She's outspoken and passionate and she's been the leader of the Southern California Broadcasters Association for 13 years. Mary Beth Garber is headed to Katz Radio to work for Mark Gray (see next story). Gray wants to be able to tell Radio's positive story to as many advertisers as possible He picked a darn good person to help him. Garber will argue with anyone and everyone who challenges radio and its ability to succeed for clients. |
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He said radio was not promoting itself enough. He said Katz would improve upon that shortfall. He said new things will be coming. Katz Radio Group President Mark Gray is keeping his word. He's added a very well known name to his team. Mary Beth Garber is constantly shouting from the mountain tops about radio and how great it is. And, now she's given a national bullhorn to continue her plight. Garber's been the head of the Southern California Broadcasters Association for 13 years. |
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Ando released its monthly Internet audio Ranker for January. Pandora dwarfed the competition in January with the closest being CBS then Clear Channel in 3rd. The Ranker is a listing of the top-performing Internet audio stations and networks measured by the Webcast Metrics audience measurement platform. |
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Cumulus CEO Lew Dickey is on the cover of the April 4th issue of Radio Ink magazine. It's our annual NAB issue which also features 16 pages devoted to Tech Ink. Tech Ink is written by industry vet Judith Gross. Dickey gives Radio Ink all the details about his run at Citadel that eventually ended in his win column. He also discusses his play for the ABC radio stations which, at the time, did not go so well. ABC eventually winds up as part of Citadel. In the end Dickey and the Cumulus team get ABC and Citadel for less than the price Citadel paid for ABC. It's an interesting look at the radio business at the highest level and we'll tell you all about it in our April 4th issue. |
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Attempts to revive O'Neil were unsuccessful. He was 69. Before moving to Las Vegas, O'Neil had a long and career in radio in Los Angeles and studied broadcast journalism at UCLA. In Vegas he became a popular sidekick for the "Dennis Bono Show" |
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Heartland operates two stations in Zolfo Springs Florida. Williams will add her Station Manager responsibilities on to her routine as Sales Manager. Station owners Hal & Jan Kneller state "Casey has really proven herself over the last two years of the recession. It was Casey"s ability to keep focused on the big picture that kept our boat afloat." Jan Kneller added "She turned our competitive sales staff into a team, which has amazed us." |
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Boortz will be in Naples, Florida golfing at the 12th Annual Mike Ditka/Jim Hart Celebrity Golf Invitational to benefit the Foundation for the Immokalee Child Care Center. Boortz said "these are great folks playing for an excellent cause and I'm honored to be a part of it. Let's face it though, I'm playing with a bunch of former athletes and some golf pros so it's guaranteed to be humiliating."� |
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The trial of a Edward Maurice Hopkins ended in a hung jury yesterday. Hopkins is a former radio host from Boston and New York. Hopkins called himself the "Crossover Negro" on the air. He worked in New York from 2000 to 2005 on Hot 97.1 FM. He later worked at WRKO-AM in Boston.He was charged with sexually abusing two 11-year-old girls and raping one of them . The judge declared the case a mistrial. The jury deliberated for two days. |
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Fox is cross breeding sports here with Dibble, a former MLB pitcher, and Morrison, an NFL linebacker. Morrison may have more time on his hands for this type of work with the NFL headed for a possible lockout season. The program begins this Saturday, March 26. |
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Last week we spoke about first impressions, after you gain entrée with a potential client it is essential to understand what are the highest priorities in their world right now. Has the economy affected their business? Do they face competitive threats? The most effective way to accomplish this is the customer needs assessment, or CNA. It's the vital step in the sales process if you're truly interested in making customers, not just sales. |
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A few weeks back for Radio Ink, I wrote about the open house we did in a large market. We interviewed 15 candidates on a Saturday and found two sure-fire potential sales reps. One came almost directly out of a university and the other had sales experience from selling alarms and satellite services. Here's an update on that story. |
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Radio Ink's Tech Summit will be held this year on May 17-18 at the Microsoft Silicon Valley Campus in Mountain View, CA , immediately preceding Convergence 11, which will be on May 18-19. Tech Summit presents new media's best and brightest technologists sharing the latest and most innovative trends. This conference will cover both the technical and business aspects of new radio technology in a way that stimulates better understanding of each sector by engineers and managers alike. It's a unique opportunity for radio managers and their technical teams to convene in a single forum that charts a coherent course toward future growth. Click here for the complete Tech Summit agenda. |
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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 Radio. Click the headline to order now. |
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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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April 4 Cover interview: Cumulus Media Chairman/CEO Lew Dickey
