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Not just for news talk or oldies, AM Radio could be saved. A bipartisan effort to keep this important information source in all new vehicles, which is crucial, especially for those in an emergency. A filibuster-proof majority in the U.S. Senate is supporting the “AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act”. 60 senators (and 129 House representatives) endorsed the bill, which has strong support across party li...

A group of broadcasters representing all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico have gathered to bring a pair of “significant resolutions” forward at a conference in DC. The first gets behind the Local Radio Freedom Act (LRFA) so that new performance fees for local radio stations are quashed. The act showcases how stations provide free, trusted news and entertainment and says they’re...

I’ve known many journalists during my long career in radio. I've worked in what I like to call tiny town radio, medium and major markets and network radio. I've been on formats that were liberal or conservative, music, talk, and so many in between. I recall just a few people in my years in radio who were rabid believers in what they were reporting. But is that important to be an apolitical reporte...

I lost a client who will go dark in coming days because they couldn’t collect debts owed to them. So, when is it time to go Alec Baldwin on the Paparazzi mad? Or do you just stay chill, demand your money and hope for the best, like the Democrats ;) I’ve spoken to other entrepreneurs who just worry and say nothing. But seriously? Where does that get you? (Not to be bleak, but early death from stres...

It was 18 years ago today, well almost, more like 18 years, 3 weeks and 4 days when I took a gamble to remotely send news to radio stations and not try to get another corporate gig. This was before COVID, so it was not a necessity, but the name made sense. I was living in Montana where finding a job was a challenge because of the amount of people who just wanted to live there and would literally t...

Are you interested in veering away from so-called Mainstream Media? In 2017 a list was released by a non-partisan organization noting every news outlet and which way they leaned politically. I’m old enough to remember when news was not about politics all day long. A few years ago, we started a free national newscast that was entitled “News that Matters”, because we felt like we were being inundate...

What is the appropriate response to a potential employer or hiring committee when they are just not that into you? As my company grows, I have had the privilege of needing to hire more people. I try to respond to every potential hire. Sometimes there’s not enough time, so I do send a quick note with an attachment about how our company operates to gauge interest. If they respond, then, away we go f...

When did we all get so angry? When did we find time to troll people on everything from help wanted posts to pictures of their favorite pet. Don’t get me started on political or general news posts. Since when did it become okay to attack someone in public? I mean, that’s what social media is, a public forum. Unless you are all dog and cat videos, chances are you will be trolled or a bot, or farm of...

Oh winter! The joy of freezing your bottom off AND getting sick, really, really, sick. There are so many things floating around, and I’ve been oh so careful. As someone who has worked at home for most of my adult life, it’s rare to be exposed to anything. But one does need to venture out of the home office now and again. It wasn’t COVID, the Flu or RSV that took me down, just a plain ol’ virus. I’...

When I started to work outside corporate America, it was because I was a new mommy and wanted to be home with my little daughter. I had been a radio journalist and traveled to tiny town America to do so, and I had worked temp jobs as an administrative assistant, transcriptionist or whatever was necessary to help support my family. Since I had worked in radio, I got a temp job working for an agent,...

As a company grows, they need to continually look for stellar talent. And as larger companies consolidate to save money, stellar talent are lost, some forever, others into the ether. But where do they actually go? I keep seeing posts on social media about folks entirely leaving the industry as consolidation has pushed them out. I’ve had a few leave here too, but I have somehow managed to lure some...

Welp, it didn't take long for me to start getting triggered by the news again. I grew up in Southern Calif. Many of my hometown teenage delights are gone now, a pile of ash and debris. And many of the stories out there are fiction. I said last week that I was "dipping" back in after the holidays. May I also add, it's been with some hesitation, because many of the #fakenews guardrails have been rem...

I’m starting to peak back into national news after keeping one eye open most of last month. Let’s blame the holidays. The fires in my hometown are obviously devastating. The death of a statesman which has drawn dignitaries and former Presidents to his funeral is also a major news story, 100 years old! And, of course, the changing of the guard. It reminds me that being a newsperson is in my blood,...

The Weekly Earful January 6, 2025 Welcome to our new vision of the Weekly Earful , always meant for the eyes, and now, for the EARS too! It's long been my dream to bring this newsletter to life through audio, so you can play it in the background while multitasking, and, also, you receive 4 evergreen news stories to listen to or play on your stations/podcasts each week Tuesdays - Fridays - FREE. Be...

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