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After missing the top spot on the Media Monitors list last week by less than 10 spots; Lowe's now sits at number one. Progressive was knocked down to number two.

(By John Morris) As Radio Ink focused a recent issue on 30 And Under Superstars, I have the privilege to see the best in radio age 22 and under. My role as president of College Broadcasters Inc. (CBI) allows me to see, talk to, and hear from college media students across the nation.

The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation has further extended the call for entries for the 49th Annual Gracie Awards. Co-chairing the 2024 Gracies are The Weiss Agency EVP Heather Cohen, Hallmark Media CCO Annie Howell, and McVay Media President Mike McVay.

On Monday, Marketron unveiled The Ultimate Guide to Digital Sales Compensation for Media Companies, a new resource aimed at assisting media companies in optimizing digital sales compensation strategies.

On Thursday, the staff at Minnesota Public Radio in St. Paul, Minn., voted to join SAG-AFTRA, with 39 voting yes for SAG-AFTRA representation, 17 voting no and 18 challenges. The result means staff will join the union. The new bargaining unit will cover the employees who create content for MPR News, American Radio Works, and the newly formed Investigative Unit. The election allows them to move forward to negotiate a first contract.

Colorado Broadcasters Association President Justin Sasso has written a letter to FCC Chairman Ajit Pai asking the FCC to reconsider raising its regulatory fees in 2020. Sasso says the coronavirus situation has caused serious hardships at radio stations around the country and raising fees at this time would make things even worse.

Univision San Antonio has debuted Vibe 107.5 KVBH which will feature Pop, Hip Hop, and R&B artists from the 1980s and early 2000s. As part of the reprogramming, legendary station KXTN Tejano & Proud will simulcast on 107.5-FM HD2, and 1350-AM.

In the competitive landscape of advertising, digital audio is emerging as a powerful contender, but a new study by SiriusXM finds that while consumers dedicate 31% of their time to audio content, advertisers only allocate 9% of their budgets to it.

Our thanks to Tommy Tatum, Larry Fuss, and the team at the Delta Radio Group in Greenville, MS, for introducing us to the owners of The Vapor Shak. The Vapor Shak is owned by Michael and Frankie Street in Greenville and they are becoming a wildly successful business in that town....thanks to radio. Our weekly success stories are sponsored by Sun & Fun Media.

Joseph Abboud has been designing and creating styles and trends in fashion for men for three decades. Abboud, who was a frequent guest on Imus in the Morning, is now a regular on Imus successor Bernie and Sid in the Morning on Cumulus’s WABC/New York. Our weekly advertiser success stories are sponsored by  SPECbyte.com.