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NuVoodoo Media Services is out with new research that suggests radio is losing ground as the biggest source of music discovery among most listeners, the majority of whom discover music through YouTube, with Spotify and Pandora following YouTube’s lead.

The Jammin 101.5 promo van was stolen over the weekend and used by the thieves in a second crime. Not exactly a vehicle you want to be driving around in if you don't want to be seen.

(By Peter Smyth) A PWC study from last year ranked how we use smart speakers. The top response was “ask a question,” followed closely by “listen to a streaming music service." “Listening to radio” was down the list in fifth place with 26% daily usage. As an industry, we need to address this.

Detroit station WJR/NewsTalk 760 AM was honored at the Michigan Association of Broadcasters Broadcast Excellence Awards, winning Station of the Year for the third time in four years.

Back in 1979, in Houston, Tag Borland (pictured) and Scott Hochberg founded audio console manufacturer Logitek. A lot has been achieved in the intervening four decades.

A new fundraising record was set at the Broadcasters Foundation of America’s 2019 Golden Mike Award gala last week, which was attended by over 300 people at the Plaza Hotel in New York City.

It's almost to the point where we can start saying, “as usual Geico has topped the Media Monitors list for the country’s leading radio advertisers last week."

More names have been added to the NAB's Local Radio Freedom Act. Seven Members of the House of Representatives have added their cosponsorship to the resolution opposing any new royalties on radio. The resolution now has 147 cosponsors in the House and 13 in the Senate.

A showcase this Wednesday, March 13, at Austin’s Barracuda club during South by Southwest, will feature up-and-coming artists selected by Milwaukee’s Backline.

Robert Lee's column about the death of AM Radio kept many of you busy Friday. Lee's call for the FCC to move AM signals to the FM band and close off AM Radio for good yielded over 70 reader comments. On Tuesday we'll have audio of Lee responding to some of those comments. In case you missed the column and the comments, CLICK HERE. Also, check out this string about the column on Facebook.