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(By Mike McVay) The world is starting to open its doors, and the humans who ride on her back are peeking through the slightly ajar opening, preparing to head back to what we all hope will eventually be the lives we knew pre-pandemic. Perhaps the world will be even better. Different, yes. Possibly better.

Radio Ink Radio Ink Editor-in-Chief Ed Ryan interviewed Premiere syndicated mornings show hosts Johnjay & Rich in The Radio Ink Clubhouse. The duo is celebrating 20 years on the air.

Hubbard Radio’s KSTP-FM (KS95) Minneapolis/St. Paul, has announced that M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Masonic Children’s Hospital will join Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare as a recipient of KS95’s annual KS95 for Kids fundraiser.

Whether you call them Program Directors or Brand Managers, they are the reason your radio station sounds spectacular. They work with your on-air team to produce great ratings that help your sellers bring in the highest rates possible. The deadline to nominate your PD for our Best Program Directors in America list is tody at 5PM Eastern. Nominate HERE.

(By Charlie Sislen) A year ago, our lives were changing. Everyone was still trying to determine how COVID was going to affect them and for how long their market would be shut down. What a difference a year makes.

Coleman Insights released data from its third annual Contemporary Music SuperStudy, which examined the appetites for contemporary music among 1,000 12-54 year-olds across the U.S. and Canada. And as the classic Led Zeppelin tune goes The Song Remains The Same.

The Markley, van Camp and Robbins Show will now air in the spot previously occupied by The Rush Limbaugh Show on WMBD(AM/FM) in Central Illinois. The station is owned by Duke Wright's Midwest Communications. The show is syndicated by Compass Media.

The Colorado Broadcasters Association was forced to cancel the Awards of Excellence Gala, so the awards were presented in a virtual reveal. This year, the CBA received 494 entries in radio.

Country Radio Broadcasters will present the next installment of CRS360 on April 28. Talk Data To Me Too will examine how data can be leveraged to understand Country consumers and their engagement with new music.

iHeartMedia is marking the one year anniversary of iHeartRadioEarth. New sustainability initiatives are underway in partnership with National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF), Big Green, The Ad Council, U.S. Forest Service and others.