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You know podcasting has arrived when the President has one

For Foster Garvey PC and a coalition comprised of 18 licensees, the Commission's proposed rule for how the Commission can recommence the collection of data on the Broadcast Station Annual Employment Report needs an update. The gender choices listed simply aren't enough, given today's USA.

Data-Dynamix CEO Kevin Layton says it's hard to get noticed online.

With so many broadcast media proposals at the FCC and confirmation that the White House is giving Jessica Rosenworcel the official position as Chairwoman, what should radio and TV station C-Suite leaders keep their eyes on? A Forecast 2022 session picks up where a recent InFOCUS Podcast left off, with noted D.C. attorney Frank Montero moderating a panel you won't want to miss.

Michael DeLier opines on Rush haters and talk radio in this commentary.

Meredith Corporation's Board of Directors last week signed off on a stock distribution that effectively signals the coming closing of its merger with Gray Television and the immediate spin-off of Meredith's National Media arm to the Barry Diller-fronted IAC. The last necessary task: winning regulatory approval of the deal. That has now transpired.

Getting loans from loaning from family and friends can be a perilous.

The Walt Disney Company had decided to spin three top-market AM radio stations that have served as the longtime homes of ESPN Radio. As part of the deal, the buyer would assume the long-term Local Marketing Agreement Disney has with Emmis Broadcasting for the operation of WEPN-FM in New York. Now, financial details regarding the transaction are known.

Only one talking head makes the most sense to Mike DeLier - Joe Scarborough.

Bank of America Securities analyst and Managing Director Jessica Reif Ehrlich, née Cohen, is giving a lot of love to Discovery Communications. Investors reacted, with the company's shares soaring by more than 17% on Friday.

Michael DeLier finds the state of politics and media coverage appalling.

With confirmation of the report yet to arrive as Midnight struck in Washington, daybreak brought the reason for the last-minute agenda change: An influential Democratic Senator had suffered a stroke, but is expected to fully recover. While his recovery could take weeks, Sohn's hearing is being delayed by just seven days.

The U.S. has always been a melting pot.

How is the company led by CEO Mary Berner faring compared to Q4 2019, the new bellwether for broadcast media companies given the super-strong political dollars seen in the final three months of 2020? RBR+TVBR took a look following the quiet post-market release on Wednesday afternoon of Cumulus Media's fourth quarter 2021 results.

Ken Benner’s wife Karen developed a simple means of achieving public file compliance for radio and TV stations.