Mary Tyler Moore honored in Las Vegas
An emotional Mary Tyler Moore thanked broadcasters for honoring her with the NAB Distinguished Service Award. She also praised radio and TV stations for...
Broadcasters told to put on a happy face
“It’s not so glum. Everything’s going to be OK,” said Kelsey Grammer as he received an award at the NAB Show and suggested that the directors whose photos had been put up on the big screen
Rehr sees opportunities for radio and television
We are taking control of our future,” declared NAB President and CEO David Rehr as he officially opened the 2009 NAB Show in Las...
TV news sheds staff, salary
But it’s not shedding a significant number of participants, according to a RTNDA/Hofstra University survey. Most television stations are cutting back, not cutting completely. Give and take on the radio side kept
Banks are a drag
So Bank of America actually posts a profit, and still the Wall Street herd goes stampeding south in terror, dragging the rest of the...
CC suffers decline, linked along with Univision to b-word
In a filing, Clear Channel Communications parent CC Media Holdings Inc. said the company experienced at 23% loss in revenue during Q1 2009 compared to the same quarter last year, dropping
Outrage at Saberi conviction
An Iranian court has convicted American journalist Roxana Saberi of spying for the US and sentenced her to eight years in prison. The harsh...
Fisher goes Hyper-Local
Seattle-HQ'd Fisher Communications is using the power of the internet to protect its local franchise in the market, where it operates both television and radio stations, and will also use it in other
McGraw-Hill giving shareholders more control
The Board of Directors at McGraw-Hill has asked shareholders to approve a couple of measures to enhance corporate governance. If approved, the company will...
NC shaping up as a Senate battleground
First-termer Richard Burr (R-NC) will be up for re-election in 2010, and has been making regular appearances on lists of vulnerable incumbents. He moved...
The media did it, with a twist
Who or what is responsible for the current economic crisis? We’ve already seen polls that level blame on the media, at least in part,...
The Clear Channel mirror
RBR like others reported on Clear Channel’s spin on putting more Non-Local programming on their stations. Let’s not forget the slide-in of more PSAs to CYA and brand this as local community
Crossownership ruling on hold
Against the urgings of numerous broadcasters and publishers, the US Third Circuit Court of Appeals has put off any ruling on the FCC’s relaxation...
Sam Zell has buyer’s remorse
It’s too late now, but Sam Zell said in a Bloomberg Television interview that he made a mistake with his heavily leveraged 2007 purchase of Tribune
Larry Bentson dead at 87
Midcontinent Communications reports that its Chairman of the Board, Larry Bentson, died Sunday (4/12) after a battle with cancer. He was 87.Bentson built KMIN-TV...