Teacher Advocate/Education Visionary Lisa Mozer Is This Week’s Guest on Harrison Podcast. Retired United States Air Force master sergeant and former Weather Channel meteorologist/anchor-turned-radio talk show host Lisa Mozer is this week’s guest on the award-winning PodcastOne series, “The Michael Harrison Interview.” A native of Statesville, North Carolina – she’s an African American veteran who served a number of years in the Air Force, retiring with the rank of master sergeant. She’s also a highly trained meteorologist who served for seven years back in the late 90s/early 2000s as afternoon anchor on cable TV’s The Weather Channel. In 2016, she added to her various academic credentials by receiving a doctorate in education from Kennesaw State University specializing in Instructional Technology. Today, she is primarily a teacher who operates along the leading edge in education through the platform and facilities of a non-profit organization, Up Wind Project, designing curriculums, and organizing teacher support groups, forums and projects to enhance the ability of educators to meet the tremendous challenges of this new era, not to mention cope with their own personal problems that mount up day by day. She is a champion of teacher health, well-being and appreciation. Dr. Mozer is an advocate of a system of thought within modern education called STEM – S for Science, T for Technology, E for Engineering, and M for Mathematics that she employs to help girls and disadvantaged youth have the opportunity to get jobs and forge careers in this new unfolding era of the 21^st century. In addition, she hosts a weekly radio show and podcast called “Teacher Talk” on her hometown radio station, news/talk WSIC in Statesville, North Carolina which is part of the greater Charlotte market. Harrison and Mozer discuss America at the crossroads regarding the crisis in education, race relations, and politics, plus a number of other contemporary issues. Upon posting this podcast, Michael Harrison states, “As part of my job as publisher of TALKERS, I have both the opportunity and obligation to constantly scan the horizon and dig deep into the grass roots of media to identify and shine the spotlight on individuals making a difference in both the talk media and our society’s most challenging frontiers. I’ve been following the work of this unique woman for the past couple of years and it gives me great satisfaction to introduce the talk media industry to her at a time when her voice is monumentally pertinent.” To listen to the podcast in its entirety, please click here or click on the player box marked “The Michael Harrison Interview” located in the right-hand column on every page of Talkers.com.

Round Two of August PPM Ratings Released. The second of four rounds of ratings information from Nielsen Audio’s August 2020 PPM survey has been released for 12 markets including: Washington, Boston, Miami, Seattle, Detroit, Phoenix, Minneapolis, San Diego, Tampa, Denver, Baltimore, and St. Louis. Nielsen’s August 2020 survey period covered July 16 – August 12. You can see all the 6+ numbers from subscribing stations here. Meanwhile, TALKERS magazine managing editor Mike Kinosian presents his Ratings Takeaways from these 12 markets. In the Washington, DC market, Cumulus Media’s news/talk WMAL-FM dips a half share to finish with a 7.9 share and falls to #2 behind Hubbard Radio’s all-news WTOP-FM which added eight-tenths for an 8.6 share and the #1 rank. Beasley Media Group sports talker WBZ-FM, Boston “98.5 The Sports Hub” climbs eight-tenths to a 4.9 share good for the #7 rank in the market while iHeartMedia’s crosstown all-new WBZ-AM “News Radio 1030” loses one-tenth, finishing the August survey with a 6.6 share but rises to the #3 rank. In Seattle, Bonneville’s KIRO-FM remains unchanged at a 7.1 share and continues its now six-survey run at #1. See Mike Kinosian’s complete Ratings Takeaway from this report (and the first round!) here.

Cumulus Stations Sign Up with ABC Audio for News Service. With the shuttering of the Westwood One News service that took effect on August 30, Cumulus Media news/talk, sports talk and some music outlets were in need of a news affiliation. The company announces that 29 of its news/talk stations – including heritage signals such as WLS-AM, Chicago and KGO-AM, San Francisco — are now using ABC Audio’s news. At the same time, 12 of Cumulus’ sports and music stations are signing on to air ABC’s hourly newscasts. ABC Audio executive director of business strategies, programming and distribution Heidi Oringer says, “We’re excited to welcome these big stations back to the ABC Audio family after six years away. Through this partnership, our unmatched reporting including crisis coverage, breaking news, and special programming, will reach new listeners and help ABC Audio continue to be the best in the business.” ABC Audio VP and general manager Stacia Philips Deshishku adds, “We’re in one of the biggest news cycles in history, with no end in sight. Our teams have worked nonstop to not only keep up with but also exceed listeners’ demand for trusted information. We’re thrilled that more stations are noticing our robust offerings and signing on to be part of our affiliate family.”

Trump Visits Kenosha/Protests/BLM Movement, Presidential Race, Pelosi Salon Flap, COVID-19 Stats & Projections, School Opening Debate/College Outbreaks, Melania Trump Book, and New Stimulus Deal Among Top News/Talk Stories Yesterday (9/1). President Trump’s visit to Kenosha in the aftermath of the shooting of Jacob Blake, the protests in Kenosha, Portland, Minneapolis and Los Angeles, and the Black Lives Matter movement; the November presidential election; the controversy over House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pictured maskless in a closed San Francisco salon; the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the U.S. and projections for future cases; the debate over opening schools and the flareups on some college campuses; former Melania Trump aid Stephanie Winston Wolkoff’s book about the First Lady; and a new stimulus deal were some of the most-talked-about stories on news/talk radio yesterday, according to ongoing research from TALKERS magazine.

Cool Talk Host Opportunity in Huntsville. News/talk WVNN, Huntsville program director Dale Jackson announces that the Cumulus Media station is seeking a dynamic air personality to host the 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm program. “WVNN is seeking someone who creates and produces a local talk radio show focusing on local, national, and political issues with a strong ability to interview newsmakers. Ability to become part of the community and the listener’s life is a must. Knowledge of entertainment, politics, news, weather, sports and other topics of interest are important to your success. Endorsement and sale opportunities will supplement your income and instant income growth is possible.” See more about the position and apply here.

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