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Cornelius Gould has joined Angry Audio with the title of audio processing architect. Among his jobs will be helping to develop products for new media content creators.

Angry Audio is a Tennessee-based company founded in 2019 by Mike “Catfish” Dosch. It specializes in making “gizmos and gadgets.”

“Broadcasters around the world know Gould for his Omnia.11 work,” the company said in a press release. “What they may not realize is that he has been designing, building and tuning audio processing for decades. In fact, he is considered by many to be one of the world’s foremost audio processing authorities.”

Dosch said Angry Audio has a lot of customers working in podcasting and live-audio streaming. “With Corny on board, we have some new product ideas that should be real eye-openers,” he said.

Gould is best known in radio for his decade-plus at Telos Alliance. Before that he founded a streaming company and worked as an engineer for CBS Radio. More recently he was with Futuri Media in an R&D role; he also co-hosts a podcast about rocketry.

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The Media Bureau has agreed to cancel a Notice of Apparent Liability against the licensee of an low-power FM station in Florida for a renewal violation — but not before the station was admonished by the Federal Communications Commission for operating without a license.

The bureau sent a liability notice to Minority Broadcasting Association, licensee of LPFM station WPJM in Palatka, Fla., for apparently willfully violating the FCC Rules by failing to file a license renewal application on time and engaging in unauthorized operation of the station.

[Read: LPFM Station Allowed to Resume Operations]

According to the rules, the bureau has the authority to set a base forfeiture of $3,000 for failing to file a required form. The guidelines also specify a base forfeiture of $10,000 for construction or operation without authorization. In Minority Broadcasting’s case, the bureau proposed a reduced forfeiture amount of $3,500 since the station is an LPFM and is providing a secondary service.

Minority Broadcasting responded to the commission’s notice and responded that its failure to file the application was not willful; rather, it resulted from unintentional oversight and argued that the commission did not give them enough opportunity to achieve compliance with the Administrative Procedure Act. Minority Broadcasting also requested cancellation of the notice due to an inability to pay.

But the bureau said that violations resulting from failure to become familiar with the FCC’s rules are still willful violations — even if the licensee didn’t intentionally set out to break the rules. As a result, the commission said it was not persuaded by Minority Broadcasting’s argument that the mistake was just an accident.

The bureau also said that Minority Broadcasting’s interpretation of the Administrative Procedure Act is also incorrect. The rules state that the suspension of an license is lawful only if the licensee has been given notice and an opportunity to achieve compliance. But here, the commission is not attempting to revoke or cancel the station’s license, so in this case the act has no standing, the bureau said.

The bureau also explained that in order for the commission to consider reducing or cancelling a forfeiture, the licensee must submit federal tax returns for the last three years or some other objective documentation showing the licensee’s current financial status. Minority Broadcasting said its financial status was clear: it doesn’t have a bank account and any funds needed for station operations are obtained through donations.

The commission accepted Minority Broadcasting’s showing that payment of the proposed forfeiture would create a financial hardship. The bureau also agreed to cancel the proposed forfeiture but not before admonishing Minority Broadcasting for its violation of the rules.

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There’s a new VP/GM for the Sinclair Broadcast Group-owned FOX affiliate serving the Omaha-Council Bluffs market.

He will also oversee the market’s The CW Network affiliate, which Sinclair operates via a provision of services agreement.

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From big brick and mortar retailers to auto insurance specialist and a big Procter & Gamble Co. brand, there’s lots of strong activity at spot television for the week ending August 22.

The variety in advertiser categories is a welcome sign, even as Auto was absent ahead of the next end-of-month sales push.

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The latest Media Monitors Spot Ten Radio report shows that there’s little movement from last week, with respect to fully paying advertisers and the amount of commercials aired for each of them for the week ending August 22.

As shown below, Progressive, Indeed, Babbel, GEICO and Bank of America — along with Grainger — are committing to their radio budgets.

For Progressive, that translates to nearly 54,000 spot plays for the week ending August 22.

For No. 10 Grainger, roughly 30,700 spots were detected for the week.

NBCUniversal is urging all measurement companies to offer alternative means of tracking viewing across multiple platforms.

The request is in an open letter signed by Kelly Abcarian, the former Nielsen veteran who recently became EVP of Measurement and Impact for NBCUniversal.

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Add Beasley Media Group to the list of major radio companies to require employees to get vaccinated. Employees have until November first to get fully vaccinated.

“As a company, we have a responsibility to ensure a safe working environment on behalf of our employees and their families,” said Caroline Beasley, Beasley’s CEO. “Accordingly, we will be requiring all employees to be fully vaccinated by November 1 — excepting those with religious or medical accommodations. This policy will apply to new and existing employees alike.”

Beasley follows Cumulus Media, Gray Television and Urban One as publicly traded broadcast media companies requiring “the jab” for employees.

BIN: The Black Information Network, launched by iHeartMedia in 2020, is planning to expand local new coverage in January 2022.

Right now the iHeartMedia national audio news network, presenting news with a Black voice and perspective is heard in 32 affiliate markets.

The expansion plans have resulted in the promotion of three staff members.

Tanita Myers, previously Director of News Operations, is now Vice President of News Operations; Chris Thompson, previously Director of Network Operations, is now Vice President of Network Operations; and Lauren Crawford, previously Associate Editor, is now Senior Director of Digital and Social Strategy.

“We are incredibly proud of the growth and success of BIN during our first year,” said Tony Coles, President of BIN. “We are thrilled to continue our leadership in providing the most trusted news source for the Black community, offering even more local news coverage to the communities we serve. BIN’s success has been, in no small part, due to our dedicated and talented team. I look forward to seeing how Tanita, Chris and Lauren continue to grow within BIN, and I am excited to add even more experienced talent to our team.”

iHeartMedia indicates that the expansion of local news coverage will create new employment opportunities including multiple news anchor and reporter positions, a Managing Editor, and a Podcast Managing Editor.

— Rob Dumke

There is a new Senior Vice President and General Manager of Bally Sports West, Bally Sports SoCal and Bally Sports San Diego.

She returns to Southern California after more than a decade in Washington D.C., where she served as President/GM NBC Sports Washington.

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For nearly three-decades the best sellers and managers in the business have been honored with Radio Wayne Awards.

Here are the Radio Ink 2021 Radio Wayne Award finalists:

DIGITAL OR INTERACTIVE SELLER
Tiffany Cobb
Tidewater Communications
Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA

Michael Walden
Audacy
Chattanooga, TN

Cathleen Mingarino
Longport Media
Atlantic City- Cape May, NJ

Deana Poole
Beasley Media Group
Philadelphia, PA

Yoni Schwartz
Audacy
Philadelphia, PA

Ryan Dietrich
Beasley Media Group
Philadelphia, PA

STREETFIGHTER OF THE YEAR
Tich McWilliams
Tuned In Broadcasting
Nashville, TN

Rita Munoz-Dalati
Cumulus Media
Houston-Galveston, TX

Mandy Jo Choat
Williams Media Group
Enid, OK

Roger Nelson
Morgan Murphy Media
Spokane, WA

Kelly Greeley
Capitol Radio Group
Springfield, IL

Melanie Martin
Cox Media Group
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL

Paula J. Ingram
Forever Media
Altoona, PA

Steve Simons
Beasley Media Group
Philadelphia, PA

SALES MANAGER 1-2 STATIONS
Tom Hansen
Tuned In Broadcasting
Nashville, TN

Marta DeLisi
Beasley Media Group
Wilmington, DE

Shawneen Thompson
Howard University Radio
Washington, DC

Tim Gratzer
Cumulus Media
Houston-Galveston, TX

Stephen Tarpley
Nexstar
Chicago, IL

Jaime Frankel
Beasley Media Group
Philadelphia, PA

STU OLDS NATIONAL SALES MANAGER
Susan Isreal
Hubbard Radio
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL

Phillip Whisnant
Univision
San Diego, San Francisco & Fresno, CA

Pam Foley Crouch
Press Communications
Monmouth-Ocean, NJ

Amanda Health
Lotus Communications

April Brinks-Bailey
Beasley Media Group
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL

DOS OR GENERAL SALES MANAGER
Emily Ward
Audacy
Atlanta, GA

Vince Gambino
Longport Media, LLC
Atlantic City- Cape May, NJ

Paul Blake
Beasley Media Group
Philadelphia, PA

Dawn Girocco
Cumulus Media
Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX

Jason (JC) Campese
Cox Media Group
Orlando, FL

Nicki DellaPosta
Audacy
Chicago, IL

MARKET OR GENERAL MANAGER
Mac Edwards
Beasley Media Group
Detroit, MI

Trey Stafford
Saga Communications
Jonesboro, AR

Sabina Widmann
Univision
San Diego, CA, Las Vegas, NV & McAllen-Brownsville-Harlingen, TX

Jason Meder
Cox Media Group
Orlando, FL

Keith Lawless
Cox Media Group
Houston-Galveston, TX & Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL

Mary Menna
Beasley Media Group
Boston, MA