Michigan politician wants to license journalists
Bruce Patterson, a Republican senator in the state of Michigan, said that the critical role of journalists in promoting democracy demands that they be...
Pat Clawson running for Michigan Senate
Former CNN investigative reporter and Radio & Records Washington Bureau Chief Pat Clawson is a candidate for the Michigan State Senate. He is running...
Dueling Democrats on net neutrality third way proposal
Former Chairman of the House Communications Subcommittee Ed Markey (D-MA) has teamed up with Anna Eshoo (D-CA) to support FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski in...
Small business recovery needed to drive larger recovery
A new report from TD Economics says that the recession has hurt small businesses particularly hard, and says the creativity of small and medium...
Hollywood legend ‘Dennis Hopper’ dies at 74
Dennis Hopper the actor that came to fame in ‘Easy Rider’ and other great films as ‘Apocalypse Now’ and ‘Blue Velvet’ passed away Saturday...
SIRIUS XM Android app now available
SIRIUS XM Radio announced a free Android app is now available, giving users of supported Android-powered smartphones access to their programming over cellular and...
Broadband back on the FCC agenda for June Open Meeting
We know that there are several matters of particular interest percolating behind and not-behind the scenes at the FCC, but they are still lot...
Sillerman and Fuller to battle for CKX
It looks like master dealmaker Bob Sillerman will have some competition to his bid to take CKX Inc. private. The Wall Street Journal reports that Sillerman’s
Veronis retires from VSS
Co-founder John Veronis announced that he has withdrawn from the Veronis Suhler Stevenson private equity/structured finance firm focused on the communications industry.“John Veronis and...
Emmis buyout tender to be launched next week
Now that the Board of Directors at Emmis Communications has endorsed the bid by CEO Jeff Smulyan and Alden Global Capital to take
FCC Changes Have Hidden Agenda
Often times we are willing to sit back and let special interest groups fight the battles that have an impact on our lives or livelihoods. However, every once in a
Five news organizations honored for diversity coverage
The Radio Television Digital News Association and UNITY: Journalists of Color lauded five news organizations on Wednesday with the RTDNA/UNITY award, which honors outstanding...
House Democrats tell FCC to hit the brakes on net neutrality
Gene Green (D-TX) and 73 of his friends on the Democratic side of the House of Representatives aisle have fired off a letter to...
Assistant to Disney exec charged in insider trading scheme
The US Attorney’s office in New York announced that an assistant to a top executive of The Walt Disney Company has been charged with offering to sell
Ellen DeGeneres, record mogul
As she wrapped up her first season as a judge on Fox’s “American Idol,” Ellen DeGeneres is diving deeper into the music business. She announced Wednesday that she is starting a record label with her TV production company, Telepictures Productions