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KTAR News 92.3 Adds LaDona Harvey As Co-Host of Arizona’s Morning News

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KTAR News 92.3 Adds LaDona Harvey As Co-Host of Arizona’s Morning News

Former 600 KOGO morning host LaDona Harvey is joining KTAR News 92.3 as the new co-host of Arizona’s Morning News.

Harvey will host the show alongside Jim Sharpe. She’ll replace Jayme West who recently retired from the Bonneville International Phoenix news/talk station.

Harvey departed 600 KOGO in San Diego in August last year. She relocated to Phoenix to take care of her father after the death of his wife. She spent 28 years with the iHeartMedia San Diego news/talk station.

“I am thrilled to be back home in Arizona, joining the finest news team in the Valley at KTAR,” stated Harvey. “I have the privilege of continuing to care for my ailing father and doing a job I am passionate about: telling Phoenix listeners the stories that affect their lives, and livelihoods.”

“We are excited to welcome LaDona to the talented Arizona’s Morning News team,” said Bonneville International Phoenix Senior Vice President and Market Manager Ryan Hatch. “She is a natural storyteller with an infectious personality and a passion for connecting with the community.”

LaDona Harvey’s first day on the job will Monday, January 13th. Arizona’s Morning News is heard from 5-8 AM.

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‘Music Saved Me’ With Lynn Hoffman Joins iHeartPodcasts Network

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‘Music Saved Me’ With Lynn Hoffman Joins iHeartPodcasts Network

Premiere Networks, media executive, and consultant Buzz Knight have announced a new partnership to bring the highly acclaimed podcast “Music Saved Me” to the iHeartPodcasts network. This collaboration will take effect on Wednesday, January 8.

Hosted by radio and television personality Lynn Hoffman and produced by Buzz Knight Media, “Music Saved Me” explores the positive impact of music as a tool for healing in the context of the ongoing mental health crisis.

The show features compelling stories of passion and resilience, showcasing musicians who have navigated challenges.

Launched in October 2023, the podcast has quickly gained traction. It features numerous interviews with a diverse array of artists spanning multiple genres.

It has secured a spot among the top music interview podcasts on both U.S. and global charts. Notable past guests include Wynonna, Brent Smith of Shinedown, Jelly Roll, Pat Monahan from Train, Dee Snider of Twisted Sister, and many more.

“It’s a dream come true to collaborate and kick off the new year with one of my mentors and dearest friends, Buzz Knight, and to partner with Premiere Networks and iHeartPodcasts,” said Hoffman. “Being able to highlight and share meaningful stories of strength and perseverance through the healing power of music, from up-and-coming artists and legends of the music business, is one of the most rewarding and humbling experiences of my career.”

“We’re excited to partner with Buzz Knight Media to bring ‘Music Saved Me’ to iHeartPodcasts’ network,” said Julie Talbott, President of Premiere Networks. “This podcast is both entertaining and healing and reinforces the positive effect music has on our mental health. We look forward to sharing this podcast with even more passionate music fans.”

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FOX Sports Announces Final NFL Regular Season Viewership Totals

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FOX Sports Announces Final NFL Regular Season Viewership Totals

FOX Sports just announced its final NFL regular season viewership figures. According to data provided by FOX Sports PR, FOX Sports NFL broadcasts averaged 18.43 million viewers, while this season’s America’s Game of the Week block averaged 23.9 million viewers, a slight decrease from last year’s 24.6 million.

Even with the slight decrease, FOX accounted for five of the top 10 NFL telecasts this season, the most among NFL broadcast entities, and America’s Game of the Week ranked first in seven of its 10 airings for the 2024-25 season. FOX also had the season’s most-watched Thanksgiving Day telecast, the lackluster New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys contest in the 4:30 EST p.m. window.

Brady’s debut season as FOX’s top color commentator featured mixed results and generated plenty of opinions from sports media personalities across the board. Some, like Mike Mayock, believe Brady will ultimately have to choose between being a broadcaster and an executive, while voices like Dan Patrick don’t believe Brady will ever make for good television. 

Finally, FOX NFL Sunday also celebrated its 31st consecutive season as the most-watched NFL pregame show, averaging 4.4 million viewers as lead-in programming to the games.

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NBC ‘Sunday Night Football’ Averages 28.5 Million Viewers in Vikings-Lions Regular-Season Finale

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NBC ‘Sunday Night Football’ Averages 28.5 Million Viewers in Vikings-Lions Regular-Season Finale

For the first time in the history of the NFL, two 14-win teams faced one another in a regular-season game with the division and No. 1 seed in the NFC playoff picture on the line. The Detroit Lions ultimately earned a 15th victory and the coveted first-round bye, while the Vikings secured the No. 5 seed and finished second in the NFC North division. The matchup on NBC Sports was the most-watched season finale of Sunday Night Football since 2012, averaging 28.5 million viewers on NBC, Peacock, NBC Sports Digital platforms and NFL Digital platforms, according to data from Nielsen Media Research and Adobe Analytics.

Compared to last year’s contest in Week 18, which was a matchup for the AFC East title between Buffalo and Miami, viewership of the game was up 24%. The audience for the game peaked at approximately 31 million viewers in the quarter-hour from 9:30 to 9:45 p.m. EST. Play-by-play announcer Mike Tirico, analyst Cris Collinsworth and reporter Melissa Stark were on the call for the game. NBC Sports also presented its Football Night in America studio show live from Ford Field, marking the first time the entire studio team has been on site for a regular-season finale since 2006.

“It’s been rewarding to work in concert with the league to make #Game272 one of the cornerstones of the NFL schedule,” Rick Cordella, president of NBC Sports, said in a statement. “And the game’s significance has never been more evident than last night when the nation gathered in primetime to watch one of the most consequential NFL season finales ever. With a blockbuster audience, this game – the first-ever regular season matchup between 14-win teams – was the perfect setting to announce the six NFL Playoff matchups and launch excitement for Wild Card weekend.”

Sunday’s game between the Lions and Vikings is the third most-watched game in the history of the Sunday Night Football broadcast package on NBC, which first started airing on the network since 2006. The two games that finished ahead of this matchup was the Washington-Dallas game for the NFC East title in 2012 (30.3 million viewers), and the NFL Kickoff Game between Kansas City and Baltimore earlier this season (29.2 million viewers).

On the year as a whole, Sunday Night Football averaged a total audience delivery of 21.6 million viewers, a 1% year-over-year increase and the best viewership since 2015. The broadcast property is on pace to finish as the No. 1 show in prime time television for a 14th consecutive year. Eleven games averaged more than 20 million viewers, the most since 2015, and the property ranked No. 1 in average viewers, household rating and Adults 18-49 on NBC broadcast affiliates.

Kansas City ranked as the top-rated market for Sunday Night Football, accruing a 19.1 rating and 45 share for the season. Buffalo ranked second this season with an 18.6 rating and 39 share. Finishing in a tie for third place was Pittsburgh and Milwaukee, both which registered 14 ratings and 34 shares. Additionally, the streaming audience for the property on Peacock averaged 2.2 million viewers, up 38% from the previous year and setting a new record in the category.

“We are extremely proud of our outstanding technical, engineering, and production teams, which once again delivered a best-in-class presentation each week throughout an exhilarating season that was bookended by two of the three largest regular-season audiences in our nearly two decades showcasing Sunday Night Football,” Cordella said in a statement. “With SNF on our NBC stations pacing to rank #1 in primetime for an unprecedented 14th consecutive year, and Peacock driving our record-setting streaming audience above two million viewers per game, we have delivered for all of our partners. We look forward to the Playoffs this weekend and continuing to promote and produce this exciting season of NFL football.”

Comcast is currently in the second season of a 10-year media rights deal reportedly worth $2 billion per season that includes Sunday Night Football. The company will present a Wild Card round playoff game between the Washington Commanders and Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday, Jan. 12 at 8 p.m. EST, and it will also broadcast the Super Bowl to conclude the 2025 and 2029 seasons. NBC Sports also airs the Olympic Games, Premier League and Big Ten Conference college football, and the entity is preparing to embark on an 11-year media rights deal with the NBA next season.

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‘Frito & Katy’ Show Joins 100.3 The Bull Houston For Mornings

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‘Frito & Katy’ Show Joins 100.3 The Bull Houston For Mornings

Tucker “Frito” Young and Katy Dempsey are the new morning co-hosts in Houston at 100.3 The Bull (KILT-FM). The show, “Frito & Katy,” is set to air on weekdays from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 am (CT), starting January 10.

“The duo’s passion for relentlessly serving the local community, as well as their focus on local content on-air, is perfect for Houston,” said Sarah Frazier, Senior Vice President and Market Manager at Audacy Houston. “We can’t wait for our audience to start their days with this award-winning show.” 

Young and Dempsey were both born and raised in Texas. They have received numerous accolades, including the 2024 CMA Award for Major Market Personality, the 2021 Marconi Award, multiple Crystal Awards, and the Bonner McLane Award for Community Service from the Texas Association of Broadcasters.

“Never in my wildest dreams did I think I’d wind up back in my hometown to do radio with the station I grew up listening to. We are beyond excited to work with Sarah Frazier, Melissa Chase, and all the pros at Audacy,” said Dempsey. “We can’t wait to start serving the great listeners of 100.3 The Bull and the city of Houston!”

The Duo most recently hosted mornings at Country “Y100” KCYY, San Antonio, until their recent departure. (BMM 1/6)

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Taylor Rooks, Blake Griffin, Dirk Nowitzki Join Amazon’s Prime Video NBA Coverage

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Taylor Rooks, Blake Griffin, Dirk Nowitzki Join Amazon’s Prime Video NBA Coverage

Ahead of its inaugural season of covering the NBA, Amazon’s Prime Video division has announced that its studio show surrounding game broadcasts will include sports journalist Taylor Rooks and former NBA forwards Dirk Nowitzki and Blake Griffin. The studio team will make its debut in October 2025 surrounding the debut of the NBA on Prime Video as the company embarks on an 11-year media rights deal with the league for a reported $1.93 billion annually. Prime Video adds the NBA to its sports portfolio, which includes the NFL, WNBA and several documentaries.

The media rights package for Amazon includes an opening week doubleheader at the start of the 2025-26 season, along with Emirates NBA Cup games in the knockout, semifinal and championship rounds, the SoFi Play-In Tournament and six Conference Finals. This new studio show will emanate from Culver City, Calif. from the Amazon MGM Studios lot, complementing the game broadcasts on Prime Video.

“We are thrilled to have Taylor, Dirk, and Blake on board as the foundation for our NBA studio coverage,” Jared Stacy, global head of production at Amazon, said in a statement. “Together they bring a mix of credibility, charisma, and unique insight on the game that will inform and entertain NBA fans starting this fall. Taylor is one of the most well respected and thoughtful people working in NBA media today, while Blake and Dirk are legends of the game ready to share their insightful analysis and sense of humor with NBA fans.”

Rooks has been working with Prime Video since the premiere of Thursday Night Football in 2022 as its features reporter on studio programming. In addition to this role, she also works as a host and reporter with Warner Bros. Discovery for its TNT Sports and Bleacher Report properties. Under her new role with Prime Video, she will bring her perspectives to pregame, halftime and postgame coverage of the NBA.

“I’m thrilled to continue to grow my role at Prime Video and help shape their NBA coverage from the ground up,” Rooks said in a statement. “With the addition of legends like Dirk and Blake, we’re not just building a show, we are crafting an experience that will be entertaining and truly special for basketball fans. This is a career milestone for me and I’m incredibly excited to share my love and passion for this game with NBA fans all over the world.”

Nowitzki, a 14-time All-Star and former NBA champion, is widely recognized as one of the greatest players in the history of the game. Throughout his 21-year career with the Dallas Mavericks, he became the leading scorer for the franchise and the first European-born player to score over 30,000 points. A member of the NBA’s 75th Anniversary Team who retired as the sixth-highest scorer in league history, Nowitzki will lend his analysis on Prime Video beginning next season.

“I am excited to join the Amazon family and honored to be a part of its NBA coverage,” Nowitzki said in a statement. “I have always wanted to remain close to the game that I love and building something new alongside this talented crew is an experience I look forward to. I’m extremely thankful for the opportunity and cannot wait to get started.”

Griffin, the former first-overall pick in the 2009 NBA Draft and six-time NBA All-Star, compiled a storied career as a dominant power forward. In addition to winning the Rookie of the Year award in 2011, he was also the champion of the NBA Slam Dunk Contest where he dunked over a car. Griffin scored more than 14,000 points, 6,000 rebounds and 3,000 assists during his 14-year career with the LA Clippers, Detroit Pistons, Brooklyn Nets and Boston Celtics.

“I’m unbelievably excited to join the Amazon family,” Griffin said in a statement. “Basketball has obviously been a huge part of my life, and I consider myself a true fan of the game. I’m excited for a new opportunity to share some of what I have learned over the years with other NBA fans. I have been incredibly impressed with Amazon’s NFL programming for Thursday Night Football, and my conversations with the team around the NBA partnership have been equally inspiring. I’m honored to be a part of this launch and a new era for Prime Video sports.”

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TuneIn Launches ‘Hot Mics With Billy Bush’

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TuneIn Launches ‘Hot Mics With Billy Bush’

TuneIn has officially announced the launch of “Hot Mics with Billy Bush,” a new program where host Billy Bush shares his candid perspectives on pressing issues in sports, politics, entertainment, technology, and pop culture.

With 24 years of experience in the entertainment industry, Bush aims to address key topics and set the record straight from day one.

“Hot Mics” promises to be an engaging platform featuring a diverse range of influential voices, including A-list celebrities, polarizing politicians who shape today’s landscape, cultural tastemakers, prominent sports figures, and leaders from the tech industry. This program aims to provoke thought and honest discussions on current issues.

Twice a week, listeners can tune in for engaging discussions that provide an insider’s perspective on current cultural happenings. The show, “Hot Mics with Billy Bush,” premieres on Monday, January 13, offering an unfiltered look at the inspiration behind its title. Later in the week, on Wednesday, the inaugural guest will be Megyn Kelly. The program is accessible via TuneIn.

“Every week, I’ll be diving deep into culture-shaping moments, offering listeners a raw, unfiltered take on today’s biggest stories. Oh, and the only person that can cancel me is me,” said Billy, reflecting on his newfound freedom. 

Billy has dedicated his career to interviewing some of the most prominent celebrities and cultural icons. He served as a primary anchor on Access Hollywood for over a decade before transitioning to the Today Show as a co-host in 2016. Currently, he holds the position of sole anchor for the syndicated television program EXTRA.

“Billy brings years of on-air radio and entertainment experience that sets the stage for a highly engaging show,” said Rich Stern, CEO of TuneIn. “TuneIn is an ideal distribution partner with a built-in audience for content creators who care about producing high-quality content and entertaining listening experiences.”

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First Episode of ESPN’s Jason Kelce Late Night Show Posts Disappointing Viewership Figures

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First Episode of ESPN’s Jason Kelce Late Night Show Posts Disappointing Viewership Figures

According to one sports media insider, Jason’s Kelce’s new ESPN show isn’t off to a hot start. John Ourand of Puck revealed today via X that the first episode of They Call It Late Night with Jason Kelce attracted a meager 290,000 viewers.

This number is down from the 436,000 viewers from the same time last year and way down from the 700,000 viewers the timeslot had following the Indiana-Notre Dame College Football Playoff game. Regardless, Ourand says, comps are tough and ESPN is happy to be in business with Jason Kelce no matter what the numbers show. 

In November, Kelce and ESPN agreed to terms on a five-episode test run for They Call it Late Night in addition to Kelce’s “Monday Night Football” obligations. The show promised to be a “personality-driven, one-hour program” but critics found the show to be stiff and overly scripted. 

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the show still has four more episodes to go. They Call It Late Night with Jason Kelce airs Saturdays at 1 a.m. EST on ESPN. 

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Erick Erickson, Guy Benson Add Dozens of Affiliates After The Daily Wire Shows Leave Westwood One

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Erick Erickson, Guy Benson Add Dozens of Affiliates After The Daily Wire Shows Leave Westwood One

Shows from The Daily Wire ended their run in national syndication with Westwood One. Erick Erickson and Guy Benson have picked up several new affiliates in the wake.

After The Ben Shapiro Show, The Matt Walsh Show, and The Michael Knowles Show ended their run in national syndication on December 31st, many stations were left looking for new programming for the three hours The Daily Wire shows previously occupied.

For The Erick Erickson Show, the new affiliates bring his total up to 56 stations carrying his program that originates from 95.5 WSB in Atlanta and is distributed by Compass Media Networks.

The show will now be broadcast live in its 12-3 PM ET timeslot on KROF in Lafayette, Louisiana. It has also been added to the lineup at KBYR (Anchorage), KLOO (Corvallis), WDBT (Dothan), KSLM (Salem, Oregon), KSUE (Susanville, California), and WTNY (Watertown, New York).

Additionally, Erickson’s show has been added to the SuperTalk Mississippi network, which includes:

  • WRQO (Brookhaven)
  • WXRZ (Corinth)
  • WTCD (Greenwood)
  • WOSM (Gulfport)
  • WFMM (Hattiesburg)
  • WFMN (Jackson)
  • WLAU (Laurel)
  • WZKR (Meridian)
  • WTNM (Oxford)
  • WKBB (Starkville)
  • WMPK (Summit)
  • WFTA (Tupelo)

On Monday, The Guy Benson Show — which, like The Daily Wire shows, is distributed by Westwood One — announced a bevy of new affiliates.

The show picked up affiliates at stations like 790 KABC (Los Angeles), AM 700 KSEV (Houston), WLS-AM 890 (Chicago), and WJR 760 (Detroit), and KBOI (Boise). Guy Benson was also added to the daily lineup at KCMO Talk Radio in Kansas City in October.

Other newly announced affiliates include:

  • 1480 KYOS (Merced, California)
  • 910 WSBA (York, Pennsylvania)
  • 980 WXLM (New London, Connecticut)
  • 1440 KMAJ (Topeka, Kansas)
  • 590 WVLK (Lexington, Kentucky)
  • 1490 WOSH (Oshkosh, Wisconsin)
  • 1310 WLOB (Portland, Maine)
  • 580 KMJ (Fresno, California)
  • 1250 WTMA (Charleston, South Carolina)
  • 107.9 KAOX (Shelley, Idaho)
  • 99.5 KUPY (Sugar City, Idaho)

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Voice Actor Steve Stone Launches ‘AUDITORY FX’ Custom Audio Branding Tools

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Voice Actor Steve Stone Launches ‘AUDITORY FX’ Custom Audio Branding Tools

Voice Actor Steve Stone has launched Auditory FX, making available custom audio branding tools created for his own use, and now, making them available for your station’s use.

“While I spend my days in the booth as a voiceover artist, I’ve also been involved in audio production and sound design for over thirty years in radio, TV, podcasting, and social media. It’s a core part of my creative identity,” Stone said.

The FX Library is called PROTOCOL 1.

Stone added, “It’s a massive 325 tracks of elite sonic branding tools. Perfect for radio imaging, podcast production, social media, and any project where you want to create an audio identity. It’s the stuff I use every day, and I am very picky.”

“The last few months, I have sent out the PROTOCOL 1 library to friends in radio, TV, and the podcast world for feedback. I’m thankful that my friends are using it with enthusiastic response, and now the world has access to it.”

PROTOCOL 1 is available as a digital download at a $149.00 USD buyout.

Barrett Media readers are offered exclusive discounts when using the promo code “MVP30.”

Stone added, “I also have my original collaboration with Justin Dove and Core Image Studio, “SONIC SURVIVAL KITS V1,” available for a $69.00 USD buyout.”

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