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Megyn Kelly Leaving New York City After Letter Sent Around Her Kids School Targets White Kids

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3 years ago

November 19, 2020

Conservative pundit Megyn Kelly said that she is removing her children from their prestigious New York private school and leaving the city after she discovered a letter circulating the school comparing white kids to “killer cops.”

Kelly made the announcement on her podcast this week. “The schools have always been far-left, which doesn’t align with my own ideology, but I didn’t really care, most of my friends are liberals, it’s fine. I come from a Democrat family, I’m not offended at all by the ideology, and I lean center-left on some things.”

Kelly read parts of the letter written by Nahliah Webber, executive director of the nonprofit Orleans Public Education Network, and posted on a blog titled “If You Really Want to Make a Difference in Black Lives, Change How You Teach White Kids.”

The letter went on to say that there is a “killer cop sitting in every school where white children learn.” The letter continued, “I am tired of white people reveling in their state-sanctioned depravity, snuffing out black life with no consequences.”

Kelly has two sons Thatcher and Edward and daughter Yardley. Kelly, who said she is also pulling her daughter out of her school, slammed Webber’s opinions.

“Which boy in my kid’s school is the future killer cop? Is it my boy? Which boy is it?” Kelly said. “Because I don’t happen to believe that they’re in there.”

Ryan Hedrick

Ryan Hedrick works for WIBC in Indianapolis as a Morning News Anchor/Digital Content Producer. Prior to moving to Indy, he served as Assistant Program Director and Co-Host of the Morning News Express at WFMD. His career also includes stints at News Talk 103.7 FM in Chambersburg, PA, Sirius XM in Washington D.C., WBEN in Buffalo, NY, and WIBW-AM in Topeka KS where he earned the Kansas Association of Broadcasters (KAB) award for Major Market enterprise reporting in 2016. To connect with Ryan, find him on Twitter @SureToCover.

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Broadcasters Foundation of America Honors Six with Leadership Awards

The honors were bestowed at the Foundation’s annual breakfast at the NAB Show in Las Vegas.

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1 day ago

April 18, 2024

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A photo of the 2024 Broadcasters Foundation of America Leadership Award Winners

(Photo: Broadcasters Foundation of America)

The 2024 NAB Show in Las Vegas has wrapped up, and the Broadcasters Foundation of America honored six industry veterans with their Leadership Award.

At the foundation’s annual breakfast at the NAB Show, it honored several leaders.

Erica Farber — who stepped down as CEO of the Radio Advertising Bureau at the beginning of the month — was bestowed with the Lowry Mays Excellence in Broadcasting Award. The honor is named after Clear Channel founder Lowry Mays, who died in September 2022.

Six other individuals were honored with the Leadership Award. Those included:

Mike McVay, President of McVay Media
Kathleen Kirby, Partner at Wiley
Don Bouloukos, CBS and ABC Radio Executive
Frank Comerford, Chief Revenue Officer and President of Commercial Operations for NBCU Local
John Rouse, Executive Vice President ABC Affiliate Relations
Traug Keller, President of ABC Radio Networks and Senior Vice President of ESPN Radio

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Fox News Digital Marks 3 Straight Years Leading Multiplatform Minutes

On average, the network featured 111 million unique visitors per month to its digital platforms, including 5.8 million unique visitors to its mobile app.

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1 day ago

April 18, 2024

BNM Staff

Fox News Digital finished the first quarter leading news brands in multiplatform minutes, marking the 12th consecutive quarter leading the category.

The network saw double-digit year-over-year growth in the sector with 9.8 billion multiplatform minutes, according to Comscore.

Additionally, Fox News led the first quarter in multiplatform views with 4.9 billion. On average, the network featured 111 million unique visitors per month to its digital platforms, including 5.8 million unique visitors to its mobile app in the first quarter.

Fox Business also saw victories in the business media sector. The YouTube channel for the network garnered 182 million views in the quarter, up 20% compared to the same time frame in 2023.

Also, FoxBusiness.com averaged 28.7 million unique visitors per month in the quarter, up 21% in year-over-year growth.

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News/Talk Radio Well Represented in 2024 NAB Crystal Radio Award Winners

The winners were chosen by a panel of judges representing the broadcast industry, community service organizations, and public relations firms.

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April 16, 2024

BNM Staff

The 2024 NAB Crystal Radio Award winners were announced during the 2024 NAB Show in Las Vegas Tuesday, and several news/talk radio stations took home honors.

The winners were chosen by a panel of judges representing the broadcast industry, community service organizations, and public relations firms.

KFI-AM 640 in Los Angeles, KSL Newsradio in Salt Lake City, and Newsradio 92.3 WNRP in Pensacola took home three of the 10 victories.

Other winners included:

KKBQ-FM Houston
KMVP-FM Phoenix
KNDE-FM College Station
WBZZ-FM Pittsburgh
WHPT-FM Tampa Bay
WJJY-FM Minneapolis-St. Paul
WLBC-FM Muncie

The NAB also awarded Hubbard Broadcasting’s KSTP-FM with its Crystal Heritage Award during the ceremony. The honor is given to stations that have won five Crystal Radio Awards, which has only been bestowed on 11 other stations.

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