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The Team 980/WTEM in Washington, D.C., is the latest addition to the 24/7 sports network’s roster of more than 400 affiliates.

Seattle-Tacoma, WA, station 88.5 KNKX has won three first-place Northwest Excellence in Journalism Awards, presented by the Society of Professional Journalists Western Washington.

While the entire United States was celebrating the long 4th of July weekend, the state of California was rocking....literally. Big earthquakes followed by hundreds of aftershocks shook the state. KFI Program Director Robin Bertolucci tells Radio Ink KFI was on the air live when the studio in Burbank started shaking.

That's according to Ben Downs of Bryan Broadcasting. Downs was interviewed by KBTX-TV Texas about his recent election into the Texas Radio Hall of Fame and the future of radio.

(By WHIO Dayton Host Todd Hollst) This past Memorial Day, the city of Dayton, my hometown, and a number of cities in our Metro, were ravaged by fifteen tornadoes, ranging in strength from an EF-0, to an EF-4. If you don’t know, EF-5 is the top of the scale.

University President, Dr Bashar Hanna, will welcome 25 students from seven universities today at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, for the 10-day Confer Radio Talent Institute.

(By Randy Lane) Nothing can cap the growth of a radio show or podcast more than a lack of conflict and contrast. In order for your listeners to remain engaged, they need to feel compelled to take a stand, join a side, or hope for a resolution.

(By Bob McCurdy) No matter where we are in our careers today, there are a few decisions that we can make immediately, that if positively acted upon, could greatly impact it moving forward.

(By Rick Fink) If you ask a retail business owner today who their biggest competitor is you are likely to hear them say, Amazon! While that may not be true for all retailers, the fact is Amazon’s cut into the retail pie has hurt many local retail business owners and ultimately hurt many local towns, communities, and cities.

(By Charlie Sislen) To most veteran radio advertisers, weekends are perceived as a bonus. Worse, a throw-in that helps to bring in the primetime cost per point. This creates the perception that weekends have no value. Nothing could be further from the truth.