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  1. W/O computer most of last week & again this morning. Amazing how much more I seem to be getting done. After withdrawls faded of course.
  2. Not just Radio. Newspaper ad revenue fell 28% in 3rd. Newspaper's last positive quarter was 3 years ago. Local TV rev fell 27% in 1st half.
  3. InsideRadio reports RAB shows Radio's 3rd quarter revenue down 16% with a drop in local (-19%), national (-17%) and network (-11%) dollars.
  4. Kudos to @Missourinet crew & more specifically to Affiliate Manager Jonathan Shelby. Hard work pays off as network moves to #3 KFEQ in StJo.
  5. From @Missourinet Study lists STL as #2 in nation for crime. KC #15, Sprngfld #115, StJo #242, Col #271. STL official says study is "stupid"
  6. Went to lunch w/a great friend. Sunshine. Cool breeze. Winery grub. Little wine (not much) and lots of laughs. Not a bad Friday afterall.
  7. RT @Missourinet - Nixon cuts same deal w/community colleges he did w/4-year schools: freeze tuitions & won't recommend cuts more than 5%.
  8. Even w/revenue down 6%, AP has announced they will cut rates for TV and newspapers but NOT radio stations. Don't understand that thinking.
  9. It has been confirmed. AP cut 90 employees this week. All in an effort to reduce payroll costs by 10%. Revenue pace at AP down 6% this year.
  10. Affiliate Manager Jonathan Shelby is wrapping up a tour of Missouri. Which started Monday in St.Jo & ended in Poplar Bluff. Lots of miles.
  11. Wade Bates (KFIZ) will fill in for Bill Scott (WRN Sports Dir) today. Bill heads to Madison to call HS football championship game for WHBY.
  12. DNC starts radio buy (re:healthcare debate) in 14 states Tue. Targets 32 Repub's that voted no on Dem's plan. Repub's may counter w/own buy.
  13. Senate committee approved bill to loosen regs limiting low-power FM stations. http://tinyurl.com/yjffhzn
  14. RT @RadioIowa - more with OK Henderson and Branstad. This time they talk gay marriage http://bit.ly/2XFOHb via http://OKayHenderson.com
  15. Judge enters not guilty plea for Bustamante - re: @missourinet http://tinyurl.com/ngbustamante
  16. Lots of friends having kids this month. Always reminds me of this from Bill Cosby: http://tiny.cc/eRmqW (pt 1) & http://tiny.cc/fIIPN (pt 2)
  17. We've moved OK Henderson's blog to its own domain (http://okayhenderson.com). If ur into news/politics, this is a peek behind the curtain.
  18. OK Henderson (news dir of @RadioIowa) talked with former IA Gov Branstad. Good read. Great behind scenes stuff. http://tinyurl.com/y8v8e59
  19. RT @SCRNNEWS - SC Rep Joe Wilson (the “You lie” guy) helped MerriamWebster decide "Word of the Year". http://bit.ly/m9GEF
  20. Good job of "keeping the public informed" by @Brownfield. Tweeting from the Natl Farm-City Week kickoff.