O'Reilly RSVP's Clooney's Tsunami invite
Bill O'Reilly has accepted George Clooney's invite to appear on the Tsunami Aid: A Concert of Hope telethon, set to air Saturday on NBC and its cable networks (1/12 TVBR #8).
O'Reilly made the announcement yesterday on his radio show.
"NBC has faxed us over information that all of the money that you donate to the telethon on Saturday night is going to the American Red Cross - - all of it," O'Reilly said. "I like that. So, I'm gonna go over and do it."
During Saturday's telethon, O'Reilly will make his appeal on behalf of those ravaged by the southern Asian tsunamis from a studio in New York; Clooney from a studio in LA.
Narada Internet Radio teams with RCS To launch channels
Narada Productions has teamed up with RCS to launch a new personal online music player called Narada Internet Radio. The interactive player, iSelector, allows consumers to create their own commercial-free listening experience featuring recording artists on Narada, Higher Octave, Real World, Shakti, and Back Porch labels. It features eight free channels - Jazz, New Age, Electronica, Americana, Potpourri, Seasonal, and two for World music.
Responding to the overwhelming consumer demand for radio that plays these niche music genres 24/7, Narada Internet Radio provides a creative solution any time, day or night, anywhere in the world a PC with sound capabilities is connected to the internet. Listeners connect to the free player from narada.com, higheroctave.com, realworldusa.com, shaktirecords.com, and backporchrecords.com.
Interep participates in 20th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards
Interep will present findings from its newly released Gospel Radio research report on 1/15 at the 2005 Stellar Awards in Houston. Sherman Kizart, SVP/Director of Urban Marketing, will present the new Interep study. The presentation will focus on the power of Gospel Radio and its value to advertisers targeting the African-American community.
Stellar Award attendees include representatives from Gospel radio stations, marketing agencies and major advertisers, as well as top Gospel artists and their fans.
Gospel Radio Report Highlights:
* In 2004, there were 284 commercial Black Gospel radio stations in the U.S. compared to 83 in 1992.
* In 2003 (latest available data), Religious music (Gospel, Christian, Inspirational) accounted for 5.8% of total music sales, up from 4.8% in 1993.
* A growing number of mainstream artists, including Destiny Child's Michelle Williams, Smokey Robinson, Billy Ray Cyrus and Randy Travis, have put out Gospel releases.
* The "Religious" format (primarily Gospel) has the 4th highest share of listening among African-American consumers.
* While most metros with large African-American populations have at least one Gospel radio station, 53% of gospel listeners are in the Southeastern states.
* Gospel listeners are prime consumers - over 17% have a 75,000+ household income; 71% own their own homes, and 42% have attended some college or more.
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