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Today’s Top Insight 6/23/20

Broadcasters Must Be at the Heart of Radio’s Dashboard Development

Radioplayer’s Laurence Harrison believes that hybrid radio offers the best radio experience today.

News & Technology 

Jacquie Gales Webb Is New VP for Radio at CPB

She’s a 15-year veteran of the organization as well as a veteran local radio host and producer.

NAB Creates Chief Diversity Officer

Michelle Duke of NABLF will fill that role.

SMPTE 2020 Says “Game On” to Remote Experience

Bills decision to go virtual as an elimination of traditional barriers.

Digital Radio

No to Digital AM

Frank Karkota says that a new complicated format is not needed but digital tools can help improve analog AM.

Around the Industry

Everything from Apple’s WWDC 2020 (TechRadar) 

News on chipsets, phones and more.

Here’s a Suggestion for How to Save AM Radio (Los Angeles Daily News)

Richard Wagoner likes the idea of stereo AM.

Local Radio Station Struggling to Survive Through COVID-19, Seeks Help (Tahoe Daily Tribune)

KRLT(FM) and KOWL(AM) in the idyllic Lake Tahoe region have a loan balloon payment coming up while the revenue sources are sapped due to coronavirus.

Pirate Radio Station Previously Raided by Authorities Goes “Legit” During Lockdown (Surreylive)

UK-based Release Radio finally goes legit.

Calendar of Events

JUNE

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

ABA Engineering Webinar, July 21 

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

AUGUST

Michigan Association of Broadcasters Annual Meeting, Aug. 3–4, MGM Grand Detroit, Detroit

SBE Leadership Development Course, Aug. 4–6, Atlanta

Nebraska Broadcasters Association Annual Convention, [CANCELLED] Aug. 11–12, Lincoln, Neb.

Alabama Broadcasters Association Convention, [CANCELLED] Aug. 14–15, Birmingham, Ala.

For more events see Radio World’s Calendar.