NPR Reporter Killed in Afghanistan
According to the NPR website, photojournalist David Gilkey (pictured) was killed in Afghanistan on Sunday along with NPR's Afghan interpreter Zabihullah Tamanna.
Five Questions For KPLU General Manager Joey Cohn
Last month it was announced that "The Friends of KPLU," after only five months, raised the $7 million which enabled the 501(c)(3) to purchase the license of the Seattle station from Pacific Lutheran University. That prevented the station from being sold to the University of Washington. Joey Cohn is the GM of the station and one of the many hard-working "Friends" that made this happen.
Have You Checked Your Reach Lately?
(By Bob McCurdy) While soliciting broadcast clients at Katz years ago, we used a simple diagram to highlight the importance of having a larger sales staff than whichever Interep company we happened to be targeting. Our motto was, “God is on the side of the larger army.” The point we stressed was that even if our salespeople weren’t better than Interep’s, all else being equal in terms of work ethic, training, pre-selling efforts, and closing ratio, our larger sales staff would produce better results.
Ali On Leadership
(By Buzz Knight) We lost one of the most incredible individuals in our lifetime with the passing of the great Muhammad Ali. A true giant. A man who taught us through his actions, flair, and words that sometimes things need to be shaken up.
FCC To Demo New Online Public Inspection File
On Monday June 13, the FCC will host a demo of the expanded Online Public Inspection File, which replaces the current broadcast public inspection file process. The FCC will exhibit the interface to be used by radio and TV to file documents in the online public file database. The demo will detail the design, layout, and content of the site, how to upload files, and the new application interface. Get more details HERE.
Lacy Neff Dead At 49
He was a radio legend in West Virginia. Lacy Neff, the former longtime air personality and PD for WVAQ-FM in Morgantown, has died at a Boston hospital. Neff had been in the hospital since November 2013 after being diagnosed with amyloidosis, a rare disease that builds up abnormal proteins in vital organs. The proteins were attacking his heart.
WDVE Executes Killer Promotional Idea
An 8-foot fiberglass shark hangs from a crane near iHeartMedia's WDVE building. The Pittsburgh rock station is showing its support for the Pittsburgh Penguins who are in the Stanley Cup finals. The shark, hanging from its neck, includes a sign that reads: "Let’s Go Pens, Kill The Sharks.”
iHeartMedia, Virginia Tech Extend Radio Deal
It's a four-year extension to air the university’s football games on FOX Sports 910 in Richmond. The agreement will also bring the university’s football and men’s basketball coverage to 96.1 The Planet, Richmond’s Classic Rock station, marking the first time the games will simulcast on FM broadcast radio.
BIA: Radio Will Get 11% of Ad Pie in 2016
In its spring "Local Advertising Forecast" update for 2016 BIA/Kelsey is forecasting consistent growth in local ad revenue over the next four years, which the company says will hit a total of $172.2 billion by 2020. Growth will be driven by big increases in mobile and social advertising, strong political advertising and an improving economy. So how does radio stack up against the other media? Let's find out.
Quikrete Campaign Wins $50K Mercury Prize
Last night in New York, the RAB crowned the 2016 Radio Mercury Awards winners. This year’s $50,000 Best of Show award was given to Fitzgerald + CO for their Long Story Short Campaign for Quikrete. Chief judge, Chris Smith from The Richards Group said, "Long Story Short took home Best of Show because it expressed Quikrete’s mission so creatively and succinctly. The execution mirrored the product benefit perfectly, and made it far and away the most entertaining and effective campaign we heard."
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