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The annual examination of everything tech will take place Thursday at 2PM Eastern. Jacobs  Media says over 42,000 listeners from 470 radio stations participated in the survey this year.

(By Rick Fink) I was on a sales call recently with a new sales rep. The call was a follow-up on an insurance agency and the goal was to close the deal on a summer package that he presented two weeks prior.

WIL St. Louis host Mason Schreader got a tattoo of the radio station he worked for one week before he was fired. Schreader hosted mornings on the “Mason & Remy Show” with Zachary Hoesly. He posted this picture to Twitter with the comment: “Hahahahahhahhahahhahahha I just got fired.

(By Ken Benson) The Dallas-Fort Worth radio market has been the home to some of radio’s all-time greats, including Steve Harvey, Tom Joyner, Kidd Kraddick, and the legendary Ron Chapman. So, what made Chapman so great and why did he leave such an indelible mark on Dallas radio listeners?

The 90.5 WESA newsroom is the recipient of eight first place Keystone Media Awards. The awards for the Pittsburgh NPR station were presented by the Pennsylvania News Media Association.

The Link has flipped to WLNX MIX 107.9. Radio One has acquired the station from Audacy and flipped the format to music from the '90s, 2000s and Today'.

(By Loyd Ford) Today is your only opportunity. There is a difference between being ‘on the air’ (this is a status update) and making authentic local impact.

(By Mike McVay) “Words are like bullets. You can’t take them back.” That’s a quote that’s attributed to a number of brilliant authors, business leaders and politicians. I don’t know who first said it to me, but it was said in regard to what’s said on-the-air.

(By Charlie Sislen) Agencies frequently control a great deal of a sales person’s success or failure. These transactional dollars can make or break your month, quarter, and most importantly your year. While agencies may wield some of this power, they are not invincible.  

Telecom lawyer Gregg Skall will be featured in the next Independent Broadcasters Association webinar program. The FCC EEO Rules and How to Survive Them is set for Thursday.