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KELB-FM owner Barry McCall died last week after falling from the station tower he was working on. McCall was 62. KELB is located in Lake Charles, LA.

Taja Graham, VP Sales for the four Emmis stations in Indianapolis and a 66-station statewide news network, expects a lot from her 14-person salesforce. Direct sales and digital sales experience rank high on her list of the type of experience she looks for. She finds sales talent in variety of places.

Yesterday, we focused on the legality of running marijuana ads. Today it's CBD Oils. So, what are CBD Oils and can you run ads to promote the sale of them? That question was answered by Broadcast Attorney Frank Montero at the Radio Ink Hispanic Radio Conference in Miami this week.

You read that right. Bubba The Love Sponge has an op-ed piece in The Wall Street Journal. Fox News host Tucker Carlson has been taking heat from Media Matters after the liberal organization dug up some old tapes of Carlson when he was a regular guest on Bubba's radio show.

1700 The Champ (KBGG-AM) is the new radio home of Minnesota Twins baseball in Des Moines, IA. Broadcasting begins with two pre-season games on March 24 and March 26, and the season opener on March 28. 

Entercom's WJFK-FM "The Fan" in Washington, DC, will remain the flagship home of the NHL's Washington Capitals, carrying all Caps games plus pre- and postgame shows, as the company and the club agree to extend their partnership.

Country Radio Broadcasters has opened applications from industry members who want to be considered for the 2019-2020 Country Radio Seminar Agenda Committee. The deadline is Friday, March 29, 2019.

Baltimore’s Mix 106.5 (WWMX-FM) has set a new record with its 30th Annual Radiothon, raising over $1.3 million to benefit Johns Hopkins Children’s Center.

Another radio station has come through for folks who've been hit by disaster; in this case, the recent tornadoes in Alabama. Country station 95.3 (WFFN/Tuscaloosa, AL) is the helping hand this time around.

Omaha, NE, New Country station KAT 103.7 held its 17th annual Canfest acoustic benefit concert, March 13, raising over $15,000 from ticket proceeds and six 50-gallon barrels of non-perishable food.