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(By Ronald Robinson) Crazed, snarling terriers chasing passing hubcaps have a better chance of coming away from the exercise without serious injuries than do too many of radio’s yapping apologists.

(By Loyd Ford) While I am not a financial adviser, I do appreciate the people who do the work in our industry and this article is about taking care of your future. No company will do this for you.

(By Laurie Kahn) Forget about only hiring people with media experience and expand your qualifications. Look for people who have the right experience, passion, personality, and skills. Find out what their strengths are and how they can help your bottom line. It’s time to be creative.

(By James Bahm) If your work involves building relationships in order to grow, it is essential that you understand how what it is you do (the products/services you offer, or the reason you want to meet) relates to the person you are reaching out to.  

Stonecom Radio in Cookeville, TN, has unveiled a new, state-of-the-art, 10,000+ square-foot facility that would make even the big boys’ mouths water.

Andrew Marchand of The New York Post raised quite a ruckus at the Entercom sports station when he implied, in an article Thursday, that the station was plotting to move SiriusXM's Adam Schein into Mike Francesa's chair at WFAN. Here's what we found out.

Your sales staff is the "face" of your station. These are the people who meet daily with the decision-makers that provide the cash to keep the lights on. Over the next several days, we'll be featuring a series of of one-on-ones with the best Sales Managers in radio. We tapped a true veteran for this first one.

(By Deborah Parenti) One of the challenges we hear a lot about today — and have heard about for several decades — is getting the next generation interested in and inspired to make radio their career. I have a few suggestions...

Our friends at Westwood One remind us that Michael Savage is celebrating his 25th anniversary in talk radio this Sunday. Westwood will honor Savage’s silver anniversary with a special program airing Monday, March 25. The special will feature clips of highlights from over the years, special call-ins, and surprises.

Midwest Communications is purchasing WNFZ-FM in Knoxville for $2 million. That brings the Midwest cluster to four in Knoxville, and Midwwest is already LMAing the station. John Pirkle is the seller and Michael Bergner brokered the deal.