Straus, whose father bought WMCA/New York in the early 40s, and who later built a broadcast group in New York using WMCA as its flagship, died early last week at his Midtown Manhattan home. In the late 70s, Straus was…
R. Peter Straus, 89
Radio’s BFF calls for FM-in-cell phones hearing
Rep. Hansen Clarke (D-MI) has written a letter to the top members of the House Emergency Preparedness Subcommittee, urging a public hearing on “two very important emergency communications issues.” According to Rep. Clarke, the key issues are the potential loss…
Michael Powell in the running?
The political rumor mill has the former FCC Chairman seeking the Washington, DC mayoral spot, although the current National Cable Telecommunications Association CEO denies it, saying, “Washington is an exceptional city, but contrary to published reports, I am not considering…
Survey says: Radio trails TV in social media
According to the latest RTNDA study of broadcast newsrooms by Hofstra Professor Bob Papper, “Radio continues to make strides in social media, but remains well behind TV.” According to the study, 42% of responding radio stations are “covering the topic…
How much of this is Howard?
SiriusXM has reported that in the second quarter of this year its subscriber growth was the greatest since the 2008 merger—622,000 new subscribers for a total of 22.9 million. CEO Mel Karmazin credits the company’s new on-demand service for Internet…
Mel’s other headache
Apparently Mel’s “former BFF” column is getting longer. SiriusXM superstar Howard Stern is suing the hand that feeds him—or, as he is alleging, underfeeds him—for $300 million in stock bonuses he claims he’s owed for growing Sirius’s subscriber base from…