I wish there were a healthier Republican Party in the state of Oregon.
For years, broadcasters didn't get a nickel out of retransmission consent. But broadcast content is what the cable industry was selling to customers.
History shows that pay-TV subscribers flee in droves to alternative providers when there is even a rare service disruption - demonstrating a quantifiable value for 'must-have' broadcast programming.
Mitt Romney has a proven job creation record as governor and in the private sector.
Broadcasting's best days lie ahead as both an engine of local economies and as an integral part of tomorrow's technological world.
A lot of things people see as innovative are faddish and fleeting, and I'm simply telling you, staying power like broadcasting has is more important in the end than the latest app you can download.