Sunday, May 31, 2026

Jerry Lee with the James Bond car

Insurance organization releases Hot Wheels lists

Broadcasters have a strong interest in knowing which automobiles are hot sellers, but the National Insurance Crime Bureau has another angle on the topic. It keeps track of which vehicles are the hottest targets of thieves.
For Sale

NABOB sees station ownership going the wrong way

The National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters says that lenders have forced the sale of at least 20 African American radio stations since the...
FX Networks

DL Hughley gets FX comedy

The cable network has put in development another autobiographical comedy starring a stand-up comedian. On 8/12, REACH Media, the syndicator founded by Tom Joyner,...
Kelley Blue Book

New car gender gap revealed

Advertising automobiles is big business, and here’s a piece of information from the industry experts at Kelley Blue Book that will help
Chart

CFOs say economy is looking up

According to a new survey, America’s corporate financial gurus are optimistic about the immediate
Viacom

Sony, Viacom sign streaming deal for PlayStation

Viacom has tentatively agreed to let its cable channels, such as Nickelodeon and MTV, to be carried by an Internet TV service that Sony is creating. They will stream cable channels straight to PlayStation/PS4 box, says a NY Times story.

Top Black media outlets at NABJ convention

Executives from leading African American media outlets were well received at the recent National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) convention in Orlando, when they...
People

TAB installs new leadership lineup

The results are in, and the new slate of officers and directors of the Texas Association of Broadcasters is on duty. The organization will...
Newspaper

Washington Post rated stable post sale announcement

Despite the well documented problems in the newspaper sector, the Washington Post was able to contribute a moderate amount of cash flow to its...
FTC / Federal Trade Commission

FTC scrutinizing Nielsen-Arbitron deal

Nielsen is increasingly under the Federal Trade Commission’s microscope over its $1.26 billion
Shopping

Retailers register sluggish improvement in July

According to the National Retail Federation, back-to-school shoppers were primarily responsible for handing the industry its 13th consecutive month-over-month gain, but the organization also lamented...
Money

Advertising organizations on alert on Capitol Hill

Congress is looking for ways to pay the bills and cut the national debt, and one prime arena in the project is the tax...
Microphone

The Death of Radio

As a boy out of high school, I left my 3 year afternoon gig at WRMN, Elgin, Illinois after years there being mentored by...
Watchdogs

Public agrees the press should act as watchdog

A study from the Pew Research Center found that a healthy majority of Americans believe that journalists act as a check on the government,...
Kelley Blue Book

Kelley picks top 10 back-to-school cars

According to reports, parents are planning on spending around $900 or so on their college-bound