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Greek yogurt company Chobani has filed a lawsuit against Jones, accusing him of publishing false information about the company. According to Bloomberg, Chobani says Jones posted fabricated stories linking the Yogurt company's owner Hamdi Ulukaya and Chobani to a sexual assault case involving refugee children.

What do students want to know about careers in broadcasting? We have a little clearer vision of what moves millennials and GenZ seeking careers in radio and television, thanks to a Broadcast Education Association session held Monday afternoon alongside the 2017 NAB Show in Las Vegas.

The reason for the apology was for putting callers on the air who were telling Polish jokes during Dyngus Day, which is very popular in Buffalo. The Dyngus Day website says it's an annual event in Buffalo, "is to celebrate spring, show Polish pride, flirt with pussy willows and listen to the best polka bands in the nation."

The HANK-FM Indianapolis afternoon host is calling it quits after over 40 years on the air. HANK-FM PD Fritz Moser tells Radio Ink there is no replacement for a guy like JD. "He’s one of the few people you meet in life and you’re an instant friend." Here's our extended interview with the radio vet who's stepping away from the mic soon.

By running 25,806 commercials on radio stations all across the country, Mattress Firm was radio's sixth-largest advertiser last week according to Media Monitors. GEICO moved back to number one with 42,580 spots aired. The Home Depot (38,316), Lowe's (35,043), Boost Mobile (28,563), and McDonald's (27,006) round out the top five.

The changes at AdLarge's digital division include new positions and more responsibility for four people. AdLarge Co-CEO Gary Schonfeld said, “We have been in the digital audio space since we launched in 2011. This is a logical evolution in building out and strengthening AdLarge’s digital audio business." Here are the changes...

Between Saturday, April 23 and Saturday, April 29, the network is airing a roundup of Donald Trump’s first 100 days as president, which ticked over April 20. In addition to blanket coverage on its major TV news shows and ABC News Digital, ABC News Radio will run a one-hour special titled, The 100 with Brad Mielke.

Cities 97 (KTCZ-FM, Twin Cities) recently raised nearly $530,000 through its 28th annual Cities 97 Sampler CD. For every CD sold, $1 was donated to the Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota. The remaining proceeds benefited 97 local Minnesota charities. This year, the CD featured performances recorded live in Cities 97’s Studio C by 20 artists

Reuters is reporting that a group of iHeartMedia lenders has signed a cooperation agreement to oppose the debt overhaul the company has been working on for months.

The big NAB Show is now underway in Las Vegas and in case you decide to stay home and make more sales calls rather than roam the streets of Sin City you can catch a number of the sessions on your digital devices this year. Here's a complete listing of the panels and speakers the NAB will be streaming, including FCC Chairman Ajit Pai's keynote on Tuesday afternoon.