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Wow. I guess John Gorman didn't get invited to the sleep-over! Like my ol’ Daddy used to say about Monday morning quarterbacks: "There're a lot ...
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It's unfortunate the lack of institutional memory we have in our industry. It keeps us from seeing where our problems originate. After Docket 80-90 added ...Reply to the Congresswoman
This leader has a message for Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), who fears returning broadcasters to 1970s-era regulations.If RBR would recall, during the 1995 Senate deregulation ...Feedback on Friday’s Blog Log
Of course the secret writer is.....right! HD radio was a loser from the beginning. As someone who has owned and operated dozens of AM & ...The PPM dialog continues
Randy Kabrich responds to Mike Cavanaugh.No one is saying going back to diary.The points are:1) PPM is the future - but as radio pays up ...Keep the pressure on
I like the pressure some industry leaders are putting on Arbitron. They continue to drag their feet and their products in relation to the amount ...Tobacco advertising
Monday morning 4/7/08, we declined to defend tobacco advertising and wondered if anybody thought differently. And someone did:Re Tobacco Ads, you were right the first ...Just let us be local
Been in the business building, owning, operating television and radio stations for 40 years. Every other administration has had a problem with proving localism. We ...They sure look local
After seeing the FCC’s latest tally of broadcast stations this reader was puzzled by the Commission’s current hand-wringing over localism.Amazing, isn’t it? 29,593 broadcast stations ...Taking issue with Jim Boyle
This reader doesn’t think much of the suggestions for the radio industry from CL King analyst Jim Boyle (3/4/08 RBR #44).WOW--That is the biggest bunch ...Send the “suits” packing
The Citadel debacle is the latest example of what happened when Radio was taken over by the "suits" on Wall Street who did not have ...Ed is mad, Tom is sad
I have to join Ed Christian (2/29/08 RBR #42) when he laments the lack of professionalism that sees radio commercial rates on the streets of ...AE responds to the buyer
Respectfully in response to Jim La Marca’s comments on supply and demand (3/4/08 RBR #44): It is refreshing to hear a buyer complain about increased ...On Fox topping the ratings
Isn’t it sad that one GAME show running three-days-a-week, for one quarter of a year, can propel one network to the top spot?I guess that ...Disagreeing with Bob Neil
Bob Neil is a blowhard. He’s been one for decades. He’s the CEO equivalent of Rush Limbaugh. He loves to hear himself speak and see ...
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Jose Lopez-Varela
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14 May, 2008 05:39:35
Halim,
Nice job, I commend you on the points you make in your post. The Acculturation process is very complex and truly require an expertise to ...
mark walker
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07 May, 2008 08:25:00
Paul- you are awesome! I am so glad to see you again!
Ray Somich
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05 May, 2008 07:11:27
As always, John Gorman tells it like it is, whether we want to hear it or not. How sadly ironic that radio's success has been ...
Jack Messmer
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04 May, 2008 10:25:01
Thanks for your comment.
Does anyone else want to weigh in supporting this move? Do the sweeps really matter that much these days?
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Tim Keating
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02 May, 2008 07:44:28
Am I the only one bothered by Nielsen's move from February 2009 Sweep to March 2009?
The announcement from Nielsen came as a surprise. ...