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The client was the Southeast Michigan Ford Dealers Association which piloted a campaign on the smart speaker. When Detroit listeners asked their smart speaker to play one of Cumulus' local radio stations, a 15-second pre-roll ad ran before the station began.

Babbel remains at the top of the Media Monitors list of national advertisers. Babbel aired 67,652 commercials on radio stations all across the country to remain in the top spot.

CBS News Radio will have extensive coverage of Wednesday's inaugural ceremonies and other events surrounding the occasion. The network will offer long form anchored coverage, short form special reports, and LIVE feeds of events throughout Washington, DC, along with expanded reporters’ packages, analysts,and sound bites for stations.

Yesterday we published an opinion piece from Hubbard Radio CEO Ginny Morris, who shared her thoughts on the First Amendment, which has been discussed quite a bit lately in heated political debates. Today we're publishing the column again which includes very passionate comments from our readers.

Entercom has signed a new multiyear contract extensions with Mercedes Martinez and JC Fernandez who host mornings on Mix 94.1 (KMXB-FM) in Las Vegas. The length of the new deal was not made public.

As part of this years virtual CRS organizers are looking for videos of participants memories from past events. Throwback Thursday Virtual Hang is set for February 18.

AdLarge Media has revamped A-List Comedy prep service as Mr. Laughs. Mr. Laughs is one of the Good Parts Media suite of show prep services from AdLarge.

REC Networks, musicFIRST Coalition and Future of Music Coalition have filed a joint reply to the FCC's 2020 Report and Order to eliminate radio's programming duplication rule. The three organizations took issue mainly with the NAB.

The RTDNA is accepting entries for the 2021 Edward R Murrow awards until February 18th. The awards honor outstanding achievements in broadcast and digital journalism. Podcasts are also eligible to enter. Get all the details on the awards HERE.

There have been press reports that possible inauguration disrupters have moved off social media platforms and onto amateur radio services to discuss their plans. The FCC’s Enforcement Bureau has a warning for those using the equipment to conduct criminal activity.