Tag: Media & Marketing

Matt Jones Helps Hannah House

A former Razorback and current NFL receiver helps raise $7,000 from silent auction.

40/29 Sports Spot Zings Rivals

KHBS/KHOG ?reporting facts, not rumors,? according to advertising plug.

Gray Publishes Bilingual Magazine

Ann Gray, owner of Gray & Associates of Bella Vista, began publishing Adelante Arkansas, a monthly bilingual magazine, in January.

Morning Hosts Start Second Shift

Jon and Deek, the morning radio hosts on ?The Eagle,? KIGL-FM, 93.3, began broadcasting an evening show called ?Jon and Deek After Dark? the last week of March.

Rockfish Wins Most Addy Awards

Rockfish Interactive of Fort Smith picked up five gold awards and five silvers as well as the Best in Show-Print and Judge?s Award from the Fort Smith Advertising Federation.

40/29 Set for Move to Benton County

Area ABC affiliate, KHBS-KHOG-TV, Channels 40/29 will soon relocate its Fayetteville offices to Rogers, said general manager Jim Prestwood.

KNWA Stalks Frank Broyles (Opinion)

On March 26, the day Razorbacks basketball coach Stan Heath was fired, the station dispatched Meghan Dill to stalk Frank Broyles.

Rational Decision Making Still Valuable (R. R. Goforth Commentary)

Appropriate analytical tools, most likely best provided by the private sector, have long been needed but are just now being developed and made available.

Banks Increase Marketing Efforts

In the super competitive Northwest Arkansas market, some bankers turn to enhanced advertising to lure customers.

Barnett?s Sports Rap Swaps Sponsorship

Sports Rap host Chuck Barrett has dropped the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette from his statewide talk show, now endorsing the newspaper’s regional rival, the Morning News of Northwest Arkansas.

CJRW Sweeps Outlet Awards

Advertising agency CJRW/Northwest of Springdale won the most awards from the Northwest Arkansas Art Directors Club. The agency won seven gold and eight silver “Outlet Awards.”

Cities Adopt AT&T IPTV

The Rogers City Council on March 13 voted unanimously to sign an agreement with AT&T for the telecommunications company to provide consumers with Internet Protocol Television, or IPTV.

Times Front Page Goes to Pot (Outtakes Opinion)

We wonder what the editors of the Northwest Arkansas Times were thinking when they OK?d the use of a stock clip art image of a marijuana leaf on Page 1.

Broyles Era Finally Ends (Editorial)

The announcement of Frank Broyles? retirement as athletic director at the University of Arkansas after nearly 50 years marks the end of era.

Gray Appointed To Commission

In February Gov. Mike Beebe appointed Darin Gray of Springdale to the State Parks, Recreation and Travel Commission, where he will serve a six-year term.