BROWSING: Radio Club of America

SAN MARCOS, Texas—The Radio Club of America plans to hold a dinner in conjunction with a training conference and exhibition sponsored by the Texas chapter of the Association of Public Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International on April 5 in San Marcos, Texas. APCO International...

"And that's the way it is"The Radio Club of America plans to honor Walter Cronkite and John S. Belrose with its achievement award, the Armstrong Medal, at its November banquet at the New York Athletic Club in New York City. The group is celebrating...

RED BANK, N.J.-The Radio Club of America plans to induct 10 new fellows at its annual awards banquet Nov. 18.The club chooses people to be designated with fellow status based on dedicated service to RCA and significant industry contributions, said the group.This year's fellows...

RED BANK, N.J.-The Radio Club of America announced it will hold its West Coast RCA Spring Gathering May 4 in Concord, Calif.Guest speakers and topics are still being determined. The event will run from 6 to 9:30 p.m. at Tony Roma's Restaurant in the...

RED BANK, N.J.-The Radio Club of America announced Steve Largent, president and chief executive officer of the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association, will address the group at its 95th Anniversary Awards Banquet being held Nov. 19 in New York City."We are excited to have...

RED BANK, N.J.-The Radio Club of America announced Steve Largent, president and chief executive officer of the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association, will address the group at its 95th Anniversary Awards Banquet being held Nov. 19 in New York City."We are excited to have...

RED BANK, N.J.-The Radio Club of America handed out accolades to several contributors to the wireless industry at its recent annual banquet and its 94th Anniversary Dinner Awards Presentation.Arthur McDole received the Fred M. Link Award for "his substantial contributions to the advancement and...

Approaching its 95th birthday, the Radio Club of America continues to be a source of inspiration and education to its members, whose ongoing contributions make this living history of radio communications possible.The club was founded, the story goes, by a group of teenage members...

Editor's note: In 2000, RCR Wireless News founded the Wireless Hall of Fame to honor those individuals who have made significant contributions to the wireless industry. Following is a look at each of the inductees:

The role Thomas F. Carter played in the birth of modern telecommunications has been largely overlooked."He had a huge impact on the telecommunications industry-way beyond what I think people give him credit for," said George Benson, chairman and chief executive officer of Wisconsin Wireless...

WASHINGTON-The Radio Club of America will host a breakfast in conjunction with the Association of Public-Safety Communication Officials' annual conference and exhibition Aug. 16 in Boston.Tom Tolman, director of the National Public Safety Telecommunications Council Support Office, and past president of the Colorado Chapter...

DENVER-RCR announced seven inductees into its first annual Wireless Hall of Fame, created to recognize the contributions of those people who have made significant contributions to the advancement of the wireless telecommunications industry. The inductees will be honored in May at a ceremony in...

To the Editor: Regarding "A Look at Nextel's Bones" (Letters to the Editor, Dec. 3, 1999), the evidence would suggest Mr. Jones' conclusions about Nextel and Morgan O'Brien's speech to the Radio Club of America are not based in fact.With respect to Nextel's dealings with...

Dear Editor: What planet is Morgan O'Brien from?One can assume from Mr. O'Brien's comments made to the Radio Club of America about Nextel's virtues that he is either one-brain dead and delusional, two-a liar, or three-from another planet or time dimension. Since I would not...

NEW YORK-Nextel is a "rag dog" company that has fought against the odds of regulators, antitrust lawyers and Wall Street to win, said Morgan E. O'Brien, vice chairman of Nextel Communications Inc.O'Brien made his remarks during a keynote speech at the 90th Annual Radio...

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