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WNCY/Green Bay and Appleton-Oshkosh, WI (Y100) held its 4th annual Bra Country Concert Tuesday night in Green Bay to benefit the Breast Cancer Family Foundation. The sold-out show starred Russell Dickerson and Seth Ennis.

Glendale, CA-based imaging company Benztown has been honored with the city's Best Workplace Culture Award. ave "Chachi" Denes, Benztown President, accepted the award on behalf of Benztown at the ceremonies held at The Green at the Americana at Brand in Glendale.

At Forecast 2019, we’ve gathered a unique panel of successful radio entrepreneurs — broadcasters who found their niche and then grew their footprint and reach — to discuss “Why Smaller Can Be Better — and More Profitable.” They'll be addressing issues you'll want the answers to.

The Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau of the FCC has activated the Disaster Information Reporting System as Hurricane Michael bears down on the Florida panhandle. DIRS is a voluntary, web-based system that communications providers can use to report communications infrastructure status and situational awareness information during times of crisis.

Another dangerous hurricane is about to crash into Florida's Gulf Coast. Hurricane Michael is expected to slam Florida's panhandle Wednesday and is now a powerful Category 4 storm. We reached out to both iHeartMedia and Cumulus who have clusters of stations along the panhandle to see how both companies were preparing.

Perhaps seeing enough of the battling between the press, the President, and Congress, NAB CEO Gordon Smith has voiced his opinion about a free press in an op-ed piece in Broadcasting & Cable. Smith, a former Senator from Oregon, has a unique perspective on the topic, having been frustrated by the media when in public life.

October 12 is a big day for ESPN1000 Chicago as the station celebrates its 20th anniversary. Actually, they're calling it “Fanniversary” -- an event for listeners at Austin’s Fuel Room in Libertyville, IL, where ESPN1000 will be broadcasting the entire day.

The team at WTOP in Washington, DC, say FederalNewsRadio.com and 1500 AM has changed its name to Federal News Network, a move aimed at highlighting its many distribution platforms and channels, including on-air, online, podcasts, video, and more.

iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Tour 2018 will stop in Dallas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Minneapolis, Boston, Philadelphia, New York, Washington, DC, Chicago, Atlanta, Tampa, and Miami/Ft. Lauderdale. Pre-sale tickets go on sale TODAY. Here’s everything you need to know…

Roger Coryell is the Managing Partner at Brandhound Destination Marketing in Sonoma County. His Radio Ink column Tuesday resulted in a lot of feedback from our readers. Whether you like what he said or hate what he said, Coryell seems to have struck a nerve. Here's his column again and all of your comments...