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Beloved radio host dies 'peacefully' at Swiss clinic with family by her side
The beloved co-host of a popular Chicago radio programme has died after travelling to Switzerland for a 'voluntary assisted death', her family said. Judy Markey, who hosted the daily 'Kathy and Judy Show' with Kathy O'Malley on WGN-AM 720 from 1989…
Ed Sheeran dropped by radio station in latest blow to singer over Macklemore row
A radio station has announced it will no longer play music by Ed Sheeran, the latest blow to the singer amid the ongoing controversy after Macklemore was removed from his tour. The row began when Macklemore said that he had been removed from the…
Radio station drops Ed Sheeran music after listener feedback on Macklemore row
A radio station has dropped Ed Sheeran's music after “the reaction from our listeners” to the decision to remove Macklemore from his tour over comments the rapper made about Gaza. All of the current support acts on Sheeran's Loop tour…
Ed Sheeran faces growing backlash as radio station bans songs, protest groups respond to Macklemore's removal
Ed Sheeran continues to deal with the backlash surrounding Macklemore's removal from the singer's U.S. tour. An Irish radio station announced on Thursday that, in response to the controversy and the feedback from its listeners, it would no longer…
SRG Sells Three Radio Stations
The logo of Swiss Radio and Television (SRF) at the Leutschenbach television studio, photographed on Wednesday, February 5, 2025, in Zurich. (KEYSTONE/Michael Buholzer) SRG is divesting its three Swiss Satellite Radio stations. Radio Swiss Pop is…
Nike's Newest Super Shoe Is Lighter and More Energetic Thanks In Part to Radio Waves
Nike ‘s newest super shoe has taken longer to arrive than consumers expected but released sooner than the company had originally intended. The Nike Alphafly 4 gets its both its formal introduction to the world Thursday and a surprise…
Ed Sheeran's Music Taken Off Air By Irish Radio Station Amid Macklemore Controversy
Ed Sheeran fans in Ireland had better head to Spotify if they want to listen to his tracks... because a major radio station says he's persona non grata at the moment. Classic Hits Radio -- a Dublin-based station with a reach into other major cities…
What channel is Aces vs Storm tonight: TV, time, streaming, radio
The Las Vegas Aces return to WNBA action Thursday night with a road game against the Seattle Storm at Climate Pledge Arena. The game begins at 7 p.m. Pacific and will be available free over the air in the Las Vegas market on The Spot Vegas 34. It…
Radio station drops Ed Sheeran music from all playlists
An Irish radio station has pulled all music by Ed Sheeran from its playlists for the foreseeable future. Classic Hits Radio confirmed that from Thursday, 17 September, tracks by the English singer will no longer be broadcast, owing to the…
Beloved Chicago radio personality Judy Markey dead at 82 after assisted suicide in Switzerland
Judy Markey, the beloved co-host of the long-running Chicago radio program the “Kathy and Judy Show,” died after a voluntary assisted suicide in Switzerland. Markey, 82, suffered from a degenerative neurological disorder, which led…
U.S. House of Representatives Votes to Require AM Radio in All New Cars
You might not have noticed if you spend your time listening to SiriusXM or podcasts, but AM radio has been slowly disappearing from new passenger vehicles in recent years. That trend just hit a sizable roadblock in Washington; on Tuesday, the U.S.
Hidden team order saga exposed in untelevised Spanish GP radio
Alpine driver Franco Colapinto sent the bleep machine into overdrive as a team order saga from the Spanish Grand Prix came to light. While Pierre Gasly declared “radio over” in frustration over his Spanish GP strategy, Colapinto was…
Radio icon dies 'peacefully' in voluntary assisted death' at Swiss clinic
Radio icon Judy Markey passed away on Friday (11 September) at the age of 82. Judy, who presented the chart-topping Kathy and Judy Show on WGN-AM 720, leaves behind her husband Tom, along with her children, stepchildren and granddaughters. 'After…
Alan Davies brings Life Without back to Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is bringing back Life Without with Alan Davies for ten new episodes from 16 October. Produced by ITN Productions, each 15 minute programme will consider what might happen if one element of the world suddenly disappeared. Alan Davies…
DevonAir Radio marks 20 years since Bay FM debut
DevonAir Radio is celebrating two decades since the first Bay FM broadcast from Exmouth on 11 September 2006. The original trial transmission was the beginning of a project created by Andy Green and Julie Green, who went on to spend seven years…
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