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Rebecca Swan joins Journal Broadcast Group as VP/GM for its Boise and Twin Falls, ID, operations, overseeing four radio and three TV stations. |
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Martin Beck, who launched Beck-Ross Communications and served as its head for 28 years, has died at age 93. Beck also spent many years with the Katz Agency and served as president of Katz Radio, chaired the NAB Radio Board and served on the board of the Broadcasters Foundation. |
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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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The FCC has formed a new Technological Advisory Council, designed to help it "identify important areas of innovation and develop informed technology policies supporting America's competitiveness and job creation in the global economy." Among those on the panel are Apple VP/Software Technology Bud Tribble and Google VP Vinton Cerf. |
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Bridge Ratings has taken a look at the effect of new media competition on radio in a survey of 12- to 21-year-olds,and says that affinity, or "favoriteness" for radio is decreasing. |
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Black Crow Media has filed suit to ask that creditor General Electric Capital Corp. not be allowed to vote on Black Crow's reorganization plan, Bloomberg BusinessWeek reports. Black Crow is accusing GECC of "misconduct." |
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Radio Ink is planning a feature on cutting-edge program/production facilities for an upcoming issue. Have you recently upgraded, or built out a great facility over time? We want to hear about it! Get in touch with Wendy Bernstein |
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Tech Ink will present its inaugural edition of the Best Engineers in Radio in the November 15, 2010 issue of Radio Ink . Nominations are open through October 22; eligible nominees include technical staff at any radio station or group, contract engineers, consulting engineers, and technical staff at any broadcast/audio equipment manufacturer, service provider, government agency, or other vendor to the industry. Click the headline to learn more. |
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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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Arianna Huffington, co-founder and editor-in-chief of the influential Huffington Post and co-host of public radio's Left, Right & Center, will provide the luncheon keynote at Radio Ink's Forecast 2011, to be held December 7, 2010 at the Harvard Club in New York. Huffington, the author of 13 books including most recently On Becoming Fearless in Love, Work, and Life and Fanatics and Fools: The Game Plan for Winning Back America, launched the Huffington Post news and blog site in 2005. |
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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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November 1: Cover Q&A with Mindshare North America CEO Phil Cowdell 
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