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With the appointment of Jessica Rosenworcel as permanent chair at The FCC - and Gigi Sohn to fill the open seat - the FCC is finally back to a full compliment of Commissioners. We reached out to several radio executives and asked them what they believe the setup under Rosenworcel means for industry.

Following her Tuesday nomination by President Joe Biden, Jessica Rosenworcel said she was deeply humbled to be designated as Chair of the Federal Communications Commission. "It's an honor to work with my colleagues on the Commission and the agency’s talented staff."

Several affiliates have told Radio Ink that Westwood One has put The Dan Bongino Show into "best of" mode for the remainder of the week. His program was not on the radio yesterday. Bongino has been ranting about Cumulus' vaccine mandate. Here's what Bongino said on episode #1634 of his podcast.

All are internal promotions and nobody has left the company. President Darrell Brown says the new structure will position Bonneville to support its existing business and develop in many new areas of opportunity. Here are the changes...

New data shows African Americans spend more time consuming media than any other group, yet there continues to be a lack of representation of the collective Black community. Nielsen's 2021 African American Consumer Report explores the influence of Black Culture on content and media trends.

TeshMedia has signed a multi-year extension with Compass Media Networks to continue in its role as the exclusive advertising sales rep for its portfolio of radio assets. Tesh said Compass does an incredible job for his company.

The Black Information Network plans to expand local news coverage in all 32 affiliate markets beginning January 2022. The planed expansion has resulted in the promotion of Tanita Myers, Chris Thompson and Lauren Crawford.

Regional Radio Group, based in Glens Falls, NY, is kicking off its 22nd Annual Adopt-A-Child Program. Starting November 1st stations; 98.5 WCKM, Hits 95.9 and The Legend 93.1/1450, will share stories of local children in need.

That's the topic for a very important panel at Forecast 2022, November 16th in New York City. What are the discussions being overheard now in broadcast circles? Will radio benefit at all? Or is this a bigger factor for TV?

On Monday we reported on U.S. Representative Ted Deutch's appearance before the House Judiciary Committee to push the American Music Fairness Act which would require radio stations to pay artists to air their music. He's now going after the streaming companies.