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Townsquare Media adds no fewer than 11 executives, most of them AOL veterans, to its digital team. Among those joining Townsquare are Sun Sachs, as VP/product design & engineering; Jared Willig, as VP/digital strategy & operations; and Pete Schieke, as director of digital media, all reporting to EVP/Chief Digital Officer Bill Wilson -- an ex-AOL EVP. |
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Joan Gerberding joins Syndicated Solutions Inc. as EVP, managing national ad sales, affiliate sales, and other areas related to SSI programming. Gerberding is an industry vet who's served as EVP/Ad Sales for Mediaguide and EVP/COO for Nassau Broadcasting Partners. |
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Focus 360 opens a new office in San Francisco, to be run by Bill Horton, who joins the rep firm as an AE. Sales vet Horton comes over from Xtra Sports 860/Sports By-line. |
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Brad Waldo is named PD for Main Line Broadcasting's Adult Hits WGTZ (Fly 92.9 FM)/Dayton. Waldo is a programmind vet who's worked in Sacramento, Phoenix, and Detroit. |
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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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Dial Global Contemporary is the top network among adults 18-49 in Arbitron's RADAR 107, covering the December 2010 period. It's followed by Dial Global Complete FM Network, Dial Global Adult Power, Premiere Modern Woman Network, and Dial Global Female Perspective, tied for fifth with Premiere Young Influencers :15. Dial Global Contemporary, Complete FM, and Adult Power also take the 1-2-3 slots among 25-54s. |
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With a rallying cry of "Stop making us jump through hoops!" supporters of the Local Community Radio Act brought their hula hoops to NAB headquarters Monday to ask NAB to drop its objections to the legislation, now before the Senate. The bill would allow potentially thousands of new LPFMs on the air; the NAB still would like clarification that full-power FMs will be protected. |
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A patent-infringement lawsuit filed against Apple, Google, AOL, Facebook, eBay, Netflix, Office Depot, Office Max, Staples, Yahoo, and Google-owned YouTube by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has been thrown out as insufficiently specific, the Wall Street Journal reports. A spokesman for Allen called the dismissal a "procedural issue" and said the suit will continue. |
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Radio Ink is paying tribute to late Katz Media Group President/CEO and Broadcasters Foundation Board Vice Chair Stu Olds , and we'd like to invite you to contribute. If you can tell us what you learned from Stu Olds, or if you have a great anecdote about Stu's life or career, please tell us about it, for possible use in an up coming issue of Radio Ink. Please contact Managing Editor Wendy Bernstein. |
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Radio Ink is compiling a list of resources for managers and sales managers seeking syndicated programming, particularly music programming. If you'd like your company/product to be included, please contact Brida Connolly for more information. |
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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, and makes a perfect gift for station staff. Click the headline to order now, for delivery before the holiday. |
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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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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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January 3: Cover Q&A with Radio Ink
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