Ford hires former Lexus chief

Ford has tapped Jim Farley to a new post as head of world-wide marketing and communications. Farley, the former head of Toyota's Lexus division...

Talkers diverge from the news

The news coverage for the week of 9/30/07-10/5/07 gave the ever-hot topic of the 2008 presidential campaign a slight nod over the events in...

Journal makes an acquisition

Journal Communications announced an addition to the company, albeit a rather small one. The Journal Community Publishing Group has purchased the weekly Clinton Tribune-Gazette...

Modest September sales gains reflect conservative consumer

According to the National Retail Federation, retail industry sales for September (which exclude automobiles, gas stations, and restaurants) rose 2.2% unadjusted over last year...

Hearst drops Hearst-Argyle bid

Hearst Corporation has abandoned its bid to buy out other shareholders of Hearst-Argyle Television for around 600 million bucks. The tender offer to buy...

Radio's doldrums likely to continue

Wall Street analysts were not surprised by the 1% drop in radio revenues for August (10/11/07 RBR #199), nor are they encouraged by what...

Madonna does the math

How would the rumored deal between Madonna and Live Nation, the former Clear Channel Entertainment, work out? Pretty good for "The Material Girl," but...

SWMX looks at sale, other options

SWMX announced that it had amended its loan agreement with BlueCrest Capital Finance. Both the existing three million bucks loan and a new revolver...

Lowe and Snow to be honored

The Media Institute will bestow awards on Scripps CEO Kenneth W. Lowe and former White House Press Secretary Tony Snow at its annual Friends...

Delilah signs with Harlequin for three books

Harlequin Enterprises, the seller of romance novels, will publish three non-fiction books by Premiere Radio Networks’ popular evening/nighttime radio host Delilah Rene, based on...

Chrysler workers walk out as contract deadline passes

UAW employees at certain Chrysler plants were seen walking off the job after the 11 am union deadline for contract talks passed with no...

Journal sets share buyback

The Board of Directors at Journal Communications has given management a green light to buy back up to five million shares of the company’s...

Zell holding onto the LA Times

Sam Zell was speaking in LA this week, so of course the Q&A session got around to the hometown newspaper. Several rich locals have...

Book looks at media use for small businesses

Ronald Geskey has a new book out called "David vs. Goliath, Guerrilla Media Buying for Small Business," which purports to teach small business operators...

NABJ to Citadel and Fox: End Imus Talks

The National Association of Black Journalists urges Citadel CEO Farid Suleman and Fox News Chairman Roger Ailes to halt negotiations to return Don Imus...