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(By Bob McCurdy) The following takes Charlie Sislen’s “heavy/light TV viewer” blog from last Monday a step further. There are terrific stories to be discovered using Scarborough and other data sources that not only need to be unmasked but effectively communicated.

Entercom News station KCBS-AM/San Francisco, has been awarded first place in the Best Breaking News or Continuing Coverage (Radio) category for “California on Fire,” a compilation of coverage surrounding the 2018 wildfires in the Golden State.

(By Loyd Ford) There may be nothing more intimidating than helping grow a morning show. But what if I woke up tomorrow and I had to do a morning show? What would I focus on in creating a great morning show? Here we go.

Fred Jacobs was our guest on episode #2 of season #2. Fred talks about how radio is tackling the space, his company's role at Podcast Movement, and where he thinks the podcasting industry is headed. 

Alpha Media's KFOR in Lincoln is 95 years old. To say, over the years, KFOR has served its community quite well, would be a massive understatetment. Last Week in Vegas, Market Manager Julie Gade and her team accepted their fifth NAB Crystal Radio Award for exceptional year-round community service.

And sell more advertising. So the online retail giant has launched a new ad-supported music-streaming service. The free service will be available to customers with Alexa devices who don’t subscribe to Amazon Prime

Illinois State University and Bradley University signed a deal in which WGLT-FM will take over WCBU-FM in Peoria starting June 1. WCBU will continue to run broadcast operations on the Bradley campus and will keep the WCBU call letters and 89.9 FM frequency.

iHeartMedia Pittsburgh has extended its agreement with the Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFL, through the 2023 season. The Steelers Radio Network originates from WDVE-102.5 FM and WBGG-970 AM & 106.3 FM.

(By Editor-in-Chief Ed Ryan) Some of you may know that in 2018 we launched the Podcast Business Journal, a daily online newsletter about the business of podcasting. This week I wrote a column about burnout called "Could Podcasters Deal With The Pressure Of Being A Radio Host?"

South Carolina radio vet Rhonda Rawlings has joined the campaign staff of Democratic presidential hopeful Cory Booker, according to The State. Rawlings is well known in the Greenville area.