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Glee's 'Madonna' Powers To No. 1 On Billboard 200

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APRIL 29, 2010

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Glee's 'Madonna' Powers To No. 1 On Billboard 200

It's all about "The Power of Madonna" this week on the Billboard 200 albums chart where the soundtrack from last week's Madonna-themed episode of Fox TV's "Glee" debuts at No. 1 with 98,000 copies sold according to Nielsen SoundScan.

Experiments Gone Right

Experiments Gone Right

There are companies and stations that genuinely understand what they need to do to thrive in the new media world. But they're not always the biggest players. Smaller local and regional broadcasters are as likely as the larger companies to have imagination and the drive to innovate, and they can combine that with the flexibility to implement good ideas fast, cut losses on what's not working, and adapt to changing circumstances on the fly.

At Radio Ink's Convergence 2010, the "Experiments Gone Right" panel will cover the innovations by smaller companies that have brought new revenues, new ideas, and new ways of selling to radio. Moderator Dave Kennedy is CEO of mobile technology company FlyCast and brings a broadcast-industry veteran's perspective to the table. He'll be talking with GAP Broadcasting EVP/Digital Media Vic Savelli, an expert on the sometimes-complex relationship between traditional and new media, and myLocal.net co-founder Jason Banks, an innovator in the community-based Web portals that could be key to keeping radio local and engaged in a digital world.

The Panelists

David Kennedy is CEO of Flycast, Inc., founded in 2006 by a group of seasoned PC and Internet industry veterans to create advanced IP-based mobile delivery technology that focuses on smartphones and other mobile devices. Before Flycast, Kennedy was CEO/Vice Chairman of Interep National Radio Sales in New York. Earlier in his career, Kennedy held various on-air and management positions at Toledo radio stations WMHE and WLQR until being promoted in 1983 to Vice President/Planning and Research for Susquehanna Radio Corp. In 1989, he was named Senior Vice President, and in 2004, he became CEO of Susquehanna Media. Kennedy has chaired, actively participated in, and received numerous accolades from the boards of directors of the NAB, RAB, the John Bayliss Broadcast Foundation, and the Library of American Broadcasting Foundation.

Jason Banks is co-founder of myLocal.net, a Carson City, NV, company that develops community Web portals for broadcasters. He earlier headed the Internet division of Clarke Broadcasting Corp., managing one of the largest local ISPs in central California and redesigning and relaunching myMotherLode.com, a full-featured community portal that generates some 2.5 million pageviews from 110,000-plus unique visitors every month. Banks and H. Randolph Holder, owner of Clarke Broadcasting, founded myLocal.net to help other broadcasters leverage their on-air assets and unique local content to strengthen their connections to their audience, grow their influence, and increase revenues in the interactive space through implementing local community Web portals.

Vic Savelli is the Executive Vice President/Digital Media for GAP and GAPWEST Broadcasting. Before joining GAP, he'd been in media for over 25 years, across digital, television, and newspaper. Savelli served as Vice President of Digital Sales for the Dallas Morning News, where he was responsible for DallasNews.com as well as the employment advertising sales division for both print and online, and launched and coordinated the Yahoo newspaper consortium partnership for Belo and the beta test market for the sale of Yahoo local inventory. Before joining DallasNews.com, Savelli was Regional Director of Sales for Texas and the Eastern U.S. for Belo Interactive, helping structure and manage the first Internet sales models for both newspapers and television stations. While in this role he launched innovative products across Belo sites, including Cars.com, behaviorally targeted advertising solutions, and the registration-based MySpecialsDirect permission-based e-mail marketing program.

Suddenly interest has increased and Convergence is filling up fast, probably because of the need to book airline seats soon. Book your place at Convergence today. Only 250 total seats offered.

Call and ask about our team discount so you can bring the whole team: 561-655-8778.

Click here for the complete Convergence 2010 agenda.

This year for the first time Radio Ink will present a special pre-Convergence event, the Radio Tech Summit, hosted by Radio Ink Technology Editor Skip Pizzi. The Tech Summit will bring together the best and brightest engineers, IT professionals, managers, station owners, and more to focus on radio technology's next steps toward capturing and monetizing tomorrow's audiences. The Radio Tech Summit is set for June 2-3 at the Convergence venue. Find out more at www.radioink.com/techsummit.

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Today's Headlines April 29, 2010

Michaels Joins CCR As EVP/Research

Bob Michaels joins Clear Channel Radio in the newly created post of executive VP of research, supervising research projects and personnel for all platforms. Michaels will continue to work with current consulting clients.

Business

Keiser Named Emmis/St. Louis VP/DOS

Dave Keiser rejoins Emmis/St. Louis as VP/DOS for the four-station cluster. He was most recently LSM for Cox's WSB-AM/Atlanta and earlier spent 15 years at Emmis' KSHE/St. Louis.

Tweet Gets Ticket's Bacsik Fired

Cumulus' KTCK (1310 the Ticket)/Dallas fires producer and weekend personality Mike Bacsik over an offensive comment posted to his Twitter feed as the Mavericks lost a playoff game to San Antonio.

Alliance For Women In Media Allies With Dove On PSAs

The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation has teamed with the Dove Self-Esteem Fund on a series of radio PSAs voiced by Amy Poehler, Katie Couric, Gayle King, and Lisa Ling. The PSAs are designed to "inspire parents and mentors to empower girls to reach their full potential."

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.

Industry

Sirius XM To Retire Some Debt

Sirius XM is set to redeem $114 million in senior notes due 2011 on June 1. EVP/CFO David Frear said, "Our strong cash position, strong first-quarter subscriber growth, and the improving outlook for the economy have put us in position to retire these notes a year ahead of schedule."

Salem, AirKast Partner On Mobile Apps

Salem Communications has teamed with AirKast to launch 57 radio-station mobile applications for the iPhone and BlackBerry. By the end of May, 71 Salem stations will have mobile apps available.

Money Pit Adds Affilates

Talk Shows USA's Money Pit picks up a host of new affiliates, including WBAP/Dallas and WJBC-FM/Bloomington, IL.

CBS Interactive Sales Manager: What To Look For In a Text Messaging Company

ADVERTISEMENT -- When searching for a text messaging company to drive revenue and listener engagement, Jennifer Touchette, CBS Interactive Sales Manager, WPGC-FM, CBS - Washington D.C, says hire a firm that will train sellers, offer instructive case studies and can turn creative briefs into sellable programs within 48 hours. Learn more.

Convergence: Have You Mastered Mobile?

There are an estimated 50 million smartphones in the U.S., and they represent an ever-growing share of handset sales. And as the smartphone replaces the desktop for a significant chunk of Internet usage, radio's mobile opportunities are vast. How can your station capture that mobile audience and make money today? At Radio Ink 's Convergence, you'll hear from experts on the art of "Mastering Mobile Media." At this panel, moderated by Vibes Media's Steve Levy with Borrell Associates' Gordon Borrell, Jacobs Media's Paul Jacobs, and comScore's Brian Jurutka, you'll learn where to focus your attention, what will pay the highest dividends, and how to create and embrace a mobile strategy now. Click here to register now.

Radio Ink

Is Your Station Doing Online Video? Tell Us About It!

Does your station do extensive online video? Are you regularly posting news, personalities, events, or other video content, and seeing success with it? We want to hear from you for a story in an upcoming issue of Radio Ink magazine. So if you have a great online video initiative, please let us know: Contact Managing Editor Wendy Bernstein.

'Radio Reinvention'

Click the headline to view Radio Ink Publisher/CEO Eric Rhoads' complete "Radio Reinvention" presentation at the Cumulus corporate meetings earlier this month.

Read Radio Ink On The iPad

The Apple iPad is out now, and Radio Ink magazine is there, the first radio industry publication on the iPad and one of the first of all publications. With the iPad's touchscreen, you can flip through the digital edition just as you would a copy of the magazine, with live links, interactive ads, links to video, and with more interactive features on the way.

Radio Pros Available

If you've been displaced by the changes in the business or are seeking a new opportunity, Radio Ink wants to help. 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.