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BURBANK, Calif., Feb. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/
Meruelo Media proudly announces that legendary co-host of The Kevin & Bean Show and National Association of Broadcasters and Radio Hall of Fame inductee,
Kevin Ryder is joining the
95.5 KLOS team to host a new show,
Kevin & Sluggo, which will air live each weekday from 3 p.m.-7 p.m. on Southern California s Rock Station.
Kevin Ryder & Sluggo, Host of the new Kevin and Sluggo show on 95.5 KLOS-FM Los Angeles.
After 30 years as co-host of The Kevin & Bean Show in Los Angeles, Ryder joins the heritage rock brand after taking some time off after his departure from KROQ.
The primary trade group for broadcasters told the Federal Communications Commission that a proposal to allow broadcasters to air geo-targeted content using booster stations would undermine the industry's already flailing economic model.
iHeart Tabs John Beck for Top Job in St. Louis
Award-winning radio veteran as its market president in the gateway city. Published: February 12, 2021 ⋅ Updated: February 16, 2021
John Beck is iHeart’s new top guy in St. Louis. The company named the award-winning radio veteran as its market president in the gateway city.
Beck is the former senior VP at Emmis Communications, where he had oversight of several St. Louis stations.
Katy Pavelonis has been the acting market president and remains as SVP of sales.
A recipient of numerous broadcasting awards, Beck is a former president of the Missouri Broadcasters Association and now chairs its Legislative Affairs Committee; he’s also active in the National Association of Broadcasters, where he has been a board member and served on the NAB Executive Committee.
The New York Times titled, “How Right-Wing Radio Stoked Anger Before the Capitol Siege,” comes on the heels of a
story published by the
Washington Post several days prior that attempts to assess the state of talk radio and where its future lies in the 21
st century American media landscape. The two stories are at the forefront of an effort by the mainstream media to determine why U.S. citizens aligned with
Donald Trump were willing to break into the U.S. Capitol on January 6 to disrupt the certification of the 2020 presidential election. In the
Times story, the writers quote statements by leading talk hosts, some of which show sympathy for the “stolen election” allegation, others that directly claim it to be true, and still others that use language that advocates protest but falls short of