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What Are Radio’s Biggest Business Challenges?As the NAB Show opens, what are the most important business issues facing U.S. radio owners and executives? We asked six experts. “Continuing to keep our over-the-air broadcast relevant for both advertisers and audiences by incorporating new technology platforms to our value offering and compete with other digital content media outlets,” replied Felipe Chávez, COO of Bustos Media. Felipe Chávez For consultant Mike McVay, “The challenge ahead is shifting radio, as a part of legacy media, into being an integral part of multitier media campaigns. Impressions is important and it’s nearly impossible for an audio medium like radio to accurately validate reach. The results must come from selling services, merchandise, products and influence.” Rhonda Lapham, market president of iHeartMedia for Cape Cod and Providence, said, “There are lobbying groups focused on issues like taking free over-the-air broadcast radio out of cars. This would make it…

Republican rep announces support for plot to oust Speaker JohnsonRep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has been looking for at least one Republican ally in her effort to oust Speaker Mike Johnson. Today, she finally found one. ….. Read More.MSNBC – The Latest | U.S. and World NewsTue, April 16, 20243 hours ago

The Most Hated Sound on TelevisionWhen American viewers flipped open the July 2, 1966, edition of TV Guide, they were treated to a bombshell story. This was the first installment of a two-part series on “the most taboo topic in TV,” the industry’s “best-known and least-talked-about secret,” the “put-on of all time”: the laugh track.At the time, almost every comedy on air was filmed live in front of a studio audience—or at least pretended to be. Pretty much all of the biggest shows  used a laugh track—The Andy Griffith Show, The Beverly Hillbillies, Green Acres. Savvy viewers might have figured out that not all of the giggles and guffaws were real, but few people outside the industry understood the extent of the artifice. Even shows filmed live added some artificial laughs, sometimes to supplement the audience and sometimes because the laugh track sounded more authentic than the real thing. Behind…

Speaker Mike Johnson Vows He Won’t Resign As Threat To His Gavel GrowsWith the House GOP looking to move on foreign aid packages, the Louisiana Republican is striking defiant tone. ….. Read More.HUFFINGTON POST – Politics | Politics & GovernmentTue, April 16, 202429 mins ago