Radio World NewsBytes: New Harris CEO — Vogt; African Radio Station Calls Listeners Home

RW Engineering Extra TechBytes Radio World Engineering TechBytes is a free e-newsletter just for radio broadcast engineers, arriving twice monthly in your email box. Sign up today! Top Stories - 07.09.13 Charlie Vogt Named CEO of Harris Broadcast In the wake of last week's sudden departure of Harris Morris, Harris Broadcast has announced the successor — Charlie Vogt, from Genband, an IP technology company. Ani Dusa's Message: 'Come Home' In the Central African Republic a small radio station stands up to a regional warlord and broadcasts a message of outreach asking members of the Lord's Resistance Army to leave and come home. News & Technology BUSINESS: SiriusXM Surpasses 25 Million Subscribers DIGITAL RADIO: DRM Workshop on Tap for South Africa PEOPLE: WLIS, WFSB Executives Named to Task Force PEOPLE: Dial Global Adds to Sports Sales Team PROGRAMMING: PRX Launches 'Remix' WHO'S BUYING WHAT: Big Axia Package Goes in at Cumulus NYC WHO'S BUYING WHAT: Entravision Chooses Abacast for Streaming Today on Connect 2 Media & Entertainment Dish Announces Live TV on Southwest Flights (TV Technology) We encourage you to visit Connect 2 Media & Entertainment and browse. This new site features a mix of tech content, conversation and curation relevant to your job in media and entertainment. You're sure to find something fascinating every time you visit. Here: Entertainment-everywhere technology takes a small step forward as satcaster Dish is making programming available to flyers on Southwest Airlines. Doug Lung thinks there's more to the story. Around the Industry Walden, Kinzinger Prep FCC Reform Bill (B&C) A draft of proposed FCC reform legislation from House Communications Subcommittee chairman Greg Walden (R-Ore.) and subcommittee member Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.), outlines requiring the FCC to justify new regulations and speeding up its decision making. It would also decentralize power over the FCC agenda. Spotify Adding to New York Engineer Workforce (CNET) The music streamer says it is expanding its New York City-based workforce, along with moving into a larger headquarters. Six Apps That Turn Your Phone Into a Radio (Techlicious) A roundup of music and talk streaming apps for Android and iOS smartphones. It includes the recent newcomer, Swell. Chiefs Radio Voice Handles Cerebral Palsy (Washington Post) Jason Benetti, a sportscaster, builds his career, including traveling with the Syracuse Chiefs baseball team, while refusing to let his cerebral palsy slow him down. Calendar of Events Minority Media and Telecommunications Council's Access to Capital and Telecom Policy Conference July 9–10 Embassy Suites Washington, D.C. 2013 NABJ Convention and Career Fair July 31–Aug. 4 Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center Kissimmee, Fla. ABA Engineering Academy Radio Broadcast Engineering Classes Aug. 5–9 Hoover, Ala. Tennessee Assoc. of Broadcasters 65th Annual Conference Aug. 6–7 Murfreesboro, Tenn. SBE Certification Exams Aug. 9–19 (Deadline June 1, 2013) Local Chapters For a full list of upcoming events visit the Radio World calendar page.

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