RCA Music Group announces the following promotion department field appointments: Dana Baccino segues from Dallas promo duties for Midwest promotion activities. Baccino replaces Josh Reich, who moves to Chicago as National Top 40 Field Director. West Coast promotion assistant Ko-Fung Shih relocates to Dallas and will cover all promo efforts in Texas.
Larry Mac exits as PD/midday host at Modern Rock KVGS/Las Vegas, effective this Friday, April 13. Acting MD Violet adds Interim PD duties as well.
At Modern Rocker WXSR/Tallahassee, Production Director/weekend talent Amanda "AJ" Malone is awarded middays replacing MJ, now at Alternative KROX/Austin.
MIddayer BJ "Beej" Capelli exits Rocker WJSE/Atlantic City to tour with his band The Flight. As a result, night host Moon takes middays and weekend host Boone segues to nights.
Bob Barker will utilize his skinny microphone to sing the praises of WKQX (Q101)/Chicago's morning show, The Morning Fix, in a new ad campaign.
The campaign is playing off Barker's mission to "have your pets spayed or neutered"...
or therefore, "fixed." The Morning Fix ads begin in May, while Barker retires from The Price Is Right in June.
Apple has announced that the 100 millionth iPod has been sold, five and a half years after the popular digital music player hit the marketplace.
Three Eagles Communications is buying twelve Clear Channel spinoffs in the Mankoto, MN; Mason City, IA; and Fort Dodge, IA markets. Mankato properties include Classic Rock KXLP, Sports KYSM-AM and Country KYSM. In Mason City it's Adult Standards KCHA-AM, AC KCHA, Country KCZE, Talk KGLO-AM, Country KIAI, Classic Rock KLKK and CHR KSMA.
Fort Dodge stations are Hot AC KKEZ and Country KWMT-AM.
Warner Music Group signs an agreement with video distribution service Joost, to provide content from WMG artists for Joost video channels. WMG and Joost will share ad revenue from the music video channels starring Warner artists.