News Bites for July 25…
The Kansas City Royals have become the latest major league sports team to partner with ProWire, to offer real-time play-by-play audio through fans’ personal devices. Starting today, July 25, at Kauffman Stadium, Royals fans can stream delay-free broadcasts of games through the MLB Ballpark app using stadium Wi-Fi or cellular networks. Fans can listen to the live, delay-free Royals radio game broadcast, courtesy of Audacy’s “96.5 The Fan” KFNZ-FM, at Kauffman Stadium featuring real-time commentary from legendary Hall of Fame Royals radio broadcaster Denny Matthews, Steve Stewart and Jake Eisenberg. The technology leverages ProWire’s ultra-low latency system, which eliminates the usual lag found in traditional mobile streams. Last week ProWire announced a similar partnership with The Washington Nationals.The voting portal for the Texas Radio Hall of Fame will be open through Thursday, Aug. 7. Voters will choose from 50 nominees to select the 20 individuals who will be inducted during a ceremony on Nov. 1 in Kilgore, TX. Voting members can cast their ballots via www.TRHOF.net. Additionally, the Hall has identified five broadcasters who will be inducted posthumously in the newly created Lonestar Legacies category. They are Albert Alegre Calvo, Randy Lemmon, Gary Mason (Aycock), Susan O’Donnell and Tom Perryman. “With the passing of each year, the voting membership’s familiarity with some of the most accomplished and influential figures in Texas Radio history fades a bit more,” TRHOF Executive Director Doug Harris said in a release. “Our Lonestar Legacies, selected by an ad hoc committee of TRHOF board members and advisors from our 2025 submissions, have earned their rightful place on the diadem of our Hall of Fame crown.”
St. Louis Cardinals Radio Network Chief Engineer and Production Coordinator Jim Jackson has been inducted into the Missouri Broadcasters Hall of Fame. Jackson, who was also inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame several months ago, is celebrating his 28th season with the Cardinals.Radio One country “93Q” KKBQ Houston’s “Cowboys & Angels” concert took over Texas Rodeo Saloon on July 23 and raised $6,000 for Paws for Heroes, a Houston-based nonprofit that rescues homeless dogs and trains them to become companion animals for veterans suffering from PTSD. Mitchell Tenpenny, LOCASH, Randall King, Megan Patrick and Ty Myers performed at the benefit. “At 93Q, we believe in using our platform to give back to the community,” APD/MD Lauren “Lo” Sessions said in a release. “Paws for Heroes changes lives, both for the animals they rescue and the veterans they support. Our ‘Cowboys & Angels’ show was about more than music, it was about hope, healing, and Houston coming together.”Bryan Broadcasting’s four stations in Bryan-College Station, TX have begun preparations for its annual Bryan Broadcasting Cares for Kids Radiothon, scheduled for Feb. 25-26, 2026, supporting Brazos Valley families through the Ronald McDonald Family Rooms, Healing Hearts program, and Happy Wheels Carts. Businesses can sign up now to go on air on Bryan Broadcasting’s CHR “Candy 95” KNDE, classic country “Willy 97.7” (on FM translator K249ET), Spanish regional Mexican “La Jefa 102.7” (at FM translator K274CM), and contemporary Christian “Peace 107.7” KPWJ, to talk about why they support these charities.