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Atlanta’s 95.5 WSB Celebrates its Centennial Anniversary

WSB has earned more Peabody and Murrow awards than most people can count. Last year, the station was awarded the prestigious Marconi “Legendary Station of the Year.”

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2 years ago

March 14, 2022

Ryan Hedrick

An iconic news/talk brand will celebrate its centennial anniversary Tuesday. Atlanta’s WSB 95.5 first signed on the air on March 15, 1922.

According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the station was first launched as “The Voice of the South.” The station is currently owned by Cox Media and was first owned by The Atlanta Journal which eventually merged with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

WSB has earned more Peabody and Murrow awards than most people can count. Last year, the station was awarded the prestigious Marconi “Legendary Station of the Year.”

The start of World War II prompted WSB to begin playing more news including a show called “The War Mailbag,” which provided information about life in wartime.

The 1960s turned out to be a defining era for WSB. The station would purchase a helicopter to cover vehicle crashes. In 1966, WSB reporter Andy Still was assaulted during civil rights protests.

In 1970, WSB newsman Gordon Van Mol entered a burning house and rescued an elderly woman. By 1990, the station would drop music to focus on news/talk. By the 21st Century, Herman Cain joined the station as a talk show host but would leave WSB to run for president.

In 2010, the station added an FM simulcast on 95.5. The station’s strong weekday lineup featuring Eric Von Haessler, Erick Erickson, make WSB a ratings powerhouse.

WSB Radio is the oldest station in the Southeast and one of the oldest radio stations in the United States.

Ryan Hedrick

Ryan Hedrick works for WIBC in Indianapolis as a Morning News Anchor/Digital Content Producer. Prior to moving to Indy, he served as Assistant Program Director and Co-Host of the Morning News Express at WFMD. His career also includes stints at News Talk 103.7 FM in Chambersburg, PA, Sirius XM in Washington D.C., WBEN in Buffalo, NY, and WIBW-AM in Topeka KS where he earned the Kansas Association of Broadcasters (KAB) award for Major Market enterprise reporting in 2016. To connect with Ryan, find him on Twitter @SureToCover.

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Mark Levin: Joe Scarborough Is A ‘Chameleon’ That Fails At Everything He Does

“He’s one of these disaffected Republicans who failed in Congress.”

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4 hours ago

November 28, 2023

Eduardo Razo

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Mark Levin slammed Joe Scarborough after the MSNBC host issued a doomsday reality should former president Donald Trump get re-elected in 2024.

Scarborough analyzed Trump’s vengeful motivators and drew a comparison between his politics and fascism.

Furthermore, he wound up taking the conversation up a notch by saying the media cannot treat Trump like a typical political candidate because “[Trump] is running to end American democracy as we know it.”

Nonetheless, Levin went after the Morning Joe host during his Tuesday appearance on Sid & Friends in the Morning, labeling him a failure.

“Scarborough is what he’s always been,” Levin told host Sid Rosenberg. “He’s a chameleon. He’s one of these disaffected Republicans who failed in Congress, failed on radio, failed on Fox, and then he winds up on this MSNBC, which has an audience of basically sonograms and airport radar. That’s pretty much where he is.”

On the latest edition of @sidandfriends77, @sidrosenberg spoke with @marklevinshow and shared their thoughts on recent comments made by Joe Scarborough and more.

Listen to the full interview here: https://t.co/MzvbsJWzo4 pic.twitter.com/PWWShCcUxw
— TalkRadio 77 WABC (@77WABCradio) November 28, 2023

Rosenberg laughed out loud as Levin made his comments.

“Comcast should have pulled his ticket a long time ago,” Levin concluded.

Eduardo Razo

Eduardo Razo is a news media writer for BNM, focusing on coverage of news/talk radio and news television. He can be found on Twitter @eddierazo_ or you can reach him by email at [email protected].

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Fox News Audio to Debut New Podcast Hosted by Benjamin Hall

Searching for Heroes with Benjamin Hall will debut on Monday, December 4th.

Published

7 hours ago

November 28, 2023

BNM Staff

(Photo: Benjamin Hall)

Fox News Audio is set to release a new podcast series hosted by Benjamin Hall early next month.

Searching for Heroes with Benjamin Hall will debut on Monday, December 4th. According to the network, the podcast “will highlight inspiring stories of community and compassion, while providing a voice to America’s unsung heroes.” After the initial debut, episodes will be released every Sunday at 3 PM ET.

Hall was injured in March 2022 while covering the war in Ukraine. The car Hall was riding in was struck by a projectile, killing colleagues Pierre Zakrzewski and Oleksandra Kuvshynova.

The first episode of the new podcast will feature a retrospective about the attack, the injuries he sustained while covering the war, and the efforts it took to return to work after suffering the injuries.

Benjamin Hall recently returned to Ukraine for the first time since the attack. He interviewed President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during his stay, which aired on November 21st.

BNM Staff

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News Media Well Represented on Apple’s Most Popular Podcasts Rankings

Both radio and digital news media companies fared well in the Top Free Channels category.

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8 hours ago

November 28, 2023

BNM Staff

Apple Podcasts has released its rankings for the most popular podcasts in several categories, with news media being well represented in the lists.

In the top overall podcasts of 2023, The Daily from The New York Times was listed as the second most popular podcast. Dateline NBC finished in third. An episode from The Daily — “The Fight Over Phonics” — was the third most shared podcast episode of the year.

Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra was the seventh most shared podcast of the year, according to Apple.

Both radio and digital news media companies fared well in the Top Free Channels category. iHeartPodcasts took the top spot, with The New York Times finishing third. ABC News was seventh, followed by The Daily Wire in eighth, and Cumulus Podcast Network taking 10th.

Apple Podcasts plans to release its Show of the Year on Tuesday, December 5th.

BNM Staff