How to be a better, more understanding journalist on April 20th, 12p-2p. The CBA and KUSA have teamed up to present a free seminar for journalists covering stories involving harassment and sexual misconduct. The Blue Bench, an organization dedicated to…

The CBA commissioned this 6-part series focusing on attracting, recruiting & retaining Millennial professionals and suggestions for healthy cross-generational management.  The series was a collaboration with University of Colorado Colorado Springs Office of Professional & Economic Development.  Scott Van Ness…

With the March 1, 2018 Online Public Inspection File deadline for mid-sized and smaller market (and non-commercial) radio stations approaching, Fletcher, Heald, & Hildreth’s Frank Montero and Steve Lovelady recently presented a webinar to help industry professionals navigate through the…

The CBA continues offering Chris Lytle’s “Instant Sales Training” in 2018. Instead of “wishing” you a prosperous New Year, let Chris Lytle show you exactly how to have one. Every week, Lytle, best-selling author of The Accidental Salesperson and The Accidental…

from Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth Law Last week the FCC unanimously adopted a new member to the Emergency Alert Systems (EAS) family: the “Blue Alert.” Transmitted through the broadcast EAS and Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) systems, the Blue Alert is…

With regard to the 2018 political year, the primary and general election dates are as follows: Primary election: June 26, 2018 (window opens 45 days prior) General election: November 6, 2018 (window opens 60 days prior) The primary window begins…

The last two seminars in the CBA’s 6-part series focusing on attracting, recruiting & retaining Millennial professionals will be at KMGH-TV on November 9th from 10am to 2:15pm.  The presentations are a collaboration with University of Colorado Colorado Springs instructor…

The IEEE Broadcast Technology Society and the Association of Federal Communications Consulting Engineers will award scholarships of up to $10,000 to promising undergraduate and graduate students at accredited U.S. universities interested in a career in broadcast engineering. Applications for Spring…

The Bureau announces the release of a revised EAS Operating Handbook. A copy of the Handbook must be located at normal duty positions or EAS equipment locations when an operator is required to be on duty and be immediately available…

from Dan Kirkpatrick of Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth As Egon said in Ghosbusters, “print is dead.” Okay, that may be a bit of an overstatement.  But at least as to many broadcast stations’ local public inspection files, it is essentially true…