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Radio Broadcasters Unite in Chicago Once Again with Wintrust Financial Corporation
More than 40 Chicagoland radio stations will simultaneously air a :60 second interview with Ed Wehmer, founder, president and CEO of Wintrust Financial Corporation discussing how radio is the most effective medium for advertisers on Monday, July 10, 2017 at 4:29 p.m. The interview will air on a diverse group of stations, involving all formats, including music, news, sports and Spanish language.
“The Radio Broadcasters of Chicagoland (RBC) are proud to unite as a group to highlight Wintrust and their investment in radio,” said Matt Scarano, chairman of Illinois Broadcasters Associations’ Radio Broadcasters of Chicagoland Committee. “Wintrust is a valued partner to our industry and a testament to the results that radio delivers for an advertiser.”
“Win trust is the second largest bank holding company headquartered in Chicago and it’s very important for us to connect with the local community,” said Ed Wehmer, founder, president and CEO of Wintrust Financial Corporation. “Radio ties it all together for Wintrust, and is the most important asset on the media side to achieve brand awareness.”
“Chicagoland Radio Broadcasters continue to help spread the word that radio is the most effective medium for advertisers,” said Erica Farber, president and CEO of the Radio Advertising Bureau. “The RAB recognizes and honors the joint effort supported by this innovative and forward thinking Chicago Radio Drives Real Results program.”
Chicago Radio Drives Real Results For Wintrust
Digital and Radio Facts: More than 40 Chicagoland radio stations will simultaneously air a :60 second interview with Ed Wehmer, Founder, President and CEO...
CBS Radio and Canon MAXIFY Printers Present Checks for Small Business Grant Challenge
Digital and Radio Facts: CBS RADIO and sponsor Canon MAXIFY Printers are visiting multiple cities to present the Small Business Grant Challenge whereby...
RAY PARKER JR TO BE HONORED WITH STAR ON THE HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME
Digital and Radio Facts: Radio Facts: The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce that musician Ray Parker Jr. will be honored...
What Did Civil Rights Leaders and the President Talk About?
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The African-American civil rights leaders who met with the President came out to the microphones after the meeting, which lasted more than an hour. They said the CBO report on the minimum wage did not come up at the meeting, although they did discuss raising the minimum wage. Here are some of their comments:Marc Morial, president of the National Urban League, said they presented a document, the 21st Century Agenda for Jobs and Freedom, to the president. He said it's an outgrowth of last year's March on Washington, details their priorities on health care, voting rights, education and other issues."This agenda … aligns in many respects with the president's agenda," Mr. Morial said. "We talked extensively about the challenges of unemployment, the challenges of under-employment, the challenges of black and Black and brown unemployment in this nation.""It was helpful to us to hear the president and his team clarify some misconceptions about the Affordable Care Act, one (being) that it adds to the deficit when all the projections are that it will reduce the deficit. …This president's ear, this president's concern for our community is as strong as ever."Mr. Morial said the CBO report did not come up at the meeting. He said his group's research shows that raising the minimum wage does not cost jobs. "The minimum wage has not kept place with inflation. The minimum wage has not kept pace with the productivity of low-income workers. The minimum wage makes good sense."Rev. Al Sharpton said of the minimum wage, "What must be weighed in any analysis, CBO and others, is that blacks suffer disproportionately from having to do work and not get the kind of wages that we need. This is a central concern in our community. It's not just having a job; but having wages that are guaranteed to provide for our families. We had full employment in the black community during slavery. We just didn't have wages. So we don't want just a job, we want a job that pays, and pays so that we can take care of our families."Sherrilyn Ifill, president of the naacp Legal Defense Fund: "We were deeply gratified to hear both the president and the attorney general's commitment in describing the ways in which they stand united in some of the efforts to ensure that our criminal justice system reduces racial disparities and doesn't break communities, as our current criminal justice system is doing, by the kind of mass incarceration, over-sentencing, and misuse of the criminal justice system that has been so rampant over the past 20 or 30 years. We think it's really bold for the attorney general and the president to be making efforts to use clemency power to relieve those individuals who were sentenced before the fair sentencing act…" She said Mr. Holder and Mr. Obama "described in detail" their vision for further reforms to the criminal justice system.Lorraine Miller, interim CEO of the NAACP, said they raised the issue of voter suppression. "Our programs align with each other, and so this was a great moment for the civil rights movement."Wade Henderson, President, Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, called the meeting "a substantive conversation."
The African-American civil rights leaders who met with the President came out to the microphones after the meeting, which lasted more than an hour. They said the CBO report on the minimum wage did not come up at the meeting, although they did discuss raising the minimum wage. Here are some of their comments:Marc Morial, president of the National Urban League, said they presented a document, the 21st Century Agenda for Jobs and Freedom, to the president. He said it's an outgrowth of last year's March on Washington, details their priorities on health care, voting rights, education and other issues."This agenda … aligns in many respects with the president's agenda," Mr. Morial said. "We talked extensively about the challenges of unemployment, the challenges of under-employment, the challenges of black and Black and brown unemployment in this nation.""It was helpful to us to hear the president and his team clarify some misconceptions about the Affordable Care Act, one (being) that it adds to the deficit when all the projections are that it will reduce the deficit. …This president's ear, this president's concern for our community is as strong as ever."Mr. Morial said the CBO report did not come up at the meeting. He said his group's research shows that raising the minimum wage does not cost jobs. "The minimum wage has not kept place with inflation. The minimum wage has not kept pace with the productivity of low-income workers. The minimum wage makes good sense."Rev. Al Sharpton said of the minimum wage, "What must be weighed in any analysis, CBO and others, is that blacks suffer disproportionately from having to do work and not get the kind of wages that we need. This is a central concern in our community. It's not just having a job; but having wages that are guaranteed to provide for our families. We had full employment in the black community during slavery. We just didn't have wages. So we don't want just a job, we want a job that pays, and pays so that we can take care of our families."Sherrilyn Ifill, president of the naacp Legal Defense Fund: "We were deeply gratified to hear both the president and the attorney general's commitment in describing the ways in which they stand united in some of the efforts to ensure that our criminal justice system reduces racial disparities and doesn't break communities, as our current criminal justice system is doing, by the kind of mass incarceration, over-sentencing, and misuse of the criminal justice system that has been so rampant over the past 20 or 30 years. We think it's really bold for the attorney general and the president to be making efforts to use clemency power to relieve those individuals who were sentenced before the fair sentencing act…" She said Mr. Holder and Mr. Obama "described in detail" their vision for further reforms to the criminal justice system.Lorraine Miller, interim CEO of the NAACP, said they raised the issue of voter suppression. "Our programs align with each other, and so this was a great moment for the civil rights movement."Wade Henderson, President, Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, called the meeting "a substantive conversation."
SONY/ATV Renews Licensing And Royalty Distribution Agreement With BMI
Digital and Radio Facts: Radio Facts: Sony/ATV Music Publishing has agreed to return licensing and royalty distribution authority to Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI)...
Beats Music & Merlin Outline “Benchmark Deal” For The Global Independent Music Sector
Digital and Radio Facts: Radio Facts: Beats Music, the recently-launched music streaming service that focuses on providing a personalised music experience for each...
STIM And Kobalt Partnership (Kobalt Stim Aggregated Rights AB) Concludes Major Music Licenses
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In less than a year Kobalt STIM Aggregated Rights AB, the partnership between Kobalt Music Group (Kobalt) and STIM, has concluded agreements with all major music companies including iTunes, Spotify, YouTube, Google, Amazon, Napster and Vevo.In March 2013 STIM and Kobalt launched a new one-stop European licensing solution for multi-territorial digital music service providers. The partnership has since demonstrated it can implement licensing faster in digital markets than any other licensing service, having already signed deals with a majority of the European online music market.Through a simple licence, major digital music services that have signed an agreement have received Europe-wide online rights for Kobalt's entire repertoire of over 300,000 songs including some of the most popular hits across Europe."It's fantastic that the business model we launched together with Kobalt has resulted in so many important agreements and also in record time. It's a big step on the way towards a common European market for music rights and STIM's aim is to be a key player on the market," says Kenth Muldin, CEO of STIM."Through our one-stop digital licensing service and our unique shared technology platform, we are very pleased to be able to quickly satisfy the market need while uniquely giving our clients transparency and significantly accelerated access to their money," said Willard Ahdritz, Founder and CEO of Kobalt."I am very pleased with the speed and ease of which the Kobalt STIM partnership has executed the licensing process to enable quick delivery of our music to digital services and to the benefit of the market and consumers. The speed and efficiency sets a new standard which benefits the DSP's and the industry as a whole," added Tomas Ericsson, Kobalt President of Society Relations.
In less than a year Kobalt STIM Aggregated Rights AB, the partnership between Kobalt Music Group (Kobalt) and STIM, has concluded agreements with all major music companies including iTunes, Spotify, YouTube, Google, Amazon, Napster and Vevo.In March 2013 STIM and Kobalt launched a new one-stop European licensing solution for multi-territorial digital music service providers. The partnership has since demonstrated it can implement licensing faster in digital markets than any other licensing service, having already signed deals with a majority of the European online music market.Through a simple licence, major digital music services that have signed an agreement have received Europe-wide online rights for Kobalt's entire repertoire of over 300,000 songs including some of the most popular hits across Europe."It's fantastic that the business model we launched together with Kobalt has resulted in so many important agreements and also in record time. It's a big step on the way towards a common European market for music rights and STIM's aim is to be a key player on the market," says Kenth Muldin, CEO of STIM."Through our one-stop digital licensing service and our unique shared technology platform, we are very pleased to be able to quickly satisfy the market need while uniquely giving our clients transparency and significantly accelerated access to their money," said Willard Ahdritz, Founder and CEO of Kobalt."I am very pleased with the speed and ease of which the Kobalt STIM partnership has executed the licensing process to enable quick delivery of our music to digital services and to the benefit of the market and consumers. The speed and efficiency sets a new standard which benefits the DSP's and the industry as a whole," added Tomas Ericsson, Kobalt President of Society Relations.
Veteran Music Executive David Renzer Named Chairman At Spirit Music Group
Digital and Radio Facts: Radio Facts: Spirit Music Group announced today the appointment of David Renzer to the position of Chairman. Renzer was...
Sony ATV Music Publishing Nashville Signs Arista Nashville Recording Duo The Swon Brothers
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Arista Nashville recording duo, The Swon Brothers, have signed with Sony ATV Music Publishing Nashville. The two brothers have been writing songs since they were in grade school and now they are looking forward to joining the ranks of the many legendary tunesmiths who have been associated with their new publishing home."We are so excited to join Sony ATV, it seems like our dreams just continue to come true each day," says Colton Swon."My brother Colton and I wrote our first songs when we were just kids. Joining Sony ATV opens the door to opportunities to write songs with some of our heroes," says Zach Swon."These guys have a passion for great songs. That's music to a publisher's ears. We are thrilled to represent them as songwriters," says Troy Tomlinson – President and CEO, Sony ATV Music Publishing Nashville.
Arista Nashville recording duo, The Swon Brothers, have signed with Sony ATV Music Publishing Nashville. The two brothers have been writing songs since they were in grade school and now they are looking forward to joining the ranks of the many legendary tunesmiths who have been associated with their new publishing home."We are so excited to join Sony ATV, it seems like our dreams just continue to come true each day," says Colton Swon."My brother Colton and I wrote our first songs when we were just kids. Joining Sony ATV opens the door to opportunities to write songs with some of our heroes," says Zach Swon."These guys have a passion for great songs. That's music to a publisher's ears. We are thrilled to represent them as songwriters," says Troy Tomlinson – President and CEO, Sony ATV Music Publishing Nashville.
Lyor Cohen to Reveal Strategy of his New Digital-era Venture
Digital and Radio Facts: Radio Facts: Leading music industry stalwart Lyor Cohen will give Midem participants an exclusive insight into the strategies he...
