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Nov. 4: Brown in Portland; Journal adds PPM; Sox go HD; Last.fm Kinects



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What Can Brown Do For Entercom/Portland? Serve As VP/Co-MM

What Can Brown Do For Entercom/Portland? Serve As VP/Co-MM

Jeff Brown will become VP/co-Market Manager of Entercom's Portland, OR cluster on November 29, directly overseeing Alternative KNRK and Adult Hits KYCH. Existing co-Market Manager Erin Hubert will lead the remaining cluster stations.
Business
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Journal Signs On For PPM

Journal Signs On For PPM

Following Milwaukee's move from diary ratings to Arbitron's Portable People Meter service over the summer, Journal Broadcast Group has finally agreed to subscribe to PPM, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.


New WSCR-White Sox Deal Includes HD Channel 

New WSCR-White Sox Deal Includes HD Channel

CBS Radio Sports WSCR (670 The Score)/Chicago and the hometown White Sox Major League Baseball team have extended their contract as part of a five-year deal that also includes a soon-to-be-launched dedicated White Sox HD channel on 104.3-3.

REALTORS®: Your Hottest New Prospects!

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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Fisher Ups Natha To CFO As Lovejoy Resigns

Fisher Ups Natha To CFO As Lovejoy Resigns

Fisher Communications has promoted Hassan Natha to VP/CFO, effective January 1, 2011. He will replace SVP/CFO Joseph Lovejoy, who has resigned effective December 31, 2010.

Prevost Returns To Colorado Public Radio

Patricia Prevost has rejoined Colorado Public Radio, this time as Director/Network Partner Programs. She was most recently Director/Development & Communications at WRTI-FM/Philadelphia.
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SoundExchange, RightsFlow To Distribute $1M In Unclaimed Royalties 

SoundExchange, RightsFlow To Distribute $1M In Unclaimed Royalties

SoundExchange and RightsFlow have teamed up for a new joint initiative to identify hundreds of recording artists and labels collectively owed over $1 million in unclaimed royalty payments.
New Kinect For Xbox 360 Includes Updated Last.fm App 

New Kinect For Xbox 360 Includes Updated Last.fm App

Kinect for Xbox 360, which launches this week, will include an updated Last.fm application that allows the audience to play personalized radio stations created from Last.fm's library and, without the aid of a controller, play, skip, ban and love tracks with the wave of a hand or the sound of their voice.
Washington
FL Station Owner Fined $25K By FCC 

FL Station Owner Fined $25K By FCC

Rama Communications has been fined $25,000 by the FCC for staffing and public-inspection file violations at WRHB-AM/Leesburg, FL.
Radio Ink

Who Is The Radio Executive Of The Year?

In the first issue of each new year, Radio Ink names a Radio Executive of the Year -- an individual who has had a powerful and positive impact on the industry in the previous 12 months. And this year, for the first time, we're asking for your input on the group head or top-level executive who should be recognized. Who is 2010's Radio Executive of the Year? You may nominate someone you work with or for, or someone whose approach and accomplishments you admire. Please submit your suggestions to Editor-in-Chief Brida Connolly.
Huffington To Keynote Forecast 2011 

Huffington To Keynote Forecast 2011

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.
Get The PastBlast iPad App 

Get The PastBlast iPad App

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.

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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