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CBI’s annual event helps students connect with industry experts

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He began his career at KBRG in San Jose, Calif., some 50 years ago and in the 1990s teamed with Amador Bustos as VP of Programming for Z Spanish Radio, a pioneer among regional Mexican-focused Hispanic-owned broadcast media companies. Now, the industry is pausing to remember Homero Campos, who has died.

It's a transfer of control request that the FCC will likely give its swift approval for, as it involves a shift in ownership from father to daughter. And, when all is said and done, Laura Graham O'Shaughnessy will hold 42.5% of the Class A voting shares and nearly 11% of the Class B shares in the parent of the entity whose flagship property is known as "LOCAL 4" in Detroit. 

What's coming for broadcast radio and television in the year ahead? The Forecast 2025 Executive Super Session offers the best take on whether storm clouds are on the horizon or if seeds for growth will spring in a few months.

35 radio and TV stations have received money so far

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The C-Suite now led by CEO Mike Steib is welcoming a new SVP and Chief Legal Officer, charged with leading the legal department and overseeing all legal functions for the owner of such stations as WFAA & KMPX in Dallas; WTSP in Tampa; and flagship WUSA9 in Washington, D.C.

She's known across the New York Tri-State area's broadcast journalism community for her more than 16 years of experience at WCBS-2. Now, she has been asked to lead and manage the Creative Services team at crosstown WNBC-4.

The company that is led by David Field and is now majority-owned by Soros Fund Management says it is "strengthening" its addressable audience and identity capabilities through a collaboration with Experian.

Structure served several radio stations including two owned by Univision

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$1.9 million will help fund 11 new positions including "backstops"

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