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Just shy of two years ago, Editor-in-Chief Adam R Jacobson agreed to take over the reins at RBR+TVBR. In doing so, he pledged that RBR+TVBR would not be another of the many radio industry trade publications to continuously offer glowing commentary about the "great" state of the business. Guess what? He's got something to say about the "pathetic" lack of presence radio presently has in two markets ripe for opportunity.

Here are five tips I learned after launching my Personal Brand I wish I knew before I did! I hope they help you jumpstart your journey in creating separation points from the competition in your career.

"It all began in the summer of 1964, when hundreds of radio and television stations received an envelope addressed simply to the 'Chief Engineer,' postmarked Cleveland, Ohio." That's how columnist Ken Benner begins his latest installment -- a tribute to the Society of Broadcast Engineers.

By Garrison C. Cavell and Erwin G. Krasnow, Esq. In this week’s installment of our “not-too-technical, not-too-basic” guide to due diligence, we’ll highlight regulatory compliance...

Garvey Schubert Barer's Art Harding addresses repack questions.

Is the ad foundation at Facebook a bit shaky? New data from Standard Media Index, released in response to news that another security leak is plaguing the social media giant, has arrived that looks specifically at Facebook's ad revenue. Guess what? There's some slowing growth in an area that's been healthy of late for radio.

In the words of Boston radio broadcasting veteran Clark Smidt, the 2017 Radio Show — held last week in Austin, Tex.— was a winner. Some of the reasons, says Smidt, were "proximity, accessibility, the program, a user-friendly hotel and a quality crowd." In a special "thank you" to the RAB and NAB, Smidt penned an exclusive RBR+TVBR column lauding the two industry lobbying groups for a great conference.

The message was decidedly mixed when it came to station trading during the week of November 17-21.

If you're not a techie, that's cool. Truth be told, there's so much learning in becoming a techie that most people don't have the...

As the radio industry prepares to gather in New York at a reimagined NAB New York conference that, in many ways, is a successor to the Radio Show, longtime New England radio station broadcast advisor and licensee Clark Smidt offers a reminiscence — and fresh ideas — for Radio as its 2022-2023 programming and advertising season commences.

One of the key V-words was respectable in terms of station trading

Reports surfaced last week that advisers to the administration are calling for the U.S. to embrace China-style nationalization as our path to 5G. That’s like looking to Cuba as inspiration for reforming the U.S. health-care system, says FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr.