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A limited number of individual tickets are still available for the 2019 Country Radio Hall of Fame Induction Dinner and Awards ceremony. The event is next Wednesday at the Nashville Marriott at Vanderbilt University.

Radio's best friend Art Vuolo has put together a 95.5 minute video for fans of WPLJ. The video includes video from the farewell gathering at The Cutting Room in Manhattan, TV Spots, and comments from many who worked at the station. For more information, contact Art by e-mail at [email protected].

This is Big News people! REALLY BIG NEWS! Radio Ink has secured Bob Liodice, CEO of the Association of National Advertisers as co-chair of Forecast 2020. Lodice joins Cumulus CEO Mary Berner. Forecast 2020 is November 19 in New York City. Reserve your seat HERE and now. 

Nielsen executives must be walking around HQ with big smiles on their faces after signing radio's largest company to a new deal. iHeartMedia has agreed to support Nielsen Media Impact and Continuous Diary Measurement in Nielsen Audio’s four book markets.

ESPN is shutting down ESPN Deportes radio on September 8. Ten full-time and 25 part-time employees will be let go. ESPN will close Deportes Radio’s Coral Gables, FL, offices. Some of its New York-based sales employees also will be affected. Deportes launched on October 5, 2005. The format was on 44 affiliate stations.

WTOP/Washington, DC, took home 14 Chesapeake Associated Press Broadcasters Association Awards over the weekend, including Outstanding News Operation and Best Website for WTOP.com.

The Radio Television Digital News Association has announced the 2019 recipients of the Kaleidoscope Awards, which honor news organizations demonstrating a commitment to covering the diversity of the communities they serve.

On Podcasting For Radio Dummies this past Friday, WTOP reporters Megan Cloherty and Jack Moore join Editor-in-Chief Ed Ryan to discuss their upcoming podcast 22 Hours - An American Nightmare. Listen to our interview HERE

Beasley is filling in its Detroit cluster by picking up WDMK-FM and three translators from Urban One for $13.5 million. The company already has three stations in the market (WRIF-FM, WMGC-FM and WCSX-FM)

It took a lot of government time and resources, however it looks as if at least one pirate who repeatedly broke the law has agreed to stop broadcasting.