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.
WTMJ-AM Fulfills Big Game Dream
On January 27, Milwaukee Police Officer Herbert Davis was shot multiple times while responding to a welfare check. Recovering, Davis, a huge Cincinnati Bengals fan, will be going to the big game February 13 thanks to WTMJ-AM.
Finding the Moment
(By Buzz Knight) Radio is in the immediacy business. When a client needs a quick response in the moment it produces a call to action. The medium produces action in communities when disaster hits. Sometimes there are timely and topical moments that are optimized as well.
A Big Day for Radio on The Hill
And NAB CEO Curtis LeGeyt will be there to defend radio from musicFIRST's latest push to get radio to pay a tax for airing music. We spoke to LeGeyt about what he plans to say today and what radio stations around the country need to do.
NABOB Urges Congress to Reject H.R. 4130
In a letter to House Judiciary Committee members, Democrat Jerry Nadler and Republican Jim Jordan, NABOB President Jim Winston has let it be known he is not a fan of any new taxes imposed on broadcasters.
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