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Reinventing and Reclaiming Local Radio
Monday April 7, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
W304
Radio had to reinvent itself in the 1950s as television started taking its programing and audience, just as all goods, products or services must adapt to changes in their competitive environment. Including an important international perspective, this panel argues that traditionally distributed local radio still can reach a significant audience and be viable and important,and provides historical perspective and contemporary examples of local radio, suggesting a model for reinventing radio for today and the future.
Moderator: Tony R. DeMars, Lamar University
Panelists: Mardi Delport, Central University of Technology, Free State (CUT)
Andrew Morgan David, Morgan Media
Tony R. DeMars, Lamar University
Tim Zunckel, Boston Media House
Moderators
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Tony DeMars

Professor, Department of Communication and Media, Lamar University
BEA Past President.  Previous service with BEA includes past convention program chair, elected positions in multiple interest divisions, leadership roles in the Festival of Media Arts, District 5 Board Representative, and Editor-in-chief of the Journal of Radio and Audio Media.
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Tim Zunckel

Boston Media House
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Mardi Delport

Senior lecturer, Central University of Technology, Free State (CUT)
Dr Mardi Delport is a senior lecturer in the Department of Communication Sciences at the Central University of Technology, Free State (CUT) in South Africa. She lectures various media-related modules for under- and postgraduate students including Broadcast Journalism, Media Studies... Read More →
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Andrew David

Morgan Media
Monday April 7, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
W304
  Radio & Audio Media, Industry Issues & Updates |   International, Industry Issues & Updates |   BEA, Industry Issues & Updates

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