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Emmis hasn't paid a dividend to holders of preferred stock for six consecutive quarters, so holders of that stock are now entitled to elect two new members to the Emmis board, which increases from eight to 10. | | | 
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| | | Sponsored by  | | Philippe Dauman signs a new employment agreement that will keep him in place as Viacom's president and CEO through 2016. He's headed Viacom since 2006. | | |
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| | Benjamin Hooks, the longtime executive director of the NAACP and a former FCC commissioner, has died at age 85. FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski called Hooks "a fierce advocate for minority broadcast ownership and increasing minority employment in the broadcast industry." | | | 
Sean Hannity took his Fox News show to Atlanta last night, talking about the Tea Party movement with guests SSI-syndicated Rick & Bubba. To applause from the crowd, Hannity asked, "Would you vote for them for president?" Click the headline for the video. | | | Curtis Media Group's WSJS-AM/Greensboro is set to celebrate 80 years of continuous service in the market on Saturday, with audio highlights and special guests. | | | ADVERTISEMENT -- REALTORS® spend $1 billion annually to market their services and 30% are ready to buy radio! See the video from the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® Annual Conference. Read more. | | |
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A judge has ruled that Clear Channel will remain a defendant in lawsuits related to a 2003 stampede in a Chicago nightclub that killed 21 people. | | | 
America's Morning News, a joint project of Talk Radio Network and the Washington Times, has reached more than 75 affiliates. The show, with less than 10 months on the air, is heard in 10 of the top 25 markets. | | | An audit by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting found several problems at Northwest Communities Education Center's Spanish-language noncommercial KDNA-FM/Yakima, WA, including questionable spending of nearly $60,000 on local instead of national programming. | | | ADVERTISEMENT -- When searching for a text messaging company to drive revenue and listener engagement, Jennifer Touchette, CBS Interactive Sales Manager, WPGC-FM, CBS - Washington D.C, says hire a firm that will train sellers, offer instructive case studies and can turn creative briefs into sellable programs within 48 hours. Learn more. | | |
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|  April 19: The inside scoop on Triton Media Group and Dial Global, with Neal Schore, Mike Agovino, and Ken Williams
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