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It's a radio station that was made famous for its Top 40 format across the 1960s and 1970s that has aired a News/Talk format since 1982.

Today, "77 WABC" is in the midst of a renaissance and earned a 4.0 share in the most recent Nielsen Audio ratings for New York. In this InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM, Red Apple Media President Chad López shares how growth has come for a reborn legend.

The tale of WABC today includes Sid Rosenberg, "Cousin Brucie" Morrow, a Mazda dealer's title sponsorship of a Sunday early-evening show devoted to Frank Sinatra, and the ownership of New York supermarket owner John Catsimitidis. 

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Some 61,000 attendees of the 2024 NAB Show are now absorbing all that they learned at the annual conference, which concluded April 10 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Between the chatter at the Encore Lobby Bar and the West Hall's expo booths, there were clear takeaways from this year's affair and all were focused on monetization. From GenAI to keeping AM radio accessible and relevant, much was also discussion in panel sessions on the NAB Show agenda.

In this InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM, Radio Ink Online Editor Cameron Coats joins RBR+TVBR Editor-in-Chief Adam Jacobson to share their observations of what make headlines — and got people talking — at this year's affair.

He was a senior correspondent for ABC News and covered the White House during President Obama’s second term from 2012 to 2016. Today he's a member of the news team at The E.W. Scripps Co.'s ABC affiliate in San Diego, KGTV-10. 

Jim Avila, back from a health scare that prompted him to "retire," in mid-March hosted a one-night special on Scripps News to mark the end of a two-day series called “48 Hours on the Border.” The special is a collaboration between the national network and teams of reporters at Scripps affiliates in Phoenix, San Diego, Tucson and Corpus Christi.

To learn more about Avila's work, and his view on how local TV news can make an impact in its own market and across the U.S., the veteran journalist joined RBR+TVBR Editor-in-Chief Adam R Jacobson for a conversation on the latest InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.fm.

Paul LeFort, head of local TV sales at Nielsen, assumed Television Client Services duties at the start of 2024 with the retirement of Catherine Herkovic. As LeFort settles in to his new role, he spoke with RBR+TVBR Editor-in-Chief Adam R Jacobson to share the latest on how Nielsen helping broadcasters in showing the continued value of UHF/VHF, so that they can continue to woo advertising clients with stories that go beyond reach.

LeFort also touched on measurement accuracy for the television industry and what he's looking forward to at the 2024 NAB Show in this all-new InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.fm.

He’s worked in television since 1976, and has been at his current station since 1997. Now, at a yet-to-be-disclosed date this month, Fred Hunter will conclude his career, stepping aside from his role at WBRC-6 in Birmingham.

Hunter spoke with RBR+TVBR Editor-in-Chief Adam Jacobson about his career, and the importance of weather to local news and broadcast television — as well as the "citizen journalist" in times of emergency — in this InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.fm.

RBR+TVBR's look at the upcoming 2024 NAB Show continues with a conversation with Skyview Networks President/CEO Steve Jones. What excites him about GenAI and its use at broadcast radio? What are the other big conversation topics he's expecting to discuss at the NAB Show? We find out in this InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM.