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Patrick Thomas To Launch Live Streaming Comedy Show ‘One Time in Nashville’

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Patrick Thomas To Launch Live Streaming Comedy Show ‘One Time in Nashville’

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Patrick Thomas, the host of Cumulus Media’s syndicated show “PickleJar Up All Night,” will join Markus Koger, host of “The Smoking Section” podcast, as co-hosts for a new live-streamed comedy series titled “One Time in Nashville.”

The show will debut on January 9, 2025, and will be broadcast weekly from The Lab at Zanies every Thursday at 9 pm. (CT).

Thomas is a CMA and ACM Award-winning radio host recognized for his engaging humor and dynamic personality.

Koger’s podcast has garnered a dedicated audience. Together, they aim to foster an electrifying atmosphere that reflects Nashville’s vibrant spirit.

“We’re combining the best of both worlds—live entertainment with the thrilling immediacy of audience interaction,” said Thomas. “This show isn’t just about comedy; it’s about creating an experience where the audience feels like part of the show.”

Markus Koger said, “With ‘One Time in Nashville,’ we’re bringing a fresh format that invites the audience to laugh along with us and our guests!”

Mark Levin: Radio Companies Will Someday See How Bad the 6-9 PM Timeslot Is When I’m Not Around

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Mark Levin: Radio Companies Will Someday See How Bad the 6-9 PM Timeslot Is When I’m Not Around

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The Mark Levin Show airs live on weekdays from 6-9 PM ET. The longtime nationally syndicated host believes it’s a difficult window to find success in.

While discussing the deflating ratings of network television news programs on Monday, Levin noted that the timeslot isn’t ideal for building large audiences, but he has managed to do just that.

“We’re up against everything,” said Levin. “My show, time-wise, I’m up against all the sports, the playoffs, the big games. I’m up against dinner. I’m up against all this, and nobody else is during the course of a show. I know we run other times throughout the country, given your time slots, 3 to 6 PM on the West Coast, but it is the toughest time slot there is for half the country. And here we are pounding the hell out of all our competition.”

A Pew Research study recently showed that network news shows have lost portions of their audience since 2020. News/talk radio, however, has remained steady in that timeframe.

Mark Levin added that one day on the horizon he won’t be around to host a program in the timeslot, which — in his opinion — will lead to a greater appreciation for what he has done in the window.

“One day I won’t be here, then the radio companies will see what happens from 6 to 9 PM. It will plummet. No brag, just fact,” The Mark Levin Show host said. “We’ve had stations ask us back, because they’ve seen what took place. If I decide to retire six months from now, I don’t know how many of you going to turn on your am radio station from 6 to 9 PM on the East Coast. I’m guessing not a ton. Or if I decide to retire and just do a podcast, how many of you will stop listening to radio, at least during this time, and shift over to the podcast? I am guessing a whole lot of you.

“That will be tested one day in the future. Maybe they’re not so distant future in one market or another.”

NFL Scores Top 16 Most-Watched Programs in October

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NFL Scores Top 16 Most-Watched Programs in October

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According to the latest Nielsen report, The Gauge, the month of October saw a 10% increase in sports viewership. To no surprise, it was NFL football games which dominated the month’s top broadcasts, including having the top 16 most-watched programs.

No. 1 on the list for the month was the Super Bowl rematch between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers. That game drove an average of 27 million viewers to FOX. FOX also had the No. 1 non-NFL broadcast, which was Game 1 of the World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Yankees. That game drew an average audience of 15.2 million viewers, good for 17th in the month.

Other top broadcasts in the month include the Green Bay Packers-Los Angeles Rams matchup in week five which drew 20.27 million viewers along with the Sunday Night Football game that week between the Dallas Cowboys and the Pittsburgh Steelers which was also seen by just over 20 million viewers. A week 8 matchup between the Cowboys and 49ers saw 23.9 million viewers tune in on average.

The report also states cable viewing accounted for 26.3% of total TV usage in October (+0.2 pt.), and the category notched its first positive share change since April. In addition to gains which came due to the elections, there was a 52% boost in sports viewing driven by NFL Monday Night Football, college football and MLB playoff games.

Sports and news programs were also at the top of the most-watched cable telecasts list in October, with the NFL Monday Night Football game between Kansas City and New Orleans taking the top slot with 14 million viewers on ESPN, followed by FOX News Channel’s presentation of the VP Debate which drew 7.9 million viewers on the network. On a yearly basis, cable news was up 17% compared to October 2023, while cable sports was up 14%.

Futuri Unveils ‘What’s Next’ TopicPulse Redesign

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Futuri Unveils ‘What’s Next’ TopicPulse Redesign

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Futuri has unveiled an exciting redesign of TopicPulse, its cutting-edge real-time content intelligence platform widely used by broadcasting brands.

TopicPulse is crafted to keep content creators, broadcasters, and digital publishers updated on current topics resonating with their audiences.

This tool serves as a customized roadmap, allowing stations to effectively produce the most relevant content that engages and grows their audiences across essential platforms.

Local market users can pinpoint trending stories, discover untapped angles, anticipate viewer interests, and analyze competitor coverage. This approach centers on providing broadcasters insights into the content resonating with their audiences.

Key benefits:

· Decide what content is best to run on-air, on your website, and on social media channels to keep your listeners tuning in and engaging with your station.

· Create custom content categories, called “smart pulses,” to track story engagement in categories that are most important to your audience.

· Know the angles of a story that have been covered and, importantly, the angles that have not been covered to identify and post fresh, uncovered content.

· Track activity in select Facebook groups with our “Community Radar” feature without leaving the TopicPulse ecosystem.

· TopicPulse scans X/Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and 250,000 news sources in real-time to select the right stories to cover at the right time, ensuring they resonate with your local audience and target demographic

“I want to thank our customers for being so instructive on the redesign and vocal about the features that matter most to them,” said Jay O’Connor, President, TopicPulse. “Our team has worked hard to deliver on those customer requests with an emphasis on the main reason customers come to TopicPulse: to find out precisely what stories their audiences are most engaged with right now.”

Michael Saunders Named ‘KISS 104.1’ Atlanta Director of Branding And Programming

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Michael Saunders Named ‘KISS 104.1’ Atlanta Director of Branding And Programming

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Cox Media Group (CMG) has named Michael Saunders as the new Director of Branding & Programming for WALR-FM, “KISS 104.1,” Atlanta’s R&B station. Saunders is set to begin his new role on November 25.

Saunder’s career includes programming at KQBT-FM, Houston, WJLB-FM, Detroit, and WCFB-FM, Orlando from 2011 to 2016. Notably, he played a key role in the launch of WWPR in New York in 2002.

Additionally, Saunders founded the New York, Detroit, and Florida Music Conferences and was inducted into the National Black Radio Hall of Fame.

Saunders said, “I’m beyond excited to return to Cox Media Group. I can’t wait to work with Rob Babin, Chris Eagan, Nate Reed, Elroy Smith and the entire team at WALR, KISS 104.1 Atlanta.”

“We’re excited for Michael to join our award-winning KISS 104.1 team and look forward to the positive impact his leadership will have on culture, branding, and our community,” said Nate Reed, Director of Operations for CMG Atlanta’s music brands.

“We’re thrilled to welcome Michael back to the CMG family. I can’t wait to watch WALR evolve to new heights with his programming leadership,” said Chris Eagan, SVP of Programming for CMG.

Joe Scarborough on Meeting with Donald Trump: Pushback Shows ‘Massive Disconnect’ Between Social Media and Real Life

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Joe Scarborough on Meeting with Donald Trump: Pushback Shows ‘Massive Disconnect’ Between Social Media and Real Life

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MSNBC hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski shared that they met with Donald Trump over the weekend. They received strong pushback from viewers and liberal media members. Scarborough is brushing that off.

During Morning Joe on Tuesday, Scarborough addressed the criticism the pair had received for meeting with the President-elect. He said the idea that resuming communications with Donald Trump is a bad thing shows how disconnected those on social media are from real life.

“Yesterday, I saw for the first time what a massive disconnect there was between social media and the real world,” said Scarborough. “Because we were flooded with phone calls from people all day, literally around the world, all very positive, very supportive, ‘I understand what you did.’

“But once in a while I would get a text or call from someone going, ‘Oh, man, I hope you’re doing okay.’ I would call them back … I’d go: ‘Are you on Twitter?’ And he goes, ‘I am.’ I’d go ‘Well, I’m not. So we’ve had a good day. Mika had a wonderful event and it’s fantastic.’ All of us will do the best we can do and we’re all working towards a better America.”

A near-immediate reaction from critics besieged Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski for meeting with Donald Trump over the weekend. An onslaught of criticism from the political right also came to the MSNBC hosts, labeling them self-serving and opportunistic for changing their tunes on Trump after he was elected earlier this month.

Christina Wolford Joins ‘Hank FM 100.9’ Waverly, OH For PM Drive

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Christina Wolford Joins ‘Hank FM 100.9’ Waverly, OH For PM Drive

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Christina Wolford, who recently departed from iHeartMedia after a 35-year tenure with the Chillicothe, OH, cluster as part of the company’s downsizing and restructuring, is set to return to the airwaves in South Central Ohio next week.

Wolford, previously the host of the PM drive on “94 Country” WKKJ, is set to debut her afternoon show, “The Drive Home,” on Total Media’s “Hank FM 100.9” WXIZ Waverly, OH, starting November 25.

WXIZ, which transitioned from a Country format to Classic Country in February, added local comedian Lori Graves to its morning lineup last September. (BMM 9/11)

Yahoo Sports’ Uncrowned, DAZN Partner For New Boxing Show

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Yahoo Sports’ Uncrowned, DAZN Partner For New Boxing Show

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DAZN and the Yahoo Sports combat sports brand Uncrowned, have announced a partnership on a new show, ‘Ariel x Ade’. The show will feature combat sports journalist Ariel Helwani, who partnered with Yahoo Sports on Uncrowned, along with DAZN’s Ade Oladipo.

The first episode of the show will air later today and each following Tuesday at 5 p.m. ET. The show will stream live exclusively on DAZN and then will be available on all major podcast outlets and the Uncrowned platform.

The weekly show is produced by Uncrowned and a release from the companies said, “the show will deliver the latest news, interviews with top fighters, and a deep dive into past and upcoming matchups. Ariel and Ade will also debate the biggest topics in boxing.’

“Ade and I have been talking about doing this show for well over a year, so I’m so incredibly excited that we are finally here,” Helwani said in the release. “I consider him not only one of the best sports broadcasters in the world, but also a great friend, and that’s what will make this endeavor so special. The time is right for all of us to launch this show, and while I genuinely enjoy working with Ade, make no mistake about it: I will happily disagree with all his wacky boxing takes.”  

Oladipo added, “I can’t wait to get going with Ariel Helwani. I think he is one of, if not the biggest, combat sports journalists in the world. We have been speaking about doing this for well over 12 months and I think it’s perfect timing now. Boxing is in as good and as healthy a place as it has ever been with big fights happening all over the world nearly every month and I can’t wait to put Ariel in his place every Tuesday. It’s going to be fun and I look forward to getting started.”

Broadcast TV Sees October Uptick in Latest Nielsen Data From ‘The Gauge’

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Broadcast TV Sees October Uptick in Latest Nielsen Data From ‘The Gauge’

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Broadcast TV has continued to see its usage grow in recent months, according to the latest data from Nielsen and its The Gauge metrics.

During October, 24% of all television viewing happened on broadcast television. That figure represents a 7% uptick compared to the previous month, marking the third consecutive month of growth. It is the largest monthly share the sector has had since January. The fall growth of broadcast television falls in line with the return of college football and the NFL, which both command many broadcast windows on weekends. The fall also marks the return of network TV dramas on ABC, CBS, NBC, and FOX, among others.

Broadcast TV was also helped by the 2024 World Series, which featured teams from New York and Los Angeles — the two largest markets — on FOX. More than 15 million viewers tuned into Game 1 of the series.

Despite the more than 3% gains for broadcast TV in recent months, it still lags behind cable and streaming. 26.3% of all television viewing continues to happen with cable television, while streaming accounts for 40.5%.

On the streaming front, 10.6% of all viewing happens on YouTube. That tops Netflix (7.5%), Amazon Prime Video (3.5%), Disney+ (2.4%) and Hulu (2.4%).

The Netflix figure is a drop of 4% compared to the previous month but still captured the top five streaming original programs during the month with a total of 4.4 billion minutes spent with the platform, according to Nielsen and The Gauge.

The Roku Channel reached new highs during the month, as it grew 12% up to 1.8% of all streaming viewing for the month.

Fox Business Host Sean Duffy Tabbed to Serve in Donald Trump Administration

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Fox Business Host Sean Duffy Tabbed to Serve in Donald Trump Administration

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Donald Trump has announced he is appointing Fox Business host and former Wisconsin representative Sean Duffy to a post in his new administration.

Duffy will serve as the Secretary of Transportation during Trump’s second term.

After spending more than eight years in the U.S. House of Representatives, Duffy has hosted The Bottom Line on Fox News since January 2023.

“Sean Duffy provided valuable insights and analysis in co-hosting the FOX Business Network program, The Bottom Line,” a network spokesperson said. “As Duffy departs FOX News Media effective today, we wish him the best of luck in his return to Washington. Moving forward, The Bottom Line will continue with Dagen McDowell joined by rotating co-hosts.”

On social media, Duffy — who is the husband of Fox News host Rachel Campos-Duffy, and father of Evita Duffy-Alfonso — shared his excitement of the news.

“Thank you, Mr. President. I’m eager to help you usher in a new golden age of transportation,” he wrote, followed by the MAGA hashtag.

Duffy becomes the latest appointment with Fox News ties to join the Trump Administration. FOX & Friends Weekend host Pete Hegseth departed the network to serve as Secretary of Defense, while former Fox News host Mike Huckabee has been selected as the U.S. Ambassador to Israel, and Fox News contributor Tulsi Gabbard will serve as Director of National Intelligence.

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