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Lots of radio meetings scheduled for the fall. Three of
them are in Texas, and one in Georgia. So far my
friendly keyboard writes that I am booked for:
1. A salute to Tom Merriman…the jingle champion. A
tribute is set for him on Feb 12th and 13th in Dallas.
He sure did make my owned, operated and consulted
stations sound a lot better. Just about every
broadcaster I can name used Tom’s jingles or other
wonderful sounds produced by the TM Company. Can’t wait
to shake his hand and say thanks.
2. The NAB Radio Show coupled with the annual R and R
Convention is scheduled for September 17th, 18th, and
19th. The panelists are outstanding….and their subject
matter is both contemporary and futuristic. The Austin,
Texas, meeting will attract thousands of broadcasters as
usual. Deals will be done in the exhibition hall for
sure!!!
3. The Georgia Radio Hall of Fame induction is set in
Atlanta for October 4th. The Braves baseball radio team
will be honored. This has already been announced because
of the death of the glib and wonderful Skip Carey just a
week ago. I understand from John Long, who runs the GRHF,
that the other members of the team will be there, and
that Chips son, Josh, will pick up Chip’s award. The
other living inductees will be announced at the
ceremony….and not before. I know who I voted for (along
with the above mentioned baseball radio greats) but I do
not know who has won; however, I am hopeful that a
person who will be sitting at my table wins....an old
friend who has won many prestigious radio awards in the
past. We will know more at the induction.
4. The Texas Radio Hall of Fame will be held in DFW at
Billy Bobs…a treat for those who like fun. The date is
October 26th, at 2 PM. The winners have been announced
(check the TRHF site)
and there are a lot of great broadcasters there. Lots of
favorites of mine…including Michael O’Shea for whom I
voted. I first heard Michael on the air at KLIF in
Dallas during its super ratings period. I heard some
sort of communication magic about Michael, and his
listeners agreed. He came off on the air as your
favorite next door neighbor. Michael has been a very
good broadcaster. He was a co-founder of a group of 30
or so stations in the northwest, and he founded a radio
comedy channel as well. I believe he is currently
working with a prominent national group as a market
manager at a northwest cluster. Good choice voters!!! He
deserves to be inducted …. he broadcast in the DFW area
just short of a decade.
Some of the writers to this column have mentioned that I
should list the top ten improvements in the radio
revolution over the decades. I’m going to think about
the improvements, and in future columns do just that.
Some will surprise you. No holds barred.
My brother-in-law… Bubba and I…and our group…have just
signed a Time Brokerage Agreement (an LMA in radio
terminology) this part week. I WAS THERE during the
negotiations. Can’t say where or when until the official
press release…but I don’t think you will be surprised.
Have a great weekend.
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Kent
kent@kentburkhart.com
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