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(By Buzz Knight) I want to give a shout-out to talent coach extraordinaire Steve Reynolds for his motivation fo this column after he read comments by Drew Horowitz and I on bringing etiquette back.

In April Forcht Broadcasting Kentucky radio stations WSIP 98.9 FM New Country (Paintsville, KY) and WAIN 93.5 FM Hot Country (Columbia, KY) hosted their annual St. Jude Radiothons to raise money for the kids of the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

(By Loyd Ford) We all have it: That little voice that tells you that wasn’t good enough. Do you hear it?

Drew Lane is living proof that if you develop a radio audience, if you're willing to invest in yourself, and if you work hard, YOU CAN MAKE REAL MONEY PODCASTING.

(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.