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January 6, 2009
Twins Owner, Northern Lights Backer Carl Pohlad Dies
Condolences to family and friends of billionaire banker and MINNESOTA TWINS owner CARL POHLAD, who died MONDAY at 93 at his home in EDINA, MN. POHLAD, who bought the baseball franchise in 1994, and his family provided financial backing for STEVE … more »
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December 19, 2008
WW1 Sets Year End Talk Programming
WESTWOOD ONE has set several special 2008 year-end talk programming shows. The Radio Factor with BILL O'REILLY -- JANUARY 2nd -- The Radio Factor looks back at the biggest political story of the year, the election of BARACK OBAMA, with analysis by HOWARD … more »
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June 6, 2008
New iPhone May Impact Local Biz, Ignites 'Perfect Storm' Of Pub
Anticipation that APPLE will unveil a new version of the iPHONE next MONDAY (6/9), when STEVE JOBS delivers the keynote address at APPLE's Worldwide Developers Conference, has once again whipped the media (and even tech rivals) into a frenzy. The new 3G … more »
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February 19, 2008
WMYX Has A 'Super-Tuesday'
This morning (2/19), ENTERCOM Hot AC WMYX (99.1 THE MIX)/MILWAUKEE's JANE & KIDD morning show celebrated WISCONSIN's presidential primary with their own "SUPER TUESDAY." JANE & KIDD featured guests from every remaining campaign with the … more »
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November 12, 2007
Forbes: Top Earning Dead Celebrities
FORBES has released their 7th annual list of the Top-Earning Dead Celebrities, who grossed a combined $232 million in the past 12 months. Many are instantly recognizable one-name wonders (ELVIS, MARILYN, WARHOL) who still command attention worldwide, … more »
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September 21, 2007
Radio-Related Moguls On Forbes 400 List
Radio and music industry-related folks making this year's FORBES 400 list of AMERICA's richest individuals include COX ENTERPRISES' ANNE COX CHAMBERS (net worth $12.6 billion, ranked 24th), NEW YORK Mayor and BLOOMBERG RADIO founder MICHAEL BLOOMBERG … more »
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February 9, 2007
Report: EMI Negotiating DRM-Free MP3 Downloads
FORBES reports that while APPLE's STEVE JOBS shook up the music business by calling on the major record labels to drop usage restrictions on song downloads, at least one of the big four music companies had been already preparing to do just that. In … more »
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March 13, 2006
Radio, Music Folks Make Forbes Billionaire List
FORBES magazine's annual list of the world's richest people once again includes some radio and music industry figures, with MICROSOFT's BILL GATES leading the list at a net worth of $50 billion and his MICROSOFT co-founder and VULCAN VENTURES/SPORTING … more »