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(By Loyd Ford) Being a great morning show host is not easy. It takes work to be excellent. It's challenging to push out a killer morning show every day. Here are 7 ideas to help you achieve morning show greatness.

(By Bob McCurdy) There is a price to pay for compounding professional knowledge and it’s paid in a currency not built upon the gold standard, but on focus and discipline.

The Hispanic Radio Conference brings Hispanic radio leaders together to debate, discuss, and determine their future. To examine the challenges and review the opportunities facing their segment of the industry and the industry at large. Which in itself makes this a vitally important event.

That's what the Saga Communications Board of Directors must have been thinking when they extended the term of CEO Ed Christian's contract from 2021 to 2025. Christian has been the CEO of the company since is launched over 30 years ago. Saga went public in 1992.

Prosecutors in New York say strip club operator Michael Wright helped former WFAN morning show co-host Craig Carton steal $2 million. They recommend Wright spend between 21 and 27 months in prison for his role in the Ponzi scheme.

Radio never really gets a mention during Nielsen earnings calls and maybe that's a good thing. As the company continues to look for a buyer, the ratings firm reported another bad revenue quarter with Q4 2018 revenue down nearly 6% to $1.66 billion.

(By John Garziglia) Finally, the FCC has published in the Federal Register the FCC’s Quadrennial Review Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. This sets the comment and reply comment dates, comments being due April 29th and and reply comments due May 29th.

As the Department of Justice examines the ASCAP and BMI consent decrees, BMI CEO Mike O'Neill and ASCAP CEO Elizabeth Mathews have penned a joint letter that was distributed to the media, Thursday. They say modifying or sunsetting the decrees would have far-reaching implications.

Broadcast Attorney John Garziglia's number one issue from his November 23, 2017 Radio Ink column entitled “10 Radio Legal/Regulatory Issues for the Next 10 Years” was “Music Rights Issues." In light of the BMI/ASCAP Joint letter distributed Thursday, we reached out to John to get his perspective on how this issue impacts you and your radio station.

According to new research from BIA, most local advertisers will maintain their advertising spending levels in 2019. Mobile and social advertising are the two areas where advertisers indicate a willingness to increase ad spend in 2019.