Nine Elementary School teachers in San Diego County received a 2010 “Teachers Make a Difference Award” presented by the San Diego County Office of Education (SDCOE), KPRI 102.1 FM Radio, and award sponsors, San Diego County Toyota Dealers, Wells Fargo and the San Diego Zoo and Wild Animal Park.

Teachers are nominated by a student or a student’s parent. Teachers receive the award during a surprise visit to his/her classroom from SDCOE Public Information Officer, Jim Easterbrook, and a KPRI Show Host. In addition to a plaque and prizes, the teacher’s class receives a free field trip to their choice of the Wild Animal Park or San Diego Zoo.

According to KPRI Promotions Director, Magi Aguilar, “Teachers can ignite a love of learning and enrich the lives of children. KPRI looks for the most inspirational and incredible K-6 teachers to honor.” She says the annual program recognizes hundreds of educators with nominations, honoring a select nine with the award.

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Pascal Ferrari joins Univision Radio as regional director of interactive media for Southern Calfornia

Cynthia Jeffery promoted to GSM at Local Media of America

 

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Steve Sklenar is the new director of sales of Lincoln Financial Media’s San Diego radio cluster and will serve as an assistant vice-president for LFM. Sklenar rejoins Rick Jackson, senior vice-presient/general manager of LFM/San Diego, who also made the move back to LFM. In his new role, Sklenar will oversee sales operations of KBZT-FM, KIFM-FM, KSON-FM, and KSOQ-FM San Diego.

Miguel Monir Fernandez takes over as general manager of the Imagen Group, Inc./Radio Latina. In his new position, Fernandez will direct sales in the United States and coordinate sales in Tijuana. He also will serve as principal liaison between departments and overlook operations of the station’s daily activities.

KPRI welcomed Haley Jones as the new the program director of the station on February 1st. She most recently worked in Los Angeles at 100.3 The Sound, where she served as assistant program director and music director.

Also joining KPRI is Kelli Jodoin as sales assistant.

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Radio showed big-time dedication to the community and desire to help in 2009 when nearly two dozen local stations participated in the San Diego Blood Bank’s Charger’s Blood Drive XXXI on November 24^th.

Those setting up booths or broadcasting live from the Town and Country Hotel in Mission Valley included New Country US 95.7; KyXy 96.5; Sophie 103.7 FM ; XOCL 99.3-FM; “Le Mejor,” XGLX 91.7-FM, “EXA,” XLTN-FM 104 Radio Latina, KIFM Smooth Jazz 98.1, 91-X; Rock 105.3 KIOZ; 101 KGB-FM; KCBQ-AM; KPRZ-AM; KLNV 106.5-FM; “La Nueva,” KLQV 102.9-FM; “Recuerdo,” KPRI 102.1; KBZT FM 94.9; Double XX 1090-AM Sports Radio; XHFG-Pulsar 107.3; Jammin Z-90.3; Magic 92.5; XTRA Sports 1360-AM; The Walrus 105.7; and AM-1700 The Talk of San Diego.

More than 5,000 people turned out for the annual event which was emceed by a number of deejays and KOGO Radio’s Cliff Albert. Generous San Diegans rolled up their sleeves, and enjoyed the music and other entertainment as well as refreshments and the opportunity to meet Charger’s players (and Charger’s cheerleaders) and get their autographs.

The Honda Dealers of San Diego County and San Diego County Credit Union helped sponsor the event.

At the end of the day, the community’s longest running and most successful life-saving event of the year netted 17-hundred pints of blood for use by patients at local hospitals. And the Blood Bank’s Stem Cell Donor Center added more than 120 names to the National Marrow Donor Be the Match registry.

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SD1700AM is bringing personality Joe Bauer back to morning weekday radio to co-host a new show called A Conversation with San Diego. Neil Senturia, a long time radio personality and CEO of the brand new SDNN.com will co-host. The show will feature a variety of San Diego guests and experts. Sportscaster Lee “Hacksaw” Hamilton will share his thoughts and opinions on Tuesdays.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The Broadcast Company of the Americas (BCA) announced the retirement of its Vice President of Programming, Hal Brown effective June 30, 2009. Brown is a veteran programming executive with a career spanning 40 years.

John Lynch, President and CEO of BCA, had these thoughts, “Hal Brown is a great broadcaster and has had an illustrious career. He also served his country with a career of distinction in the Navy. We will miss him and wish him all that is good in life.”

Joining BCA is Jack Evans. Evans will oversee radio content as Vice President of Programming and Operations for the San Diego–based company. Evans brings twenty-five years of radio programming experience to the position, six of those years in San Diego.

Evans fine-tuned his programming acumen over the past two decades with JACOR Communications and then with Clear Channel Communications, where he served as the company’s Senior Vice President for the Midwest and Rocky Mountain Regions.

Broadcast Company of The Americas owns and operates Double X Sports Radio (1090 AM), The Walrus (105.7 FM), and San Diego News Network (1700 AM).

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Don’t Listen 102.1 (it could be habit forming) is the new slogan featured on billboards, transit shelters, North County buses, television ads, the station’s website and in e-mail communications.  The bold, colorful artwork is eye-catching and can be seen throughout San Diego.

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