It was revealed what killed the 72-year old Bell: a cocktail of prescription drugs. Officially, “the result of multiple drug intoxication from his own lawfully prescribed prescriptions. “Sound familiar?
Who Killed Art Bell?
Tag: Congress
Abolish the 2nd Amendment? Who will have the guts to propose it?
Which politician in Washington is going to have the guts to do it? What I mean is which politician is going to have the guts to propose a change to or the abolition of the 2nd Amendment?
AM Stations, AM/FM, Bill Clinton, Congress, FCC, FM Stations, Media, NAB, Newspapers, Politics, President Clinton, Radio, Radio Stations, Talk Radio, Television
Radio’s Big 20th Anniversary (of Being Sold Out!)
February 2016 marks the 20th anniversary of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. There are no planned celebrations. No parades. No planned parties. You’d think someone, somewhere would have popped open a bottle of Dom Perignon by now. But, nothing. Not even from those who lined their pockets and are clearly to blame for tearing the…
AM Stations, AM/FM, Bill Clinton, Business, FCC, FM Stations, Media, NAB, Politics, President Clinton, Radio, Radio Stations, Real Estate, Wall Street
Wanna Buy a Radio Station Really Cheap?
It’s been almost 20 years ago since the Federal Communications Commission (F.C.C.), the National Association of Broadcasters (N.A.B.), Congress and then President Bill Clinton all teamed up to reinvent broadcasting with the historic Telecommunications Act of 1996, the first major rewrite of regulations since the 1930’s. With this combined brain power and political and business…
Stupid Voters Want Conservative Government – Vote Themselves Tax Increases
On Tuesday as I was walking into the Lutheran church where I vote, a Republican party worker, who I knew, handed me a Republican “sample” ballot. Next to him was a Democrat worker with that party’s “sample” ballot. I said to her, “Can I have one from you too?” I guess she knew who I…
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FCC to Ban Announcers from Saying “Redskins?” Have They Thought This Through? (NSFW)
Doesn’t the F.C.C. or Federal Communication Commission have something better to do like attempt to save the dying AM radio band? Good grief. The late comic George Carlin is rolling in his grave. Remember his “7 Dirty Words You Can’t Say on TV?” That case went to the U.S. Supreme Court. The F.C.C. is now…
Hypocrisy in Radio’s Battle Over Performance Royalties
Historically, record companies, its labels and performers have had a pretty good deal with radio. Radio gives the labels free advertising for their songs, while the labels give radio the tunes to play free of charge, excluded music licensing fees that pay composers. A quid pro quo as they say in Latin. Or as they…
Members of Congress Underpaid? Some say, “Yes.”
The average salary for the worker bees of America is about $48,000 annually. A member of congress makes $174,000 a year. And that’s before benefits. It seems Virginia House Democrat James P. Moran thinks he and his fellow congressman are being abused and not paid enough. He plans to make sure this injustice is made…
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