College to honor Abernethy, O’Shaughnessy
Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh, NY will hold its 46th annual Commencement ceremony at 1 p.m. Saturday (May 16) outdoors under a tent...
Performance tax on radio
I haven't heard anybody say, "If Congress can pass a law that says radio stations need to pay new fees to play music, and the President can fire the CEO of GM, then as part of the radio money
Are newspapers terminal?
The average American does not see much of a future for newspapers. According to a new poll from Rasmussen, 65% think they’ll be out...
Consumer mood improves
The Gallup Consumer Mood Index reached -50, its highest reading all year, and there was a modest bump in daily spending as well. Is...
New campaign invites travelers to explore Minnesota
"There's no substitute for a great Minnesota vacation." That's the message of new television ads from Explore Minnesota Tourism currently running on stations in...
Positive TV softens radio decline for Radio One
Net revenues were down 16% to $60.7 million in Q1 for Radio One and station operating income declined 43% to $49 million. But while...
Saberi freed from Iranian prison
National Public Radio reports that American journalist Roxana Saberi has been released from an Iranian prison after her sentence was reduced and then suspended....
Small markets holding up
With all the talk about large and medium market revenue losses it is interesting that we local small market broadcasters are doing relatively well: Neuhoff’s radio markets
Sander: NAB to move swiftly to fill top job
Following last week’s resignation by NAB President & CEO David Rehr, NAB Joint Board Chair Jack Sander assured RBR/TVBR in a Friday interview
CBS buying back debt
A day after reporting Q1 earnings and having its top execs point to brighter days ahead, CBS Corporation on Friday announced a cash tender...
RBR/TVBR observation: Senator Kerry is right…and wrong
Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) kicked off a hearing on the “Future of Journalism” by declaring that “newspapers look like
CEOs seeing through the gloom
Chief Executive magazine takes the temperature of US CEOs on a monthly basis, and has results for April. They show a marked improvement over...
From wardrobe to government malfunction
An editorial in the Minneapolis Star Tribune suggests its time for the FCC to move on from Janet Jackson’s fateful 9/16s of a second...
Redstone and Moonves see business starting to turn
CBS Corporation Executive Chairman Sumner Redstone kicked off the company’s quarterly conference call with his declaration of “clear signs” that the
Salem weathers tough Q1
Total revenue was down -10.7% to $48.3M at religious specialist Salem Communications for Q1 2009. The drag on the total was its core broadcast...