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Broadcast Interview Source was started in 1984 by Mitchell P. Davis, a recent Georgetown University graduate.
1984 First edition of the Yearbook published; 750 copies of a 64 page booklet mailed to talk radio shows. Talk Show Yearbook first published with contact information for the nation's talk shows.
1985 The 2nd edition of the Yearbook published with 20 paid listings from the Advertising Council. The Associated Press requests 1,000 copies.
1986 The New York Times dubs the Yearbook "Dial-An-Expert."
1987 Copies purchased by more than 90 percent of the leading news talk radio stations, "60 Minutes` " and "Donahue."
1988 Media circulation grows to 4,000 copies. The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post publish reviews. AP calls it "An Encyclopedia of Sources."
1989 Power Media Yearbook of top print journalists becomes another Broadcast Interview Source publication.
1992 Yearbook circulation grows to 12,000 copies.
1994 Clinton White House, IRS and CIA place listings. 100,000 total copies in print.
1995 The Yearbook featured in Newsweek and The New York Times Magazine. 9,000 print copies requested by journalists.
1996 Yearbook.com goes online and serves as the interactive companion to the printed Yearbook.
1997 Daybook.com becomes an online calendar of the day's events.
1999 Free Library, BIS Publishing now has 5 titles in print:
Yearbook of Experts (Annual)
Power Media Yearbook (Annual)
Talk Show Yearbook (Annual)
Baseball Goes to War (History)
Family Words (Humor)
2001 NewsReleaseWire.com debuts, offers a secure way to release news.
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