Tag: missouri

Bill May On Defending the Out of Home Industry

Today’s podcast guest is Bill May, the retired executive director of the Missouri Outdoor Advertising Association.  Bill tells how Missouri out of home advertising companies rallied to defeat a Scenic America anti-billboard initiative in 2000.  He also gives tips for effective political action.   What happened in 2000? The anti-billboard […]

Billboard Industry Honors Missouri Leader Bill May

SPRINGFIELD, MO – The billboard industry praised William “Bill” May as an effective advocate and attorney, thanking him for longtime leadership of the Missouri Outdoor Advertising Association (MOAA). At the end of 2019, May retired as executive director and general counsel of MOAA. Bill and his spouse Gail May were […]

Pioneer Outdoor Acquires Midwest Outdoor Media

  Pioneer Outdoor has acquired all the assets of Midwest Outdoor Media in Missouri.  The billboards are located between Kansas City, MO and Columbia, MO and include one location in Northwest MO. The 26 faces and one permit were all of the assets of Midwest Outdoor Media. We will complete […]

Make Lease Renewal Clauses Consistent

By Richard Rothfelder, Rothfelder and Falick Make sure your billboard lease renewal clauses are consistent.  Sometimes one clause in a lease can seem at odds with another.  That’s the lesson of Randol v Drury Southwest Signs.  Here are the facts. Chester and Dorothy Gereckes signed a lease with Drury Southwest […]

Scenic America Chairman on Missouri Billboards

Scenic America Chairman Mark Falzone did an interview in St Louis on the September 18 Charlie Brennan show.  His comments start just past the 12:55 minute mark of the podcast.  Insider has printed  some of the questions and Falzone’s answers. Just exactly where does Missouri rank when it comes to billboards. […]