Grassroots Radio Conference

Lorenzo Milam Has Died.

Lorenzo Milam inspired people to start KKFI community radio in Kansas City. He challenged the FCC with his petition against duopoly years ago. He maintained that radio should be a medium for everyone and every point of viewl

This petition to the FCC generated more than 4 million responses

He also wrote a manual on starting a community radio station called “Sex and Broadcasting”.

The book that launched a hundred radio stations.

New York Times Reports McClatchy Sale

The largest family-owned group of newspapers, McClatchy, which also owns the Kansas City Star, has been sold to a hedge fund company that also owns the National Enquirer one of Trump’s supporters.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/12/business/media/hedge-fund-mcclatchy-newspapers.html

“McClatchy, the publisher of The Miami Herald, The Kansas City Star, The Charlotte Observer and its flagship publication, The Sacramento Bee, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in February. Chatham, an investor in the company since 2009, is its largest creditor. In recent months it put together the bid that has been declared the winner in a U.S. Bankruptcy Court auction supervised by Judge Michael E. Wiles, a McClatchy spokeswoman said on Sunday.