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January 17, 2019
PIRATE Act Reintroduced In Congress
A pair of Congressmen are taking another run at a bill to combat pirate radio broadcasters, reintroducing the PIRATE Act -- Pirate Illegal Radio Abuse Through Enforcement Act -- that passed the House last year but died in the Senate. The bill, H.R. 583, … more »
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January 8, 2019
CES 2019 Tuesday: The Halls Open, The Keynote Kicks Things Off, And Podcasts Get Some Notice
By PERRY MICHAEL SIMON in LAS VEGAS: TUESDAY marks the official opening of the CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW, and the CES agenda kicked off with the opening keynotes by CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION Pres./CEO GARY SHAPIRO and IBM Chairman/Pres./CEO GINNI … more »
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December 13, 2018
Al Helfer Named 2019 Baseball Hall Of Fame Frick Award Winner
This year's honoree for the BASEBALL HALL OF FAME's FORD C. FRICK Award for baseball broadcasters is the late AL HELFER. HELFER's career spanned from the 1930s through the 1960s and included calling PITTSBURGH PIRATES, CINCINNATI REDS, NEW … more »
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December 3, 2018
WIlmington, NC Talk Host Harvard Jennings Dies At 73
HARVARD JENNINGS, who hosted talk shows in the WILMINGTON, NC market for many years, died THURSDAY (11/29) at his home in WILMINGTON at 73, according to the WILMINGTON STAR NEWS. JENNINGS arrived in WILMINGTON from NEW YORK in 1982 to manage a KINNEY … more »
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August 6, 2018
Ten Radio Groups Come Out In Support Of NAB's Stance On Owner Cap Modifications
Public debate continues since the NAB made its proposal to the FCC in JUNE regarding the modification of ownership caps. Now, a group of ten companies has partnered over the last few weeks to collectively voice support for the proposal. The … more »
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July 23, 2018
U.S. House Passes The PIRATE Act
The House of Representatives has unanimously passed The PIRATE Act, H.R. 5709, the PREVENTING ILLEGAL USE OF RADIO THROUGH ENFORCEMENT ACT. The PIRACT Act, proposed by Reps. LEONARD LANCE and PAUL TONKO, increases fines for illegal pirate operations to … more »
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June 19, 2018
RTDNA Announces National Murrow Award Winners For 2018
The RADIO TELEVISION DIGITAL NEWS ASSOCIATION (RTDNA) has announced the winners of the 2018 national EDWARD R. MURROW Awards. CBS NEWS RADIO took home the Overall Excellence award for network radio, with HUBBARD News WTOP/WASHINGTON willing the Overall … more »
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May 21, 2018
Country Radio Broadcasters To Honor Steve Wariner, Charlie Morgan
COUNTRY RADIO BROADCASTERS (CRB) will present STEVE WARINER with its 2018 Artist Career Achievement Award, and EMMIS/NEW YORK SVP/Market Manager CHARLIE MORGAN is the organization’s 2018 President’s Award honoree. Both awards will be … more »
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May 9, 2018
New York Radio Personality John Vidaver Dies
Condolences to family and friends of longtime NEW YORK radio broadcaster JOHN VIDAVER, who died MONDAY (5/7) in ORADELL, NJ at 70. VIDAVER worked for several stations in the NEW YORK market, including Rock WNEW-F, AC WYNY (Y97), Classical WNCN and WQXR … more »
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April 25, 2018
WBUR/Boston, WITF/Harrisburg Lead Regional Murrow Award Winners For 2018
The RADIO TELEVISION DIGITAL NEWS ASSOCIATION (RTDNA) has announced the winners of the 2018 regional EDWARD R. MURROW Awards. 785 awards were bestowed in 16 categories, with BOSTON UNIVERSITY News-Talk WBUR/BOSTON once again leading all winners with 12 … more »