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| Check Out Our Deregulation Series, WORTH READING: “Why I Love Local Radio” |
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| Radio Headlines For Friday 6-29-2018 |
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 We hear it a lot. The biggest challenge for managers is hiring. We also hear how difficult it is to hire strong talent from the upcoming generation. Radio needs young blood oozing up and down the halls of its radio stations to keep things exciting, fresh and innovative. We turned to the 2018 MIW Group mentees for answers. [read more] |
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 The deregulation debate has been, and will continue to be, a heated one. Radio Ink has been right on top of it, keeping you informed about what the NAB is proposing and what broadcast CEOs in large, medium, and small markets think about another possible wave of deregulation. In case you missed any of our stories, you can find them all HERE. [read more] |
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 It's not often you see a newspaper giving high-fives to radio. Lynn Petrak, writing for the Chicago Tribune, did just that. For years, we've heard radio executives say, "We need to tell a better story." This may be a column you want to send to the printer, then the copy machine. Petrak does an excellent job telling radio's story for you. [read more] |
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 On Thursday morning, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved the Music Modernization Act by unanimous voice vote. The bill now advances to the full Senate for further consideration. Following the vote there was praise all around. [read more] |
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 (by Ron Schadt) Back when I was in 8th grade, which was about two months before rocks were formed, I sat in geography class, and as usual was paying no attention to where Egypt or Mesopotamia were located. Instead, I was drawing out a schematic of the class B modulator with a pair of 6L6’s that I wanted to build for my 40 meter CW rig. [read more] |
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 Who will be Radio's 40 Most Powerful People? Will iHeartMedia's Bob Pittman still be number one? Who are radio's new power players? Find out July 23 in Radio Ink's biggest issue of the year. 2018 will be the 23rd year for our power list and the only way you'll be able to see who made the list is by being a subscriber to Radio Ink Magazine. This list will not be posted online. SUBSCRIBE HERE. [read more] |
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 It’s official. Dan Le Batard and Jon “Stugotz" Weiner have signed long-term deals to continue as hosts of the popular daytime ESPN Radio Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz, daily 10 a.m.–1 p.m. ET. [read more] |
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 Radio Ink's 2018 MIW Legend, and highly successful radio and Television broadcaster, Rita Cosby was nice enough to show off her profile in Radio Ink Magazine at the Gracies Awards Luncheon this week in New York City. Cosby, picture here with Radio Ink Publisher Deborah Parenti, said "Thank you again so very much for this tremendous honor and fantastic story, seeing it brought me to tears." [read more] |
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 Rock programming veteran Jacent Jackson is the new PD for San Francisco Rock station KFOG 104.5FM and 97.7FM. Jackson was previously Program Director for KITS-FM in San Francisco. [read more] |
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 Cumulus Media has announced that the longtime on-air host of Grand Rapids’ heritage Classic Rock station 97 LAV-FM, Ed Buchanan, died Thursday in Grand Rapids. He was 69. [read more] |
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 Gary Sommer has been named General Sales Manager for Entercom Portland, effective July 2. Sommer has over 20 years of experience in the media and marketing industry, and was formerly a Senior Account Manager at SagaCity Media, Inc. in Portland. [read more] |
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 Veteran broadcaster Bobby Mitchell is set to take a seat next to Stacy McKay as co-host of the Sunny 95 (WSNY/Columbus, OH) morning show. Mitchell’s resume includes stops at Detroit, Dallas, and Miami, and stations like WHYI-FM, KPLX-FM, and WOMC-FM. [read more] |
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 iHeartMedia Miami’s TÚ 94.9, Donde Viven Tus Hits, announced Thursday that Walo Dávila has been named Program Director, effective July 9. Dávila is a 20-plus-year radio veteran. [read more] |
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 In 2018, RadioInk.com has been publishing advertiser success stories every Monday morning. We've found great local advertisers that are using radio to drive customers to their stores and dollars to their cash registers. We want to publicize your greatest advertiser success story of the year. [read more] |
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 Are you hearing things about your market? Let us investigate. Radio Ink Magazine is the only 25-year-old trade magazine in the radio industry. That's the result of a lot of trust over those years. Send all news tips in total confidence, and any other station news to Radio Ink Editor Ed Ryan at edryantheeditor@gmail.com [read more] |
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 Our thanks to our friend Tim Hattrick for sharing this classic from his collection. Tim says the photo is from around 1981 or 1982 at KZZP in Phoenix. Under the hat is one of Tim's radio heroes, Jonathan Brandmeier. Send your Blast to edryantheeditor@gmail.com. [read more] |
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