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Nielsen says the integrity of its data is one of its top priorities, and during an internal data review the company discovered that a media-affiliated household had participated in the PPM panel starting Week 2 of the March 2018 report month in the New York and Nassau-Suffolk metros. It appears someone from WNEW-FM is the culprit.

The Georgia Association of Broadcasters has released details for its 2018 Beasley Media Group Radio Talent Institute. The nine-day event is Monday, May 7 through Wednesday, May 16 at the University of Georgia Grady College in Athens.

In this latest Hispanic Radio Podcast from Streamline Publishing's Radio + Television Business Report and Radio Ink, multicultural advertising expert Liz Castells, President of Infusion by Castells, explains why radio remains a vital part of the mix for her clients and others actively seeking to build sales and seek long-term revenue growth.

WTOP/Washington, DC, has been honored with nine Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards by the Radio Television Digital News Association. The WTOP news team was recognized in the Overall Excellence category for the seventh time in the past nine years.

WTMJ won five Murrow Awards from the RTDNA.  The awards were given in categories ranging from Breaking News Coverage to Excellence in writing to Excellence in Video.

The Arizona station has been honored with three 2018 Edward R. Murrow Awards, including the coveted Overall Excellence award. In addition, KTAR News also received awards for Breaking News Coverage and Sports Reporting.

That's the question we put to the best program directors in the country. There's no denying that Pandora and Spotify have listeners. Is that at the expense of radio -- or is it in addition to radio? Over the next several days you'll get a taste of what radio's top programmers believe about these digital competitors. Here's our first sample.

It's day two of our special feature with some of the best program directors in the country. There’s no denying that Pandora and Spotify have listeners. Is that at the expense of radio — or is it in addition to radio? Over the next several days you’ll get a taste of what radio’s top programmers believe about these digital competitors. Here’s our second sample...

That's what New York Public Radio is saying about the results of an outside investigation into inappropriate workplace behavior by several employees. The report did show that some employees were far from perfect, engaging in "bullying and offensive behavior toward colleagues and guests."

Four months after leaving the station, which was preceded by a long farewell tour, Mike Francesa appears to be headed back to work at WFAN in New York City. The New York newspapers are reporting that Francesa will take over the 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. slot reducing the amount of airtime for his replacements, Chris Carlin, Maggie Gray and Bart Scott.