...Audacy modern rock “Alt 92.3” WNYL New York presents “Audacy Live with The Smashing Pumpkins” at Irving Plaza on Thursday, Sept. 22. The performance is an exclusive “ALTimate 92 Free Show,” with the only way into the show to win tickets. The intimate club performance will serve as a warm-up for the band’s upcoming tour, which kicks off on Oct. 3 in Houston and includes a stop at Madison Square Garden on Oct. 19.
...“The Breakfast Club” adds an affiliate in Madison, WI as Mid-West Family’s rhythmic CHR “93.1 Jamz” WJQM adds the Premiere Networks-syndicated show, starting Wednesday, Sept. 14. It replaces “Krista & The Morning Rush.” The station will also air “Weekends with The Breakfast Club” on Saturdays from 6-9am. “There is nothing like this show, not here, not anywhere,” said Randy Hawke, Mid-West Family VP of Brands and Content. “We are extremely proud to become part of their amazing story by starting a new chapter in Madison, WI. Shows like this should be on in every city in America and Madison radio is better now because ‘The Breakfast Club’ is on here.”
...Jacksonville’s seventh annual Sista Strut, presented by iHeartMedia’s urban AC “V101.5” WSOL and urban contemporary “93.3 The Beat” WJBT, is set for Saturday, Oct. 1 at 8am at Riverfront Plaza. The event aims to raise awareness for breast cancer screenings, especially for women of color, as well as provide information on community resources to help fight the disease. It will also raise money for Sisters Network Jacksonville, a local breast cancer charity. Participants can register as an individual or as a team. All participants will receive the official Sista Strut shirt and those that sign up as a team member will also receive a Sista Strut backpack and have their team photo taken, which will be posted on the stations’ websites.
...University of Missouri news/talk KCUR Kansas City (89.3) has been chosen by Casual Animal Brewing as the latest nonprofit to participate in its Local Motive “give-back tap” program. During the months of September and October, $2.00 from every pint sold of Local Motive beer will go to support KCUR’s non-profit journalism. “We can't think of a nonprofit that aligns with our school of thought more than KCUR,” Casual Animal co-founder Lara Gray said in a release. “Sure, good beer is important but unbiased, approachable, and insightful journalism is essential to powering a community. We are thrilled to partner with KCUR this fall and look forward to conversations about their local news coverage and perceptive podcasts over a shared pint in the taproom."
...Steve Barrios, Tulane Sports Network football radio analyst, celebrates 40 years with the school this year. “My main goal was that I wanted to do the analysis in the way that the housewife sitting down at the radio could understand what was going on,” Barrios told Crescent City Sports in a Q&A feature. “It frustrates me today, especially in the pro game, when you listen to guys talking about a one, two, three or four. The average housewife has no idea what that means. My goal was to break down the play and try to make it easy to understand what was happening on the field.” Tulane University football is broadcast on iHeartMedia classic hits “104.1 The Spot” KVDU New Orleans.