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The NAB Cancels 2021 Show

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10 months agoon

Chris Brown, the Executive Vice President and Managing Director of Global Connections and Events at the National Association of Broadcasters informed the broadcasting community on Wednesday that the 2021 NAB Show in Las Vegas has been cancelled. Brown’s statement indicated that the Covid-19 pandemic and surging Delta variant have been it too difficult to move forward with the industry’s largest conference.
“For more than a year we have worked tirelessly to bring our industry together safely in Las Vegas at NAB Show. Unfortunately, the pandemic and surge of the Delta variant has presented unexpected and insurmountable challenges for our global community.
As we have always kept the best interest and safety of the industry as our priority, it has become apparent in the face of these challenges that we can no longer effectively host NAB Show or our co-located events, the Radio Show and Sales and Management Television Exchange, in person.
NAB Show is the premiere destination for the media and entertainment industry and we will not move forward with a show that delivers anything less than the excellence our community has come to expect and deserves from us.
While we are disappointed that we will not be together again in person next month, we look forward to converging at the 2022 NAB Show, April 23-27, 2022, to reignite our passion for our business and focus on a bright future ahead.
The NAB announced that further details regarding virtual options for the 2021 event will be passed along shortly. Regardless, it’s a blow to the media industry, one which enjoys coming together annually to support the show.
Tony Cartagena
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WABC’s Anthony Weiner Launches New Podcast
The show will be centered around “the problems facing New York City and the enduring power of ideas.”

Published
6 hours agoon
July 7, 2022By
Eduardo Razo
After a significant time away from the public eye after his sexting scandal, Anthony Weiner continues to entrench himself further back into the spotlight when he signed on to do a weekly radio show on 77 WABC earlier this year.
Weiner will now take on another project as he will launch a podcast about his beloved hometown. The show will be centered around “the problems facing New York City and the enduring power of ideas.”
“From existential threats to pet peeves, each week together, we’ll resist the temptation to curse the darkness,” according to the podcast’s description. “Instead, we’ll try to light a candle by bringing to light things that have worked before or new ways to get things done.”
This new podcast will further allow Weiner to discuss issues around New York as he does so weekly with former Republican mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa. The show provides equal time to the conservative and liberal viewpoints and doesn’t shy away from the politician’s past as he stepped back into the spotlight.
“There’s a lot of water under the bridge,” Weiner tells us. “There have been a lot of opportunities for me to process a lot of stuff. A lot of time has passed. I don’t think I would be going on the radio if I didn’t think Curtis or listeners would ask tough questions.”
“One thing I have learned through this experience: Everybody has tough things. It’s a source of commonality for a lot of people in New York. One of the things that both Curtis and I were clear on, there wasn’t going to be any subject we would avoid for want of embarrassment.”
Eduardo Razo
Eduardo Razo is the Assistant Content Editor for BNM, which includes writing daily news stories on the news media industry. He can be found on Twitter @eddierazo_ or you can reach him by email at eddie1991razo@gmail.com.
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Twitter Reinstates Alex Berenson After Misinformation Ban
Berenson, the author of Pandemia, shared the details of his reinstatement on the “Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show” on Wednesday.

Published
12 hours agoon
July 7, 2022By
Ryan Hedrick
A political commentator and author who was banned from Twitter last year after receiving multiple strikes for posting alleged COVID misinformation have been reinstated on the platform.
Alex Berenson, the author of Pandemia, shared the details of his reinstatement on the “Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show” on Wednesday. Berenson’s ban last August prompted him to file suit against the platform, the lawsuit alleged suppression of free speech.
On Wednesday, he settled the lawsuit but declined further detail.
“You know, other people — many other people — have been suspended, mostly on the right,” said Berenson via a transcript published on the show’s website. “I mean, I don’t consider myself, you know, conservative, but most people, you know, either on the right or who’ve raised questions about COVID, and the vaccines have been suspended in the last couple years.”
Berenson told Travis that Twitter reinstated all his old tweets and followers.
“Twitter’s posture towards me changed dramatically last summer. And we still don’t know why that is at this point,” Berenson said.
Berenson said he had no intention of settling his lawsuit unless he had access to the discovery, the formal process of exchanging information. Discovery lets the sides know what evidence may be used in a case.
Ryan Hedrick
Ryan Hedrick serves as the Co-Host of the Morning News Express at WFMD. He started in radio at 17 years old, doing sports and news for his high school radio station. He then spent several years at WFMD in Frederick, MD before joining WBEN in Buffalo, NY. In 2016, while working at WIBW-AM in Topeka KS, Hedrick earned the Kansas Association of Broadcasters (KAB) award for Major Market enterprise reporting. Hedrick grew up in Southern California where he attended Cal State University of Northridge. He can be found on Twitter @SureToCover.
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Report: Cumulus Media Rejects Second Offer From Jeff Warshaw
In May, Warshaw sought to buy the company for $1.5 billion but that attempt was rebuffed by the company’s board.

Published
12 hours agoon
July 7, 2022By
Ryan Hedrick
Cumulus Media has reportedly rejected a second offer from Connoisseur Media CEO Jeff Warshaw to purchase the company for $15 to $17 per share.
Radio Ink reported the latest development Wednesday. In May, Warshaw sought to buy the company for $1.5 billion but that attempt was rebuffed by the company’s board. Cumulus Media owns and operates 406 radio stations across the country in 86 markets.
“After a careful and thorough review, conducted in consultation with our financial and legal advisors, the Board unanimously concluded that the indication of interest significantly undervalues the Company and is not in the best interests of its shareholders,” the board said in a statement in May.
Warshaw’s company owns and operates 13 radio stations in Maryland, New York, and Connecticut. In 2019, Connoisseur Media executed an asset exchange with Cumulus. In the deal, Connoisseur acquired two radio stations in Southern Connecticut, including news/talk brand WICC in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
Cumulus’ board reportedly believes that Warshaw’s current offer is still too low. The website was not able to reach either party for a comment.
Ryan Hedrick
Ryan Hedrick serves as the Co-Host of the Morning News Express at WFMD. He started in radio at 17 years old, doing sports and news for his high school radio station. He then spent several years at WFMD in Frederick, MD before joining WBEN in Buffalo, NY. In 2016, while working at WIBW-AM in Topeka KS, Hedrick earned the Kansas Association of Broadcasters (KAB) award for Major Market enterprise reporting. Hedrick grew up in Southern California where he attended Cal State University of Northridge. He can be found on Twitter @SureToCover.