PPL and PRS Licence Fees. PPL (Phonographic Performance Ltd) and PRS for Music (Performing Rights Society) are two separate independent not for profit companies. Both organisations license the use of music and collect royalties for the music industry, but each represents different rights-holders and has separate licences, terms and conditions.
J.J. Hoover isn't pitching well this year. Superfan Mr. Satin says Hoover might be better off tearing tickets at the gate. Mike Canan thinks Hoover's issues are all mental. Watch the Fifth Mascot crew discuss Hoover in the player above. The Fifth Mascot is a series featuring Cincinnati Reds beat reporter John Fay.
The Self-Made Man. Orphaned at an early age, Hoover had made a success out of himself - according to his pre-Depression legend and hype - by dent of his own hard work. Working his way through Stanford University to a degree in mining engineering, he went on to found his own business and became a multimillionaire.