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One of the nation's foremost communications law attorneys, a fixture in Washington, D.C., since joining Kirkland & Ellis in March 1964 as an associate, has formally announced his retirement.

Current company: Garvey Schubert Barer Position: Partner and Co-Chair, Communications Group Location: Washington, DC Born: Brooklyn, NY Bred: Fall River, MA (“City of Hills, Mills and Unpaid Bills”) Personal...

In February 2020, this familiar figure took a role at Australia-headquartered audio codec manufacturer Tieline, serving as VP of Sales for the Americas.  Now, Doug Ferber is focusing once again on the buying and selling of radio stations in the U.S.

On February 28, 2023, television stations located in New Jersey and New York were required to file applications for license renewal for terms expiring on June 1. Two stations failed to do so.

Retired D.C. attorney Erwin Krasnow and Doug Ferber of Tieline are still being talked about at the NAB Show among brokers, attorneys and executives for their exclusive articles that appeared in RBR+TVBR on what can go wrong at closing for a buyer or seller, and how to ensure that the closing is completed on the scheduled date. Here's a classic column from 2019 that demonstrates what they said best.

The former GM of WSTB Television and Radio in South Bend, Ind., has been elected to the Library of American Broadcasting Foundation (LABF) Board of Directors.

Tieline manufactures STL, audio distribution and remote broadcast digital audio codecs. For those outside of the engineering department, that may put a glazed look on the faces of important C-Suite executives. Doug Ferber explains the vital role these play for Radio in this InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM. LISTEN HERE

A 70-year old owner of a Pennsylvania radio station in November was placed on a three-year “restricted probation” for a series of criminal sexual acts at a sentencing hearing that could save him from a FCC license revocation hearing. This included wearing an electronic monitor for a four-month period. Now, he's back behind the mic in his longtime morning shift.

Cavell, Mertz & Associates President Garrison Cavell and retired attorney Erwin Krasnow have made suggestions on assessing station potential from the technical side and deciphering station coverage maps. They then explored treasures that might be found in Cyberspace. Today, they take a look at tire kicking.

It may seem obvious that corporations in the broadcasting field need to keep their records in order and up to date. According to communications law experts John A. Knab and Erwin G. Krasnow, it is not only surprising how many fail in this enterprise, but also how much it ends up costing them.

What do the father of a former FCC Commissioner and interim Chairman, a current FCC Commissioner, and a now-retired highly esteemed communications law of counsel for Foster Garvey have in common? All are "champions of digital equality," and were honored Wednesday for their efforts by the Multicultural Media, Telecom and Internet Council.

A 70-year old owner of a radio station serving a rural portion of Western Pennsylvania to the southeast of Pittsburgh on Monday was placed on a three-year "restricted probation" for a series of criminal sexual acts at a sentencing hearing that could save him from a FCC license revocation hearing.

Many people in the market to sell or buy a broadcast station make use of the expert services of a media broker. Their special knowledge can be extremely beneficial to the client who contracts for their services. Now-retired communications transaction expert Erwin Krasnow takes an in-depth look at just what a contract with a broker should contain in this encore Media Information Bureau column.