After 40 years John Bry signed off the WOOD Radio (Grand Rapids) airwaves and into retirement on July 7. Bry began his career with WOOD Radio in 1977 after working at a radio station in Savannah, Ga. He said a 40-plus year career in the radio industry was never in his plans, as he holds… read more
Beasley Media Group classic hip hop “105.1 The Bounce” WMGC-FM (Detroit) has added comedian Foolish to its morning show, alongside Bigg and Shay Shay. “Bigg and Foolish in the Morning” kicked off July 5. Foolish has been heard on various Detroit radio stations for the past 17 years. “It’s our honor to add one of Detroit’s… read more
By: Seth Resler Jacobs Media Strategies Last week, Soundcloud.com laid off 40% of its workforce — 173 of its 420 employees. Despite having over 175 million users in 2014 (the last year the company released numbers for), the audio hosting website has struggled to find a profitable business model. In 2015, it lost over $50 million. Spotify and Twitter flirted… read more