Bob & Sheri To Welcome Home Troops

12-18-13

Bob and Sheri have partnered with the USO of North Carolina for a special live broadcast Thursday morning at the Charlotte Airport. The event, called "USO Victory Block Leave," will welcome over 15,000 troops who've been stationed overseas, and at local bases including Camp Lejeune near Wilmington, NC, Ft. Bragg in Fayetteville, NC, Ft. Jackson in Columbia, SC, and Parris Island near Beaufort, SC, through the Charlotte Douglas International Airport as they head home for the holidays.

A webpage has been set up to cover the event at: http://www.bobandsheri.com/bobandsheri/uso.aspx. It will host a live, onsite feed of Twitter messages and well-wishes from listeners to military with the hashtag #uso, as well as Facebook, Twitter, photos, and video updates.

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Entertaining The Troops During Tet

8-21-2012

Today's "Blast From The Past" comes from Phil Lenz who started his radio career while serving in the Army in 1967. He was stationed at the Bien Hoa Air Base, which is where he decided to build a radio station that would appeal to a 19- or 20-year-old GI.

While AFVN, the Armed Forces Station in Saigon was playing Percy Faith, Mitch Miller, and Engelbert Humperdinck, he would play top 40 hits like Sam & Dave, The Doors, Jimi Hendrix, Canned Heat, and Country Joe & the Fish. Lenz says he built a makeshift studio in a "Conex Box" (a corrugated shipping container). When he wasn?t live, he would play hundreds of airchecks of popular stations from back in the States. The station became recognized by the Base and became a critical force of information during the 1968 Tet Offensive. Do you have a "Blast From The Past" with a great story like Phil's? Send it to edryantheeditor@gmail.com

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NAB Vegas to Honor Troops

3-10-2012

The National Association of Broadcasters and ThanksUSA announced today a country music benefit concert to kick off the NAB Show in Las Vegas, Sunday, April 15 at 7:30 p.m., in support of military families. The concert will take place at the Encore Theater in the Wynn Hotel and feature Rodney Atkins (pictured) and a performance by Texas and Nashville singer-songwriter Lucas Hoge.

NAB President and CEO Gordon Smith said, "These dynamic performers are sure to be a hit with NAB Show attendees. The concert is also a wonderful opportunity for our attendees to give back by supporting America's military families who have given so much for our country." The event is part of ThanksUSA's mission to provide spouses and children of active duty men and women with need-based post-secondary educational scholarships. Since ThanksUSA's inception in 2006, the organization has awarded 2,500 scholarships to military families, for a total value of nearly $7.5 million.

As a token of appreciation to Las Vegas' active duty military, ThanksUSA will invite 400 families from nearby Nellis Air Force Base to attend the concert. In addition, tickets will be available for all NAB Show attendees at the door for a charitable donation of $20.

"I am so grateful for everything our soldiers do and the sacrifices they make on a daily basis. It's my honor to do anything I can to support them and their families, especially through a great cause like ThanksUSA," said Atkins. "The importance of education in this country is paramount, and ThanksUSA provides just that by offering scholarships for higher education to the husbands, wives and kids of service members."

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Hannity Holiday Concert Will Salute Troops

Sean Hannity will be hosting a concert series this holiday season ? Sean Hannity?s Holiday Concert Salute to the Troops ? in four cities; New York, Pittsburgh, Atlanta and Washington, D.C. The events are being produced by Townsquare Media and will benefit the Freedom Alliance Scholarship Fund, designated for the education of children of U.S. service members who have been killed or permanently disabled in an operational mission or training accident.

Featuring three-time GRAMMY? winner Michael W. Smith, combat-decorated Marine/best-selling author Oliver North and platinum selling recording artist John Ondrasik (Five for Fighting), Hannity?s Holiday Concert Salute to the Troops will bring together some of the country?s best-loved performers and personalities in one intimate evening to celebrate the holidays by paying tribute to the men and women of our Armed Forces, their families, and the principles they fight to defend. 

The concert will travel to New York City?s Hammerstein Ballroom on Nov. 27; Pittsburgh?s Byham Theater on Dec. 2; Washington, D.C.?s Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill on Dec. 3; and Atlanta?s Cobb Energy Centre on Dec. 18.  Tickets for each concert go on sale Friday, October 21.

Tickets may be purchased at all Ticketmaster outlets, or by phone at (800) 745-3000. To purchase tickets online, or to find out more  information on Sean Hannity?s Holiday Concert Salute to the Troops, please visit www.Hannity.com. 

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Smulyan Addresses His Troops

Thursday Emmis Communications reported earning for three months that ended August 31st. Results were flat compared to the same three months in 2010. Radio revenue for June, July and August of 2011 was slightly over $50 million. In 2010 radio revenue was $51,500. Emmis CEO Jeff Smulyan said "we are working against the background of a very tough economy but I'm upbeat." After the call, Smulyan sent out the following e-mail to his employees.

This morning we announced financial results for Emmis' second quarter (June-July-August). I wanted to share the details with you. The news is encouraging. August was the best month in nearly a year for our Radio Division - we were up a whopping 10% over the same month from last year. For the second quarter, Emmis' domestic revenues (excluding the Merlin properties) were up 4% over the same period from last year. Perhaps most impressively, our stations are beating their in-market competitors for advertising dollars: our stations have outperformed their markets in 9 of the last 12 months.

While Publishing revenues were down 4% during the quarter, things are on the upswing. The third quarter looks much stronger for our city/regional/specialty magazines division.

On Sept. 1, we closed the Merlin transaction, which sent our two Chicago radio stations and WRXP in New York to Merlin, and reduced the company's debt by 38%. Our financial condition is the best it has been in three years. For the first time in a long time - we are ready to play offense. 

Emmis continues to be the epicenter of innovation in the radio industry.  Whether it is the recently unveiled HD radio smartphone app, the Broadcaster's Traffic Consortium, our social impact marketing firm Incite, the launch of Hot97 and Power106 content as part of Facebook's music launch, or the formation of the Loud Digital Network, just to name a few, all of these were created within Emmis.  While we may not be the largest operator in our markets, we are undoubtedly the most innovative.

So why does the stock price not reflect this positive news?  I know that is a widespread source of frustration. I learned long ago that Wall Street doesn't always make sense.  If we continue to execute, we believe this challenge will cure itself.  We have at least until February 2012 to get the stock price above $1.

Despite the upbeat news, our markets remain choppy and the general economy remains shaky, so we must be diligent.  I know the road has been a long one, but together we will get to the other side of this mountain.  All you do everyday is helping us get there. For that, I thank you. 

Best,

Jeff 

(10/13/2011 3:02:28 PM)
Hey Jeff - how much did you really piss away on the HD Radio lead-balloon?

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Cape Cod Broadcasting Helping The Troops

Thanks to Kim Lucas for sharing this successful community event pulled off by Cape Cod Broadcasting. Cape Country 104 organized a military food drive for the Ma Otis Food Pantry,  an emergency food pantry located on the Mass. Military Reservation on Cape Cod, Mass.  Ma Otis is run by a group of Military Spouses and Active Duty members wanting to help our Military and their families.  

Cape Cod Broadcasting partnered with the Cape Cod Melody Tent to collect non perishable food items at a Trace Adkins Concert after a two week on-air campaign and food drive.  Lucas tells Radio Ink "our morning personality, Shai was on hand to meet and greet people making donations. We were thrilled with the response of our listeners and of the concert-goers that brought items the night of the concert.  The highlight of the night for all of us was seeing some of the active military that were at the event to help with the food drive get to meet and pose for photos with Trace Adkins. A great event with an overwhelming community response, we were thrilled to make a significant contribution and bring much needed exposure to this deserving organization serving our communities military and families."

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