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The National Association of Broadcasters has announced the 10 winners of the 34th annual NAB Crystal Radio Awards. The city of Salt Lake will take home two this year.

(By Franklin Raff) Legendary talk-show host G. Gordon Liddy died recently at age 90. Remembered by some for his often misunderstood role in the Watergate affair, he lived a remarkable life, much of it shrouded forever in secrecy.

The IBA, in partnership with Benztown, McVay Media and Vipology, is hosting the one-day Radio Cares event for Feeding America. Last year 3,400 stations helped raise enough money for 5 million meals. All the money raised goes directly to “Feeding America.” 

The Washington Examiner is reporting that after repeated violations of YouTube's "presidential election integrity policy," YouTube removed the channel for a radio show hosted by Sebastian Gorka.

(By Rick Fink) When you were growing up, you may have heard the expression, “Some things are just better left unsaid”. It was another way of saying hold your tongue because if you say it out loud, it could land you in trouble, or it may cause unpleasantness.

This Saturday, radio stations will celebrate the format of vinyl records by going vinyl-only during Vinylthon 2021. The event is organized by the non-profit College Radio Foundation and open to all radio stations.

KRCC-FM is helping Colorado Springs celebrate its 150th anniversary. The southern Colorado NPR station is also celebrating 70 years on the air this year.

David Santrella is the President of Broadcast Media for the Salem Media Group. In the April issue of Radio Ink, featuring radio's Top 20 leaders, Santrella told us his team would describe him as a “warrior.” So where did this warrior rank on our list? Let's find out.

That's what Cumulus Chief Insights Officer Pierre Bouvard addresses in his latest blog post. Bouvard reels off 8 perceptions about radio and answers each one of them with the truth about radio. It's a list worth using on the street when selling radio and facing similar objections. Read it HERE.

Seton Hall University’s WSOU 89.5 FM will welcome three new alumni into its Hall of Fame. Dave Packer ’88, Cristina Del Giorno ’88 and Victoria Haffner ’13 will be Hall of Fame honorees.