Tag: Media & Marketing

Break Out the Boy George; All ?80s, All the Time is Here

Cumulus in northwest Arkansas changes the ?light adult contemporary? format of KDAB-FM, 94.9, with a switch to ?all 1980s music, all the time.

Know Your Band

The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette?s recent feature story on The Band was really a critique of the new box set of The Last Waltz concert from 1978. Unfortunately, it had some inaccuracies.

Sitcom Envisions ?Hee-Haw? Meets ?Seinfeld?

Bill McFetridge, president of Ozark Film & Video in Springdale, has spent about $525,000 to produce and promote a test pilot for what he calls a ?country music sitcom.?

Bob Douglas Dies at Age 77

Robert R. ?Bob? Douglas died April 7 at Fayetteville?s City Hospital after a series of strokes, the first of which occurred last year.

Rand McNally Thinks it?s 1962

The 2002 Rand McNally Road Atlas, the bible of road trippers, contains maps of only four Arkansas cities: Little Rock, Fort Smith, Pine Bluff and Hot Springs.

And the Award Goes to ?

Nancy Skaarer was laid off by KHBS/KHOG, about a week before the station learned the only first place award it will receive this year from The Associated Press is for a report Skaarer wrote.

Richardson?s HBO Spot Told Story Arkansas Media Knew Well

We saw the recent episode of HBO?s ?Real Sports? program that featured Bryant Gumbel interviewing Nolan Richardson, the firery and fired University of Arkansas coach turned ?benevolent victim.?

Chancellor Got it Right (Editorial)

In today?s job market, a college degree is to job seekers what a high school diploma was 50 years ago.

Lowell Consultants Expand Class Docket

Kristin and Steven Ferguson built a national name for KSFerguson & Co. Inc. Now they want a stronger presence in Northwest Arkansas.

KHBS/KHOG Is First with HDTV Broadcast

At 4:01 PM on March 22, KHBS/KHOG, Channels 40/29, became the first television station in Arkansas to broadcast a high-definition television signal.

D-G Clarifies Severence Package, but Headline Misleads Readers

An attorney’s letter explains the wording of Nolan Richardson’s contract.

Bo Knows Because the News Knew

Bo Mattingly used a newspaper sports writer as his source when he interrupted the nightly news to announce Stan Heath’s intention to coach the Razorbacks.

Hot Springs Pushes Envelope, Remains State?s Tourism Star

Hot Springs advances its progressive promotions.

Death of Henry Marks End of Era

Legendary Arkansas sports writer and editor Orville Henry, 77, died March 16 at his home in Malvern.

PRSA President Visits New Chapter

Joann E. Killeen, president and CEO of the Public Relations Society of America, spoke to the Northwest Arkansas PRSA chapter March 27.

Men?s Journal Shoots a Brick

We?re a little miffed that Men’s Journal?s March issue excluded several eligible and thriving Northwest Arkansas cities from its list of ?The 50 Best Places to Live? in America.

Sequoyah Launches Regional IT Publication

Tulsa-based Sequoyah Technologies, an application development and integration company, has launched a new publication geared toward regional technology professionals.

Stephens Steals One

Steve Carroll, a 12-year veteran of A.G. Edwards & Sons? downtown Fayetteville office, jumped ship March 22 to join Stephen?s Inc. on Millsap Road.

A 73-year-old woman was trapped March 20 by a newspaper machine outside a Wal-Mart store in Geneseo, Ill., and the store?s employees left her there for about 20 minutes before dropping 50 cents in the box to set her free.

Cox Plans to Offer Video on Demand

Dennis Yocum, system manager for the Northwest Arkansas region of Cox Communications Inc., said the cable company is planning to offer a video-on-demand service by the end of the year.

GDP up 4.3% in the third quarter, consumer confidence declines

St. Bernards to expand Maternal Life360 HOME program into Greene County

Then and Now: Cooperative business model a good fit for Mitchell Johnson

Dope Medicinal Wellness opens Fayetteville clinic