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NASH FM 103.3 (Nashville) is adding Tyler Reese as Assistant Program Director and midday host (10 a.m.-3 p.m.), as well as Kelly Bradshaw-Brock as host for afternoon drive (3 p.m.-7 p.m.).

(by Deborah Parenti) Fall is officially here, and I hope yours is off to a great start. If you are like many, your days are probably consumed right now by strategic planning and budget meetings. Information overload may be settling in about right now.

On Wednesday The Federal Emergency Management Agency and iHeartMedia will host an unveiling of the modernization project of iHeartMedia’s NewsRadio 700 WLW-AM in Cincinnati.

The ratings firm has released its latest "Audio Today" Report which shows radio still reaches more Americans than any other platform. And, Nielsen says, that due to the advance of technology, it's easier to listen to more radio with each passing month.

(By Ronald Robinson) So, what is it, generally, that radio does – internally – while attempting to make a living? We talk at, an audience made up of people we don’t know. As to the very few we might know, we still don’t know if they are listening at any given time.

(By Bob McCurdy) Does someone need to be in our field of vision for us to react to what they’re saying? Is what we hear any less impactful if it is communicated over the phone, over a loudspeaker, around a corner, or from another room? The answer is obviously, no.

(By Jeff McHugh) In sports, films, books, TV shows, and business, audiences love to root for the underdog. Some of our biggest media stars found success by presenting themselves as long-shots. Here’s how presenting yourself as the underdog can be a winning strategy:

Yesterday, we had all the details about the $150 million sale of Triton to Scripps, from the Scripps perspective. They saw Triton as a target and went after it. Today we hear from Neal Schore, who launched the company back in 2006 and grew it into an international success, with a huge client base, in a space where others appear afraid to go.

Lisa Decker has been a manager for 31 of her 37 years in radio, the last two with Alpha Media in Portland, OR. This week she will appear in Radio Ink Magazine with 29 others who were chosen as Radio's Best Managers for 2018. Here is our extended interview with Lisa Decker.

(by Renee Cassis) As podcasting attracts more advertising dollars, everyone in the space is trying to pinpoit exactly where opportunities for growth are the greatest. A panel of podcast executives discussed their views on the topic at the NAB Show New York, Thursday afternoon.