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Today’s Top Insight 8/10/20

iHeartMedia’s Tough Numbers

Highlights from last week’s financial update. Pittman: “The challenges that we have faced due to COVID-19 were unprecedented …”

News & Technology 

New Codec Kid on the Block

Q&A with Ferncast founder Detlef Wiese.

Dan Sessler Dies, Was Well-Known RF Supplier

Led RF Specialties of Texas after years with Harris Broadcast.

User Report: FieldTap Keeps Hubbard Radio St. Louis on Air

Free Comrex app keeps remote hosts and producers connected.

History

The Women Who Overcame Radio’s Earliest Glass Ceilings

Here are some of the women who excelled in U.S. radio in the first half of the 20th century.

Around the Industry

NAB Highlights Wide Support for Bill Expanding Broadcaster Loans (TV Technology) 

Local News and Emergency Information Act is currently before Congress.

Chaos at WAMU (Washington Post)

The public broadcasting station is the site of numerous sexual harassment complaints.

Ralph Barbieri, Bay Area Radio Legend, Dead at 74 (East Bay Times)

“Pugnacious” show host was a “founding father” of sports-talk KNBR(AM).

AES Announces Results of 2020 Elections (Pro Sound News)

Joshua Reiss will join the Board of Directors as President-Elect, and Marina Bosi as Treasurer-Elect.

Calendar of Events

AUGUST

Michigan Association of Broadcasters Annual Business Meeting Virtual 2020, Aug. 11 

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

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

Alabama Broadcasters Association Engineering Webinar, Aug. 18

SEPTEMBER

IBC2020, [CANCELLED] Sept. 11–15, RAI Amsterdam, Amsterdam

Radio Show, [CANCELLED] Sept. 13–16, Omni Nashville, Nashville

ABA Engineering Academy Radio Engineering 101, Sept. 21–25

Society of Broadcasting Engineers Virtual National Meeting, Sept. 22–23 

For more events see Radio World’s Calendar.