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Today’s Top Insight 9/24/20

Perspectives of a Fly in the Milk 2020

As African-American engineers, our mere presence in the radio world has always been a form of protest to me.

News & Technology 

SBE Names Its New Executive Director

He’s James Ragsdale, former VP of finance for Anderson University in Indiana.

Audio Streaming Quality Matters

Radio stations that ignore streaming or its quality do so at their own peril.

Xperi Partners With FM-world in Italy

Cites aggregator’s “unique position” in that country and other markets.

DHD Announces Console Firmware Update

New apps and updates for its line of audio mixers and routers.

Radio@100

Georgia Radio Is On the Mind as the Peach State Celebrates #Radio100

A series of radio spots and digital elements honor the state’s diverse population, lifestyles and culture.

Around the Industry

CEO of American Public Media Will Step Down (Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journals)

Jon McTaggart has said he’ll step down from the programming provider. Staff grumbling and pandemic ramifications are hammering the parent of MPR.

Radio Stations Fail Listeners During Fires (Mail Tribune)

Dana Rae Mobley, a radio pro, is unhappy with radio stations in Medford, Ore.

Orion Samuelson to Retire After 60 Years at WGN Radio (Robert Feder)

The “unknown cow milker from western Wisconsin,” started at WGN in 1960 as farm director.

How the NFL Tried to Make Fake Crowd Noise Real (Washington Post)

Cutting and editing real recordings to create a clip-box of crowd noises.

Calendar of Events

SEPTEMBER

The Next Big Thing: A Media Tour, various dates and locations in September–November 

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

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

OCTOBER

World College Radio Day, Oct. 2 

Radio Show Radio Week, Oct. 5–9

Radio Mercury Awards, Oct. 6, Sony Hall, New York

IEEE BTS Pulse, Oct. 6–8 

WBA Broadcasters Clinic, [CHANGED TO VIRTUAL EVENT] Oct. 13–15

ABA Engineering Seminar, Oct. 20 

Podcast Day by Radiodays Europe, Oct. 26, The Mermaid London, London

CABSAT, Oct. 26–28, Dubai World Trade Centre, Dubai

National Student Electronic Media Convention, Oct. 28–30

For more events see Radio World’s Calendar.