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Radio Host and Former California Gubernatorial Candidate Larry Elder Exits Salem Media
Conservative radio talk show host Larry Elder is departing Salem Radio Network, the company that has hosted his nationally syndicated show since 2016. Elder, who signed a contract in 2019 that kept him on Salem’s airwaves through 2022, will depart the show effective immediately. Salem says that Carl Jackson, a radio host from Orlando, Florida […]
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Rogers-Shaw $20.8 Billion Merger Gets Canadian Approval
Rogers Communications has received regulatory clearance to acquire rival cable and telecom giant Shaw Communications for $26 billion (US$20.8 billion). The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission approved the deal that gives Toronto-based Rogers another 16 cable services based in Western Canada, a national satellite TV service and other broadcast and television assets. The regulatory green […]
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NAB Calls on Broadcasters to Pull Programming With Ties to Russian Government
The National Association of Broadcasters, the trade group that represents the broadcast TV and radio industries, wants U.S. broadcasters to stop airing Russian propaganda. In a statement Tuesday, the NAB called on broadcasters “to cease carrying any state-sponsored programming with ties to the Russian government or its agents.” The statement is somewhat surprising, given the […]
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Chris Cuomo Ends SiriusXM Radio Show Following CNN Termination
Chris Cuomo will be ending his daily SiriusXM radio show, he said on Monday. “The way my time ended at CNN was hard. While I have a thick skin, I also have a family, for whom the past week has been extraordinarily difficult. So right now, I have to take a step back and focus […]
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Ozy Media CEO Carlos Watson Resigns From NPR Board of Directors
Ozy Media founder and CEO Carlos Watson has resigned from the board of directors of National Public Radio. “Earlier today, Carlos Watson submitted his resignation from the NPR Board of Directors,” said LaFontaine Oliver, the chair of NPR’s board, in a statement Friday. “I have accepted his resignation on behalf of the Board. Mr. Watson’s […]
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SiriusXM Signs Megyn Kelly to Exclusive Radio Deal
Former Fox News and NBC anchor Megyn Kelly will host an exclusive daily radio show for SiriusXM, the company said Tuesday. Kelly will host her eponymous The Megyn Kelly Show weekdays from 12-2 p.m. ET on the Triumph channel 111 beginning Sept. 7. As part of the exclusive deal, subscribers will also get access to […]
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