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Archive for June 2009
NY Pol Puts Arbitron On His Barbie…
Tuesday, June, 30, 2009 by Mel Phillips.
While most of us will be putting dogs, burgers and shrimp on the barbie this weekend, Edolphus Towns (D-NY) will be grilling Arbitron. The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman, in his letter to the FCC has asked the agency to share information it’s gathered on the Portable People Meter. Reuters reports that Towns told the FCC “I remain deeply concerned that without deliberate and timely investigations into this matter, the increased use of PPM will further threaten the financial viability of minority-targeted radio stations”…
In his letter to former, acting FCC chair and now plain ole FCC commissioner, Michael Copps, Towns added: “To date, many of these stations continue to suffer from significant downgrades in ratings, threatening the extent of their programing or even ultimate closure.” I wonder if Towns is aware that should Congress approve the Performance Rights Act, those stations suffering now will be replaced by Starbucks? I hope he is as concerned about that as he is the PPM…
Towns acknowledges that Arbitron has made an effort to correct some flaws in implementing the device as part of settlement agreements reached with New York, New Jersey and Maryland. But he said he wants to know what the regulatory agency has found from a recent study into the device. Towns would like a response to his letter by tomorrow, July 1 — no rush…
Welcome to the FCC, Julius Genachowski. If you were looking to hit the ground running, lace up your sneakers. You’ll need them…
10 Timeline Memories:
- 1908] No - No - No: Cy Young pitches his 3rd no-hitter and at 41 becomes the oldest pitcher to do so. The Red Sox blank the Yankees 8-0…1962] The Dodgers’ Sandy Koufax no hits the Mets 5-0 in Los Angeles. The future Hall of Famer will pitch 4 no-hitters including a perfect game before he’s through…
- 1936] Debuted on this date: ”Gone With The Wind“, written by Margaret Mitchell is published…
- 1952] Lighting the way: “The Guiding Light” moves from radio to TV. It’s still on…
- 1953] America’s ‘Dream Car“: The first Corvette rolls off the Chevrolet assembly line in Flint, Michigan. The 3rd ‘Vette‘ to roll off the line was sold in 2006 for a cool million…
- 1971] Old enough: The 26th Amendment to the Constitution lowers the minimum voting age to 18…
- 1975] Wedding Bells: Cher and Greg Allman rock down the aisle 4 days after she and Sonny are divorced. Cher and Greg will divorce two years later…
- 1982] The Devil you say: New Jersey fans pick the name ‘Devils‘ (by ballot) for their new NHL franchise. Runner-up names: Meadowlanders and Americans. The Devils it is…
- 1994] Tonya un-plugged: The U.S. Figure Skating Association strips Tonya Harding of the national championship and bans her from the organization for life for an attack on rival Nancy Kerrigan...
- 1997] Hong Gone: The Union Jack is lowered for the last time over Hong Kong Government House as Britain prepares to hand the colony back to China July 1st after 156 years of British rule…
- 2001] “Happy Trails“: Legendary Nashville musician Chet Atkins is a victim of cancer at 77…
Music Memory:
- 1974] Number One on this date: “Rock The Boat” - Hues Corporation…
Commentary:
Gale Storm, star of two TV comedy series in the 50s (”My Little Margie” and “The Gale Storm Show”) died Saturday of natural causes at the age of 87. Storm was one of the first female sitcom stars of the 50s…Here’s an update on the late Billy Mays, the pitchman who died suddently over the weekend. Initial reports indicated that a heart attack took his life at 50, although an autopsy will be conducted…
“Happy Birthday…happy birthday“: Fantasia (Barrino) (24), Michael Phelps (24), Mike Tyson (43), David Alan Grier (54), Stanley Clarke (58), Ron Swoboda (65) and Lena Horne (92)…
Timeline Countdown: 4 days until July 4th, 15 days until the MLB All-Star Game and 39 days until the Summer Olympics…
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