Broadcasting From Home Around the Globe Ebook

“Our industry has never been stronger, more relevant, more urgent, more important.” Read what Dan McQuillin of Broadcast Bionics and other leading engineers and suppliers think is coming next for radio after COVID-19.

Today’s Top Insight 6/10/20

Bouvard: More People Are “Ready to Go”

Westwood One’s chief insight officer cites Nielsen data showing encouraging trends for radio business.

News & Technology 

Community Broadcaster: Rest in Peace

How can community radio best reflect community sentiment and the George Floyd case?

Xperi Highlights Its In-Cabin Monitoring Efforts

Its platform can even detect and monitor your pets and child seats.

DPA Launches 4097 Micro Shotgun Mic, Interview Kit

Aimed at journalists, podcasters and others who need to maintain social distancing while also getting the scoop.

Podcasting

Big Podcasters Generate Big Numbers

Financial site provides some data reference points.

Around the Industry

O’Rielly Re-Nomination Hearing Scheduled (Multichannel News) 

Would get a new five-year hitch.

This Is One Genre of Music That Isn’t Hurting Right Now (Bloomberg)

Country music rolls on.

Accidental Historians Keep Fiddlers’ Convention Alive (Mt. Airy News)

WPAQ(AM) has been central to covering and archiving the Mt. Airy Bluegrass and Old-Time Fiddlers Convention.

Roger Neel to Retire After More than Four Decades at WNBF (WNBF-AM)

Early radio job was hockey play-by-play announcer for team that inspired the movie “Slapshot.” Joined south central New York station WNBF in 1978.

Calendar of Events

June

International Association of Audio Information Services Annual Meeting and Conference, [CANCELLED] June 10–13, Renaissance Savery Hotel, Des Moines, Iowa

ABA Engineering Webinar, June 16 

Podcast Day by Radiodays Europe, [POSTPONED to Oct. 26] June 16, The Mermaid London, London

2020 Association of Federal Communications Consulting Engineers Annual Meeting, [CANCELLED] June 25–27, One King West Hotel, Toronto

Zanaco Lusaka Radio Summit, [POSTPONED] June 26, Taj Pamodzi Hotel Lusaka, Lusaka, Zambia 

JULY

Texas Association of Broadcasters Annual Convention and Trade Show, [CANCELLED] July 29–30, JW Marriott Downtown Austin, Austin, Texas

For more events see Radio World’s Calendar.