Radio World NewsBytes: Public Radio on a Roll; Connected Car on a Roll

Get Informed Radio World has produced three informative eBooks in the last two months. Check out "What's Next for HD Radio," "Radio Station Streaming 2015" and "Radio Gets Visual." Top Stories - 01.27.15 Public Radio Begins to Outperform Public TV Public radio is beginning to surpass public television in terms of donations, according to a report issued by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Gartner Forecasts Quarter Billion "Connected" Cars by 2020 The market research firm says that the connected car is firmly established and growing. It predicts there will be a quarter billion connected cars on the road worldwide by 2020. News & Technology FUN: Drone Shooter Q&A — Todd Thorin of Prairie Aerial NAB SHOW: Aerial Robotics and Drone Pavilion PEOPLE: SBE Adds Scherer PEOPLE: Scott Leslie Named Ashly Audio EVP PROGRAMMING: More Super Bowl, Super Radio PRODUCTS: New Microphone from IK Multimedia Today on Connect 2 Media & Entertainment Google Fiber Nears Expansion Announcements The tech company is expected to announce that it will expand the reach of its mix of high-speed Internet and pay TV services to another four markets — Atlanta; Charlotte, N.C.; Raleigh-Durham, N.C.; and Nashville, Tenn. Around the Industry Donald Mullally, Former NPR Board Chair, Dies at 77 (Current) He is credited with leading the public network out of its early 1980s financial problems and putting it onto a sounder financial footing. Word Network to Increase Reach (Examiner) With the acquisition of Disney Radio's WFDF(AM) in Detroit, the religious TV broadcaster is expanding into radio. Patient Walks Into Radio Station in Hospital Gown (The Telegraph) After having a surgery cancelled for a third time for lack of bed space, a patient in England walked into a nearby BBC Radio studio to get air time to complain. Former WRVU DJs Launch Radio Station (Tennesseean) Vanderbilt University may have sold off its student-run radio station but that's not going to stop some students (and alums) from being on the air. They petitioned for an LPFM license in Nashville, Tenn., and received one. Now they have to build the station. Calendar of Events EBU Production Technology Seminar 2015 Jan. 27–29 Geneva, Switzerland SC Broadcasters Association Winter Conference & Broadcast Exhibition Jan. 29–30 Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center Columbia, S.C. SBE Local Chapter Certification Exams Feb. 6–16 Salon de la Radio Feb. 8–10 Paris, France EBU Radio Week 2015 Feb. 9–13 Geneva, Switzerland For a full list of upcoming events visit the Radio World calendar page.

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