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Nautel and Cumulus Media Updates, New Partnerships, and Industry Highlights · RedTech daily podcast - Powered by AI

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  Welcome to the RedTech Daily Podcast, powered by Artificial Intelligence.
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  I'm Marguerite Clark, bringing you today's top stories in the radio broadcast and digital
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  audio industries.
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  Here's what's on the docket today: Nautel names a new global broadcast sales director, Lawo
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  launches the Lawo Academy, Cumulus names Brian Sines market manager in Des Moines, Beasley
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  Tampa Bay adds a sports format, and AdLarge partners with NumberEight on privacy-first
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  audio targeting.
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  Nautel has appointed Tracey Connolly as the new director of global broadcast sales.
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  Connolly succeeds Wendell Lonergan, who's retiring after over 47 years with the company.
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  She brings 30 years of sales leadership and business development experience to her new
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  role.
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  Blair Donovan, head of sales at Nautel, praised Connolly's track record in establishing
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  exceptional relationships, which she'll apply to serve both the broadcast industry and
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  Nautel's customers.
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  Connolly and Lonergan will be present at IBC2025 in Amsterdam.
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  Lawo has launched the Lawo Academy to help broadcast professionals keep up with rapidly
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  evolving technology.
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  The academy offers a mix of online, self-paced learning and in-person classroom sessions.
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  Courses are structured into three levels: Foundational, Advanced, and Masterclass, with
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  each stage building on the previous one.
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  There are both free and paid classes, covering topics like IP networking and SMPTE ST2110, as
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  well as specific Lawo equipment.
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  The aim is to provide a flexible and cost-effective way for professionals to stay
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  current.
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  Cumulus Media has appointed Brian Sines as vice president and market manager for its Des Moines
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  radio station cluster.
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  He'll oversee four stations: 95 KGGO, Nash FM 97.3, 92.5 KJJY, and 98.3 The Vibe.
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  Sines brings over 20 years of experience in U.S.
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  radio and local media, having held significant roles at Steel City Media, Leighton Media, and
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  Townsquare Media.
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  Mark Sullivan from Cumulus Media praised Sines' track record, expressing excitement about his
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  return to Iowa.
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  Beasley Media Group is rebranding WJBR AM in Tampa Bay to "Florida Alumni Radio," focusing
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  on University of South Florida and Florida State athletics.
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  This move aims to cater to the growing demand for sports radio in the region.
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  Vice President and Market Manager Ron deCastro describes it as a destination for fans to
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  celebrate Florida teams and traditions, providing a platform for alumni, students, and
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  fans to connect over shared sports passions.
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  AdLarge, an independent audio advertising sales company from the United States, has partnered
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  with NumberEight, a United Kingdom-based audience intelligence company, to enhance
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  privacy-first audio targeting.
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  By integrating NumberEight’s Artificial Intelligence technology, AdLarge aims to offer
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  advertisers the ability to target listeners without using cookies or identifiers.
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  This partnership will help optimize host-read and dynamic ads, aligning them with listener
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  behavior while maintaining data protection.
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  AdLarge's portfolio currently reaches about 200 million unique listeners each month.
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  That's all for today's episode of the RedTech daily podcast, powered by Artificial
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  Intelligence.
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  Thank you for joining me, Marguerite Clark.
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  For more in-depth coverage of these stories, visit our website at redtech.pro.
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  Until next time, stay tuned to the world of radio broadcast and digital audio.