Ask Your Potential Broker This
In May 2016, Garvey Schubert Barer attorney Erwin Krasnow explained the role of brokers and buyers. Here, we revisit his advice on what he believes are typical questions to ask when selecting a broker.
Advice from a radio outsider you’ll probably ignore Part 2
In this second part of my 4 part series I provide some specific advice to save the medium. Radio will probably ignore this advice...
Consumer Optimism Flagging
There was a measurable drop in consumer confidence during the month of July
How The NAB Has Helped Radio’s Streaming Costs
Streaming agreements with Sony and Warner Music Groups will ease costs for AM and FM stations
When Protests Are Not News
Management consultant Michael asks, when does a protest stop being news?
Addressing the Next Generation of Audience Researchers
Everybody knows that you can learn as much from young people as you can teach them, and these days, maybe even more
Marry your Listeners! Build a winning franchise and increase TSL
RBR-TVBR exclusive: Radio is an art form but also a business. Producing great radio involves both commerce and art. But more than art &...
The Beauty of the Pause in Public Speaking
A pause holds many benefits. "Zoom expert" and longtime public relations professional Rosemary Ravinal explains what they are in this column.
Covenants not-to-compete: Can you go, When to go, what to take!
Several recent cases have again placed the spotlight on the broadcasting employee relationship and management efforts to lock in the employee with the use...
35% of Public Radio listeners stream weekly
A recent survey of Public Radio listeners found that 35% listen to Internet radio weekly or more often. That number increases to 49% of listeners to
What To Do If You Play Pre-1972 Recordings
They may be the "platters that matter" to your listeners, but to those seeking royalty payments, they could also result in the "dollars that drain" for audio streams featuring songs from before 1972. However, two attorneys suggest radio stations that stream think twice before one ponies up three years of royalties under the new MMA provision.
Put Professional Development at the top of Your 2010 Resolutions
We usually don’t have a problem placing most of our focus on people, especially our advertising clients and the audiences they reach through our radio and television stations. However
Broadcast Station Acquisitions: MYTH No. 17: It’s Not Negotiable
Erwin Krasnow, Doug Ferber & Bishop Cheen de-bunk the myth that it's not negotiable.
Is ‘Fair Pay’ Really A ‘Public Policy No-Brainer’?
Thomas Sydnor, a Visiting Fellow with AEI’s Center for Internet, Communications, and Technology Policy, thinks so. In this Media Information Bureau column that's a must-read for every C-Suite executive in the radio industry, Sydnor believes such legislation is in the "legal, national, and economic interests of the U.S."
Is ‘Complexification’ The FCC’s Gift To Broadcasters?
Alternative FCC Inspector Ken Benner believes that the Commission is presently engaged in "complexification"