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In the end the listener-supported left leaning station just could not sustain itself. WBAI is owned by Pacifica Foundation which has been plagued by financial troubles for years. The entire WBAI staff has been fired.

Tim Gratzer has 24 years of experience in the radio industry. He’s a great mentor for his AEs, according to Cumulus Market Manager Alex Cadelago, because he's equally vested in their personal growth as he is their financial success.

Today, more than ever, consumers expect brands to contribute to their well-being and quality of life as well. That’s especially true of millennials: 71 percent say they prefer brands that drive social and environmental change. Addressing this Bob Liodice, CEO of the Association of National Advertisers and co-chair of Forecast 2020, will give a presentation called "Being a Force for Good to Drive Growth."

The FCC has notified Lake Worth, FL, resident Charles Goodwin that he was operating his low-power transmitter on 88.7 at levels above the legal limit.

Broker Kalil & Company fills us in on this latest deal involving the sale of 8 Northern Michigan stations from Sovereign Communications to AMC Partners Escanaba. The stations are in Iron Mountain-Escanaba and the Marquette regions of Northern Michigan.

GEICO was the number one advertiser on radio nationwide again last week, according to the Media Monitors chart. And it got there with a relatively modest 32,868 spots. But three big movers stole the show.

Country Radio Broadcasters will provide scholarship winners with travel, accommodations, and complimentary registration to attend Country Radio Seminar 2020, set for Feb. 19-21, 2020. The deadline is the end of the day on Oct. 31, 2019.

The all-Sports station has signed a multi-year agreement making San Francisco-based KNBR 1050/KTCT-AM the new radio flagship of USF Dons Men’s Basketball.

Sixteen teenagers ages 15-18, from across the Puget Sound, spent their summer in Seattle at KUOW’s RadioActive program where they learned about radio journalism and produced compelling, personal stories about their communities.

Following up on Radio Ink's recent sales salary survey with Media Staffing Network, our friends at Nielsen have developed a fabulous looking 14-page brochure for stations called "Why Choose a Career in Radio Sales."