TALKERS News Notes
“The Financial Exchange with Michael Armstrong and Chuck Zodda” adds new affiliate WGAN-AM, Portland to its roster of affiliates. The business radio show is currently heard on 13 stations across New England, including WRKO, Boston. Program COO Jason Wolfe comments, “WGAN is the #1 choice for news and talk in Maine and I’m thrilled to have ‘The Financial Exchange’ join its superb lineup. Adding Portland to the network has been a key goal of ours. The station has an incredibly loyal audience, and we can’t wait to get started.”
Women In Radio is presenting its 8th annual conference on Saturday, March 9 at Atlanta Tech Village. As part of this year’s event, Women In Radio will be presenting iHeartMedia VP of programming Thea Mitchem with its Trailblazer Award in recognition of her outstanding contributions to the field. WIR founder Meaghan Taylor says, “The number of women working in the radio industry has decreased over the last year. However, this event continues to show that women are still fighting to be recognized in this space and will hopefully provide in-depth radio expertise from women working across all platforms.”