Memorable 31st Radio HOF Ceremony
On Friday night, at Gotham Hall in New York City, Master of Ceremonies and 2018 Radio Hall of Fame inductee Mike Francesa welcomed everyone to the ceremony. And there were plenty of celebrities on hand for the occasion.
Take A Bow For Failure
(By Jeff McHugh) If you're a regular reader of this blog, you may recall my venture into improv theatre last spring. I was terrible, but grew a lot from the experience. I signed up again and I'm still terrible. But I learned something really important.
Multiple Profit Centers – Community Colleges
(By Harmony Tenney) Let your sales reps know each client has more dollars available to work with than those earmarked for marketing. Encourage them to expand their network within businesses and organizations to develop multiple profit centers.
Do You Have The “Until” Factor?
(By Bob McCurdy) Buying into the importance of the “until” philosophy could be the most important building block of your success moving forward, as this mindset is a key driver on the path to continued excellence.
Baseball’s Best Broadcasters Nominated
Eight finalists have been named for the 2020 Ford C. Frick Award. The annual award for excellence in baseball broadcasting is presented by the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown.
FCC Refuses To Be Bullied By Court
On Thursday, The FCC filed a petition in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit seeking a review of its recent decision vacating the FCC’s modernized media ownership rules. The FCC has been battling with this court for 15 years.
NAB Also Objects
In a 29-page petition the NAB says the 3rd Circuit Court's decision to again reject ownership rule changes prevents The FCC from following the rules mandated by Congress and will distort every future quadrennial review of those rules.
We Want To Know What You Think
Was the court correct to reject the FCC's attempt to modernize its ownership rules? Or, do you believe the court was out of bounds and the FCC should be allowed to make those changes? Take part in our poll on Facebook HERE. Results will be shared in our Monday headlines.
iHeart’s Plan To Go After Google And Facebook Revenue
iHeartMedia hopes a new product they've developed, that's now in Beta, will bring many smaller businesses now using Google and Facebook, over to radio. Here are the details.
iHeart Q3 Jumps 3%
Excluding political, iHeart's Q3 revenue would have been up nearly 5%. Behind a strong quarter from the its podcasting division iHeartMedia's digital revenue grew 33.4%. The network division (Premiere and Total Traffic) also had a positive quarter.















