Great Moments In Syndication
• YEA Networks has hired Scott Kerr as Director of Affiliate Sales and Content, where he will be in charge of servicing and growing YEA Networks’ ever-expanding family of products — The Kidd Kraddick Morning Show, The Bert Show, The Hollywood 5, Love Letters with Kellie & Matthew and the socially-connected Simple Booth.
Kerr is a 45-year radio vet who spent the past eight years as VP of Sales, Eastern U.S. for RadioTraffic.com. George Laughlin, CEO of YEA Networks said, “The passion that already exists for our shows and products will be amplified by Scott’s experience. He’s the perfect addition to oversee growth in our heritage shows and new ventures.” Kerr commented, “I’m thrilled to be joining such a terrific company as YEA Networks and look forward to evangelizing the entertaining shows and services they offer. I couldn’t have found a better place to start a new chapter in my career and I look forward to making friends and reacquainting with colleagues about YEA.” Kerr can now be reached at 843-270-2836 or Scott@yeanetworks.com.
• Sun Broadcast Group has hit a milestone of 500,000 Shazams over the past 12 months on their exclusive Shazam for Radio platform. These half million Shazams translate to 700+ experiences, 200 markets, and roughly 10 million impressions outside of the Shazam app itself. Over the past year, Sun has seen incredible results with Shazam for Radio — a half million Shazams, a 90% unique user base, and close to two minutes time spent within an experience. The most powerful feature remains that the platform is able to turn listeners to users and bring them over to experiences rich with curated ad content and station information and keep them there for an extended period of time.
Shazam for Radio is currently available to over 1,000 radio stations across multiple groups as well as for syndicated shows The Hit List with Fitz, The Fitz Show, Little Steven’s Underground Garage and Slacker and Steve. For more info, contact Danno Wolkoff at Envision Networks at 216-831-3761 or dannow@envisionradio.com.
