Radio Ink is proud to announce the very first Radio Ink Digital Media Awards to recognize excellence in digital media from radio and online radio. It's the first award of its kind to highlight the innovative thinkers in our industry. We are very excited to be able to honor those who have done so much to push the envelope in our business. And we look forward to debating over who are the most innovative minds in the radio industry. |
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It's tempting to send a message to Lew Dickey asking him to take advantage of this opportunity and return the new company to radio's days of wine and roses, but that's a dream that cannot come true. We're not living in the 1980s anymore. Though we know deep in our souls that radio had more personality, more localism, more personal involvement in those days, the reality is that these giant operations can't be run that way and get the margins necessary to service their debt and make a profit for investors. |
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This is the earnings call that was delayed once the Citacel announcement was made to make sure all the i's were dotted and t's crossed. So today Lew Dickey and company will announce results for the 4th quarter of 2010 and full year results. These calls are listen only to start and usually end with questions from the assembled media and analysts. For sure, questions about the Citadel announcement will be part of the Q&A session. |
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Fresh articles not found in Radio Ink magazine to help make your job as a manager easier every day. News flashes as they happen. Information about our highly successful conventions. New Hires and Fires. Much more. |
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Emmis has entered into a new one-year employment agreement with Rick Cummings as President of Emmis Radio Programming. Cummings will make $455,000 over the next year and his annual incentive compensation target is 60% of his base salary. Cumming also gets an allowance for a car and insurance. |
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Stiles who was on the air for over 60 years died of a respiratory ailment. According to the WNYC website Stiles hosted the "Danny Stiles' Music Museum", and was known as the "Vicar of Vintage" playing records from the 1920s-1950s and occasionally beyond every Saturday night. |
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The Missouri-based agricultural broadcaster and radio talk show died Saturday at his residence in Centertown. Brownfield was the host of his own radio talk show titled "The Common Sense Coalition" and a co-founder of the Brownfield Network, an agricultural news service for radio stations in several states. A post on Brownfield's Facebook page says this was a total shock to the family |
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Brett Reckamp has been promoted by American General Media to Director of AM Programming in Bakersfield, CA. Reckamp joined Kern Radio, News Talk 1180 in April of 2010. He is currently overseeing all aspects of programming on the 50,000 watt heritage flagship for AGM. Reckamp also serves as News Director and Imaging Director at KERN. Reckamp has won 7 Idaho State Broadcasting Awards for news, sports and production. |
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Talk Radio Network-FMs and Dial-Globals Erich Mancow Muller visited with Simon Cowell, host of the new FOX show, X-Factor. On The Mancow Experience, Cowell said, Mancow is more interesting, and more important than him, which is why he was not chosen to co-host American Idol. The Mancow Experience features entertainment news and guests, from TV, music, and movies. |
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Radio Ink's Tech Summit will be held this year on May 17-18 at the Microsoft Silicon Valley Campus in Mountain View, CA , immediately preceding Convergence 11, which will be on May 18-19. Tech Summit presents new media's best and brightest technologists sharing the latest and most innovative trends. This conference will cover both the technical and business aspects of new radio technology in a way that stimulates better understanding of each sector by engineers and managers alike. It's a unique opportunity for radio managers and their technical teams to convene in a single forum that charts a coherent course toward future growth. Click here for the complete Tech Summit agenda. |
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Two weeks ago, I made a prospecting call with a sales rep. It was right in the wheelhouse demo of our station, right in the geographical circumference of the stations coverage and the product would be a product (above mid-line specialty furniture) our listeners would shop for. They do have multiple locations. We walked the business. We did a physical in-store for 5 minutes and took down all the vital information. |
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NPR has not only been a big radio story with the resignation of President Vivian Schiller, it has also been a national story with the firing of Juan Williams and the debate over federal funding. Today, Radio Ink Publisher Eric Rhoads jumps in the fire with his second blog on the subject. He says "the true colors of NPR management and their attitude about middle America" were revealed this week. And, that NPR "will die faster than a fly next to a can of Raid" giving radio a huge opportunity. |
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Radio Ink debuts the Mighty Red II, bringing back the little HD radio with mighty HD sound. New features on the Mighty Red II include Artist Experience -- cover art, artist info, and more -- onscreen ads that can be synced with audio, Live Pause, and song and ad Bookmarking. It's a great gift for clients to show them what's really possible with HD Radio. Click the headline to order now. |
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PastBlast, the new iPad app from Radio Ink is available now in the Apple App Store. Historical audio, photos, and more from every era of radio's history, with navigation through a beautiful, fully equipped retro radio studio. Click the headline to see it, or get it here. |
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March 21: Cover interview: Slacker Radio CEO Jim Cady.
