of U.S. Black

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Connoisseur Makes Changes At 102.9 KBLX

Connoisseur Media has announced a series of programming and personnel changes across its Bay Area radio cluster, including expanded roles for Big Reid, Morris Knight, Ileana Matzorkis and Richie Brown. Big Reid moves to mornings on 102.9 KBLX effective immediately, joining Freska and replacing Rudy Ortiz. Reid had been hosting afternoons on KBLX while also

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How Teases Can Build Your Brand

There’s a familiar frustration in media: You write what you think is a great tease. You create curiosity. You promise something compelling. You tell listeners or viewers when to come back. And then… they don’t. Not because the tease wasn’t good. Not because they weren’t interested. They simply weren’t there when the payoff happened. They were at

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Weekly Insights: Riding With Radio

Recently, we highlighted how younger Americans over-index for daily audio listening. This week, we again turn to Share of Ear® to understand how young Americans are spending time with audio in one very important location: the car. Americans between the ages of 13 and 34 spend an average of just under one hour per day

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Podtrac August Publisher Rankings

iHeart Audience Network and iHeartPodcasts remained atop Podtrac’s U.S. Podcast Publishers & Networks ranking for August 2026, while “Crime Junkie” continued as the top podcast based on U.S. unique monthly audience. iHeart Audience Network ranked first among publishers and sales networks with 58.875 million U.S. unique monthly audience members and 266.85 million U.S. streams and

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Toyota Donates $75,000 And Provides Students With Real-World Festival Experiences

Music has the power to inspire creativity, build confidence and strengthen communities. Through its continued partnership with Music Will, the nation’s largest nonprofit music education program, Toyota is helping bring those opportunities to more students through a $75,000 donation and a series of unforgettable real-world experiences that connect them beyond the classroom. Experience the full interactive

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