CRB Scholarship Endowments
The Country Radio Broadcasters will distribute $25,000 in educational endowments among four universities. The scholarship funds will be formally presented during the CRS New Faces of Country Music® Show on Friday, February 25.
Murrow Awards Deadline Coming Up
The deadline for The Murrow Awards is February 10. Work aired or published between January 1, 2021 and December 31, 2021 is eligible for entry.
Family Radio Adds Orlando Signal
Family Radio is now heard in Orlando on 1190 AM. Family Stations has acquired WAMT from Relevant Radio, putting the Christian network on four Florida stations.
Benztown Show Prep Package
Benztown has added what it is billing as an advanced show prep service. The Rooster, along with common show-prep elements, offers produced bits, as well as phone calls and content for stations’ own blogs.
Wednesday Was Not A Great Day For Radio
Hard working artists cannot pay the rent and radio stations are to blame was the message repeated during a three-and-a-half hour House Judiciary Committee meeting Wednesday, where the deck was stacked against the radio industry.
Crowley Misinforms
Shortly after the hearing yesterday the musicFIRST Coalition sent out a press release praising the committee for taking a "massive step toward true music fairness." Crowley then went on to misinform his followers.
Radio Deals Lowest on Record
That's the word from Kagan, which released its 2021 deal numbers this week. The total deal volume for 2021 amounted to $4.72 billion. 92.6% ($4.20 billion) of the total came from two mostly TV deals (there were two radio stations in one of the TV deals).
Acoustic Alley Lineup Set for CRS
On Feb. 24, hit songwriters, artists, and CRS 2022 attendees will come together for “Bob Kingsley’s Acoustic Alley,” hosted by Fitz of Country Top 40 with Fitz. Radio Ink will also be handing out the 2022 Best Country Program Director awards during the event.
DeDe Awarding Scholarships
DeDe McGuire is marking Black History Month by awarding five-listeners $2,500 tuition scholarships for study at a HBCU institution. Achieve the Dream scholarships are provided by the syndicated morning show host's Dede McGuire Foundation.
Digital Benchmark Webinar
Gordon Borrell hosts the 10th annual Borrell-RAB Digital Benchmarking Report. Finally, A Digital Bounty, is set for February 16 at 1p.m. EST.
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