Radio Stuff “Radio News Quiz” – Week 3

The Weekly Radio Stuff “Radio News Quiz” debuts on Thursday in the podcast. It’s 10 Questions about this week in radio news. In the podcast, we discuss the stories and use lots of great audio. Here we post the question and offer links to the answers. If you get all 10 correct you win the respect and admiration of your peers.

THE QUIZ

1. What RADIO event kicked off this week with a live, rocked-out version of the national anthem?

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2. At the Talkers 2014 session, Radio insider Jerry Del Colliano said music radio has one foot in the grave and the other on a banana peel. This week, he made headlines for predicting the demise of another genre. What was it?

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3. A Yankees reporter learned a valuable lesson this week about recording press conferences on an iPhone app. What was it?

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4. Why did the Morning Zone at 91.3 Modern Rock in Victoria, Canada dial-up its sister-station 95.3 The Peak in Calgary?

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5. Which popular radio host just launched a clothing line at Macy’s?

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6. What did Mike Tyson do on Canadian TV that all radio interviewers can learn from?

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7. Why did the San Francisco 49ers suspend play-by-play announcer Ted Robinson?

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8. What inappropriate or insensitive song was used to launch a format change in Rochester from Oldies to Country on 9/11?

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9. Which talented podcaster was the host of the Fox Sports Radio 2001 Year in Review which paid tribute to 9/11 from a sports perspective?

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10. What RADIO STATION did Joan Rivers debut on as a talk show host?

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