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Registration for GABCON 2024 is officially OPEN!
GABCON is the largest gathering of radio and television broadcasters in the state of Georgia. Every year producers, managers, engineers, on-air talent, reporters AND MORE, from across the station attend the convention. GABCON offers these broadcasters and opportunity to learn, network and celebrate their accomplishments at the annual GABBYS Award Ceremony.
For more information and to register, visit the link below.
Find out who your 2024 Gabby Finalists are HERE
Friends of Georgia Radio have officially announced the 2024 Class of Georgia Legends!
This year’s inductees are:
- Steve Craig
- Bobby Ellerbee
- Bob Helbush
- Brady McGraw
- Pete Spriggs
- Howard Toole
- Wendy Williams
The 2024 class will be honored at FoGR’s 3rd annual Radio Celebration & Legends Induction on August, 24, at the Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center. PURCHASE TICKETS HERE.
In an interview with ‘rolling out’ Streetz 94.5 program director and internship coordinator, Solo, discusses how treating people and working hard have provided him with success in his career.
“My biggest attribute is my work ethic. I show up and I treat it like it’s my own,” says Solo.
Watch the full interview at the link below!
Madalyn Bierster has joined the WTOC11 family as a reporter and weekend anchor!
Bierster is a native of North Georgia and has known that she wanted to be a journalist since interning with WSB-TV Atlanta while in College. Since graduating from the University of Mississippi, Bierster has worked in Panama City Beach, FL, and most recently worked as the evening news anchor at KMID in Odessa, TX.
Congratulations on your next chapter, Madalyn, and welcome back to Georgia broadcasting!
As part of its ongoing advocacy of adopting the AM for Every Vehicle Act, the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) has released new spots.
The NAB’s AM Radio Toolkit provides stations with access to necessary promotional tools urging congress to act now on adopting the bill and ensuring the public’s access to AM radio in newly manufactured vehicles.
According to the NAB, the new spots, “ask listeners to contact their member of Congress by texting AM to 52886, urging them to support legislation that ensures AM radio remains in cars.”
H.R. 8449 AM for Every Vehicle Act of 2024
Headed by Reps. Frank Pallone (D-NJ) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL).
INSIDERADIO REPORTS ON TWEAKS BEING CONSIDERED TO BILL
Committees:
- House Energy and Commerce
- House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce
- House Transportation and Infrastructure
- House Homeland Security
- House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security
H.R.8072 – Broadcast VOICES Act
Broadcast Varied Ownership Incentives for Community Expanded Service Act
- 10 Cosponsors
Broadcast Varied Ownership Incentives for Community Expanded Service Act
- 7 Cosponsors
H.R. 3414 AM for Every Vehicle Act of 2023
- 254 Cosponsors
S.1669 AM for Every Vehicle Act of 2023
- 61 Cosponsors
