Posted by Randall Bloomquist on October 13, 2009
Two positive developments out of Washington DC. On Monday night, WTOP/Washington VP/Programming Jim Farley gave a fine speech at the RTDNA’s Murrow Awards dinner debunking reports of radio’s looming demise. It’s three-minutes that will lift your spirits and make you say, ‘Hell Yeah!’ This morning Citadel‘s WMAL/Washington announced that local host Chris Plante has been rehired several months [...]
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Posted by Randall Bloomquist on July 2, 2009
In yet another sign of the challenge commercial broadcasters now face in Washington, new FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski has chosen a well-known media activist to serve as his press secretary. Jen Lewis comes to Genachowski’s staff from Free Press, an advocacy group that opposes “Big Media” and would like to see government “intervention” ($) to save newspapers and boost [...]
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Posted by Randall Bloomquist on June 26, 2009
Steve Rubel is very much like a talk radio host; he’s smart, curious, opinionated and has lots to say. As SVP/Insights at Edelman Digital, Rubel’s job is to share his curiosity and opinions, using the latest and best technology. Thus, Rubel recently launched a “Lifestream,” which allows him to post text, video, and audio quickly and [...]
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