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Former Senator Stevens Dies In Plane Crash

Former Senator Stevens Dies In Plane Crash

Former Sen. Ted Stevens, 86, who oversaw the FCC as a member and chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, has died in a plane crash in Alaska. Stevens represented Alaska in the Senate from 1968-2008. NAB President/CEO Gordon Smith said, "Broadcasters have lost a friend."
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Google-Verizon Internet Proposals Draw Fire 

Google-Verizon Internet Proposals Draw Fire

Google and Verizon have been working together on a seven-part legislative framework to address 'Net neutrality and FCC jurisdiction over the Internet, and their ideas are drawing criticism from many sides, including those who believe that exempting wireless from network openness regulations will cause problems in the future.

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Access.1 Founder Sydney Small Dies At 72 

Access.1 Founder Sydney Small Dies At 72

Pioneering broadcasters Sydney Small, founder and CEO of Access.1 Communications, has died at age 72. Access.1 owns Talk WWRL/New York and stations in Texas, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey, and has significant stakes in American Urban Radio Networks and SuperRadio.

Lake Adds PD Duties At WBEN/Philly

Charley Lake, PD of Greater Media Classic Rocker WMGK/Philadelphia, adds the same duties at Adult Hits clustermate WBEN-FM. He's been serving as interim PD since June.

More Talk Coming To Atlanta

WPBC/Atlanta, owned by Hanmi Broadcasting, is set to flip to Talk on August 30 as "AM 1310 the King." The planned lineup includes Ed Schultz, Stephanie Miller, and Bill Press.

Are You Winning In National Sales?

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LatinWorks Wins Chevy Hispanic Account

LatinWorks Wins Chevy Hispanic Account

General Motors picks LatinWorks to take over Hispanic marketing for Chevrolet, Ad Age reports. The account -- worth about $80 million last year -- has been handled by Accentmarketing since 1997.

Indie Label Wants Royalty Opt-Out

Independent label Savannah Music Group doesn't like the idea of performance royalties -- or at least not as described in the proposal released by the NAB last week. SMG CEO CEO Jeff Cohen called the proposal a "disaster," and the group is asking for an opt-out provision for artists and labels that don't want to participate.
Radio Ink

NYT's Sorkin To Keynote Forecast 2011

Andrew Ross Sorkin joins the lineup at Radio Ink's Forecast 2011, set for December 7, 2010 at the Harvard Club in New York. Sorkin is the chief mergers and acquisitions reporter for the New York Times and the best-selling author of the recent Too Big to Fail, and he's as well connected in the financial world as anyone in radio. The thrice-daily "Business Brief With Andrew Ross Sorkin" is produced and distributed by United Stations Radio Networks. Click the headlne for Forecast information and registration.
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Updated: Radio Pros Available

The economy is slowly turning around, and broadcasters are beginning to hire again. Put your name in front of the industry with a free listing in Radio Pros Available. And we'll be happy to post your aircheck or demo, or a link to your website. Click the headline to learn more.

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Coming up in Radio Ink:

August 23: New Media Spotlight
September 6: Pre-Radio Show Manager's Guide
September 20: Radio Show edition/Radio Wayne winners

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November 1: Focus on radio's top advertisers
November 15: The Best Managers in Radio

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