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Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Dec. 28: RAB adds SVP, revamps training; Magic sells two; Fisher exec exits

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Today's Headlines December 28, 2010

Sheila Kirby Joins RAB

Sales vet Sheila Kirby is set to join the RAB on February 1 as SVP/professional development as the organization restructures its training division. The RAB will consolidate its training and educational services under Kirby's direction.

Business

Magic Sells KDAY & KDEY

Magic Broadcasting makes a deal to sell its Southern California duo of KDAY/Redondo Beach and KDEY/Ontario to SoCal935, headed by John Hearne and Warren Chang.

Emmis Chooses Law Firm For Alden Suit

Emmis Communications and Chairman/CEO Jeff Smulyan's JS Acquisition choose law firm Bose, McKinney & Evans to coordinate the litigation by JSA against Alden Global, which earlier this year pulled out of an agreement to finance Emmis' go-private transaction. JSA was formed by Smulyan for the now-failed transaction.

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Industry

Fisher EVP/CFO To Exit

Fisher Communications EVP/CFO Joseph Lovejoy will exit as of December 31, according to an SEC filing. He will continue to consult Fisher for up to a year.

WSDD/St. Louis Joins 'Gen X'

Clear Channel Hot AC WSDD/St. Louis, which has spent the last year or so as Hot AC "The Sound" goes in an Adult Hits direction as "Gen X Radio."

WHDR/Miami Becomes 'Easy 93.1'

Former Cox Radio Rock outlet WHDR/Miami returns after a stint at all-Christmas with a very different approach: It's now Soft AC "Easy 93.1."

Convergence Technology

Viacom Sells 'Rock Band' Developer

Viacom has sold Harmonix Music Systems, developer of the Rock Band series of video games, to investment firm Columbus Nova.

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Deborah Parenti's Dialogue

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