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Article: Radio finds news is strictly business. (demand for business news up)(News Services 1997)
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- Broadcasting & Cable
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- July 21, 1997
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The business of business news is booming, executives of radio news services say.
"There's been a strong demand for [business news as the number of] individuals interested in the stock market has increased," says Mark Hamrick, business editor for AP Broadcast. And that number has increased over the past year, as stock prices hit all-time highs and millions of new dollars have flooded the market.
At the same time, the U.S. economy has been strong. Good news about unemployment and consumer prices has created more demand for information on those subjects, the executives say.
"The booming economy makes everyone interested in what's going ...