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Although there have been no press releases, and there probably will not be, it's clear country star Morgan Wallen is being added back to radio stations across the country. Back in February Wallen received close to an industry-wide ban after he was caught on tape using the "N" word.

It appears the Ransomware attack on Cox Media Group, first reported last week, has not yet been rectified. And, the company is not saying a word about it. Even the CMG main website remains down as of Tuesday morning.

The Richmond Resort Casino Evaluation Panel has recommended that the ONE Casino + Resort move forward as the city’s preferred casino gaming operator. The Evaluation Panel’s recommendation is supported by Richmond Mayor Stoney.

The IAB has released its annual Podcast Advertising Revenue Study which projects the industry will see $2 billion in ad revenue by 2023. Eric John, VP for the IAB Media Center & Chris Bruderle, IAB's Senior Director of Research & Analytics joined Radio Ink editor Ed Ryan on Clubhouse Friday to discuss the revenue numbers. LISTEN

Radio Ink Editor Ed Ryan interviews Salem Media Broadcast President David Santrella and Great Lakes Media CEO Tom Langmyer in the Radio Ink Club Room on Clubhouse. They discussed the new Clubhouse app, podcasting, the radio recovery of 2021 and how they are motivating their people. LISTEN HERE

Borrell and Associates has recast its local advertising estimates for 2020 and issued a new forecast for 2021-2025. It’s 2021 forecast is that local businesses will now spend $127.3 billion, up 7.3% from the $118.7 billion spent in 2020. How does this impact radio?

The Dan Bongino Show,  syndicated by Cumulus' Westwood One, will begin airing in the Noon to 3P slot once occupied by Rush Limbaugh on at least 30 Cumulus stations across the country as of May 24th.

An attorney for Dukal Corporation has asked the judge that sentenced Craig Carton to rewrite his restitution order claiming he has not made a single payment toward his $435,000 restitution plan despite now having a lucrative job at WFAN.

Following a two-week suspension for posting vile comments about Rush Limbaugh on social media, Len Nelson says Woodward Communications in Appleton has fired him from his morning show job at WAPL. Nelson's suspension generated a lot of comments from our readers. Would you have fired Nelson?

The suit was filed on March 2. Westwood One claims Local Radio Networks infringed on patent numbers 7,860,448 (Methods and Computer Programs for Localizing Broadcast Content) and 7,412,203 (Systems, Methods and Apparatus for Operating a Broadcast Network).