Citadel comes to terms

Citadel Broadcasting Corp. says in an SEC filing that it has reached a settlement with bondholders who have been battling in court with the...

Split Belo shares mixed in first day of trading

Belo Corporation, the TV company, and A.H. Belo, the newspaper company, began post-split trading today on the NYSE. Both were down for a while,...

Vanessa Williams to serenade broadcasters

February 25th’s Broadcasters Foundation of America Golden Mike Awards gala is drawing some top talent. The latest word is that “Ugly Betty” co-star and...

Harbinger names its NYT Co. nominees

The Harbinger hedge fund and its partner in putting pressure on the New York Times Company management, Firebrand Partners, have named the four people...

Immigration to drive population trends

By the year 2050, Hispanics will account for 29% of the US population, and just about one out of five Americans will be an...

Battle of the Talk Conventions: Lots of rubber chicken dinners

First, I don't have a dog in this fight, but I have been asked which one should be considered if anyone is budgeting for...

CEOs confidence hits a plateau

Chief Executive Magazine has taken the temperature of the nation's corner office denizens to get a feel for where they see the economy going,...

Replay for rejects?

Two states which have held essentially meaningless events may yet have a say in the selection of the Democratic nominee for President (see related...

Democrats dueling for dollars

By the end of Q4 2007, both Hillary Clinton (D-NY) and Barack Obama (D-IL) had raised over 100M. At that point, Clinton held a...

CCU getting ducks in a row

Clear Channel Communications reports its Q4 earnings this Thursday, with the Thomson/First Call analysts’ consensus that the company will report revenues down 4%, but...

CC Radio cancels NAB for top CEs; What about other groups?

News has it that Clear Channel EVP/Distribution Development Jeff Littlejohn made the decision as part of the overall cost-cutting the company is undergoing this...

Ion ends public trading

CIG Media (Citadel Investment Group) long ago acquired almost all of the common stock of Ion Media Networks, but trading in a few shares...

In the aftermath of the CBS cutbacks

Jim,I already considered you a class act, but the offer to keep the employees that have been affected by the Mass downsizing, with access...

Another daily disappears

Madison, WI is the latest two-newspaper market to become home to only a single daily. The afternoon Capital Times announced that it will cease...

“Nashville Star” sets open casting call

If your Country radio station or NBC television station is in Pittsburgh, Milwaukee, Charlotte, Kansas City, Tallahassee, Denver, New Orleans or Portland, you may...