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| What About These Lawsuits Against CBS And iHeart?, Alex Jones – Performance Artist? |
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| Radio Headlines For Tuesday 4-18-2017 |
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Chris Oliviero – One of Radio’s Top 20 Leaders  Chris Oliviero is the Executive VP for Programming at CBS Radio. Among the many nominations he received for Radio Ink's first-ever 20 Best Leader's list included this comment: "In a business of difficult decisions, Chris is a thoughtful leader who conducts himself in a manner that's respectful, ethical, and valuable. He's the glue that makes CBS Radio the great company it is today." [read more] |
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What About These Lawsuits Against CBS And iHeart?  (By Attorneys Bill Ragland and Preston Heard) On Friday, April 14, 2017, Digital Stream IP, LLC filed two separate complaints in federal court in the Eastern District of Texas against CBS Radio Inc. and iHeartMedia, Inc., alleging infringement of U.S. Patent No. 6,757,913 (“the ‘913 patent”). [read more] |
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Alex Jones – Performance Artist?  The talk-show host is in a bitter custody dispute with his wife. Jones and his wife have three children ages 14, 12 and 9 where he pays over $40,000 per month in child support. The case is going to trial in Austin. Here's what Jones' lawyer said about the talkers on-air persona... [read more] |
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How To Avoid A P.R. Disaster — Part 4  (By Radio Ink Publisher Deborah Parenti) The public relations nightmare that has kept United Airlines in the news has also been an opportunity to engage with some of radio’s premier public relations specialists who, over the years, have provided PR counsel and expertise to some of radio’s biggest brands. [read more] |
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The Benefits Of Media Training  (Communication Tips from the Front Lines by Heidi Raphael) If you do interviews on behalf of your station or company on a regular basis, you may want to consider investing in media training. Here's what I mean and why... [read more] |
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Radio Benefiting From Big Box War  Lowes jumped into the top spot of the Media Monitors weekly chart last week by airing over 46,500 commercials on radio stations all across the country. The Home Depot was nudged out of the top spot but still ran 41,328 commercials. Walgreens was third with 37,069, followed by GEICO with 36,747 and Macy's with 28,997. [read more] |
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Congrats To iHeartRadio  iHeartRadio has won a Shorty Award for Best In Live Events. Shorty Awards recognize "the most influential, popular, and culturally relevant brands and influencers across social media." For the second year in a row iHeartRadio is a winner for Best In Live Events for the iHeartRadio Music Festival. iHeartRadio also won the category’s fan-voted Audience Honor for the festival. [read more] |
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Texas FM Sells For $650K  Viva Media is purchasing KQFX-FM in Borger, Texas, which also serves the Amarillo market. The seller is Tejas Broadcasting and the price is $650,000. Bill Whitley of the Dallas office and George Reed of the Jacksonville office of Media Services Group served as the exclusive brokers representing the seller. Dave Garland Brokerage represented the buyer. [read more] |
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Lathrop Ready For Next Opportunity  With his last gig as an RVP/GM for Townsquare, 30 year radio manager Johnny Lathrop is ready for his management assignment. In addition to working for Townsquare, Lathrop has also spent time with Clear Channel, Gulfstar, Capstar and GAP. He can be reached at 903.283.0460 or lathrop0818@gmail.com. [read more] |
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Who Are The Most Influential Women In Radio?  Since 1999, Radio Ink's Most Influential Women in Radio list has reflected the significant progress made in the growth and opportunities of and by women in the industry. Hard earned? Absolutely. Enough? In many areas, still no. But what is impressive is that a list of 10 eighteen years ago topped 100 in 2016. [read more] |
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Kudos To Gen Media Partners  Up against sales executives from some of the biggest companies in radio, Gen Media Partners' VP/D.O.S. Julie Quarm and Senior AE Alison Rae won National Radio Awards for Sales Manager and Account Executive, respectively. The awards are from the Alliance of Women in Media’s Dallas/Ft. Worth Chapter (AWM DFW) where their 34th annual Gala was held last Thursday. [read more] |
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Ocean Rising At United Stations  Radio industry veteran Danny Ocean has been named United Stations’ newest representative in its Affiliate Relations department. Ocean will handle the Northeast region and focus on Top 40 and Hot AC properties, including Open House Party and The Dave & Jimmy Morning Show. [read more] |
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77 WABC Radio New York Gets House Smarts  The New York station has added House Smarts with Lou Manfredini to its Saturday morning lineup. The weekly talk show is dedicated to helping listeners with home improvement tasks and updating homeowners on the latest products and methods that can help add value to their home. [read more] |
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The Doctor Is In… And Staying  AIRE Radio Networks announced Monday it will extend its partnership with renowned syndicated radio personality, medical expert, and multi award-winning influencer, Dr. Cesar Lozano. Dr. Lozano will continue to host his daily syndicated program, which engages over 2 million listeners per week through an eclectic blend of motivational messaging and music. [read more] |
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Crowley Joins Marketplace As COO  Mark Crowley is the first Chief Operating Officer at Marketplace. Previously, Crowley served as the VP/GM of Southern California Public Radio, a subsidiary of American Public Media. Marketplace produces and distributes programs by American Public Media. [read more] |
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Ruedlinger Rejoins ERI As Senior VP  Electronics Research has hired James Ruedlinger for the newly created position of Senior Vice President of Engineering. He will have responsibility for managing both of ERI’s RF and Structural Engineering Groups. Ruedlinger spent the past two years working for Crown Castle as an Engineering Manager. He spent almost 15 years previously with ERI, from 2000 through 2014. [read more] |
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Steve Goldstein and Fred Jacobs, and their companies Amplifi Media and jācapps, are launching a company called SonicAi, aimed at creating voice-command solutions for the radio and podcasting industries.
Thanks to Will Fuller for sending in this "Blast From The Past." This is Bob "Doc" Fuller from 1966 at WLOB in Portland, Maine, when it was owned by Ralph Guild. Fuller and JJ Jeffrey now own the station. Send us YOUR classic photo to
