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Shannon Knoepke is the Market Manager for Entercom in Minneapolis. She's been in radio for 21 years, 17 of those as a manager. One of Shannon's employees told Radio Ink how Shannon brought the Minneapolis cluster through the CBS merger could be reason enough to nominate her for one of radio's best managers, but it is one of many.

The Company has signed a new employment agreement with Bob Philips which has him continuing as Chief Revenue Officer and Regional President through December 31, 2020. His salary will be...

MusicWatch provides marketing research and industry analysis to the music and entertainment industry. Russ Crupnick is Managing Partner at the company. Russ shared details from a recent MusicWatch online study that included 2,500 music listeners, 13 and older, who listened to radio, satellite radio, and streaming services. Here's what Russ had to say about his findings...

Beasley’s 94.7 WCSX-FM (Detroit) and the City of Allen Park will officially unveil Bob Seger Boulevard at 6 p.m. on Friday, October 19. The Big Jim’s House Morning Show has been on a six-month mission to honor the Detroit rock legend and native with a street named after him.

(By Deborah Parenti) As I sit here pondering a blank page, trying to decide what to write about this month, I am struck by the similarities between a blank page and a manager’s first day in the office. In both cases, there is always that first seed of doubt. Can I do this? Am I ready and able to keep this ship on course and bring it into harbor?

(By Rick Fink) Don’t expect handouts, and get your butts and brains to work on time — and that goes for baby boomers, Gen X, Gen Y, and anyone else who wants to be successful!

Interested parties can submit nominations for the Country Hall of Fame at www.countryradioseminar.com/awards. The 2019 Hall of Fame inductees will be revealed at Country Radio Seminar’s 50th Anniversary event which will take place Feb. 13-15, 2019 at the Omni Hotel in downtown Nashville.

(By Bob McCurdy) One of our markets has been working hard with an exclusive TV advertiser (a well-known law firm) to convince them that a mix of media would deliver a greater bang for their ad dollar, in general, but also due to the sheer magnitude of their TV GRP weight.

(By Lisa Thal) If there is one communication skill you should master, it is listening. Actively listening can be the key to opening more sales and providing better customer satisfaction. It can also build better relationships with your co-workers.

(By Gary Berkowitz) There are many lessons diary markets can learn from PPM markets, which measure actual listening versus perceived (diary) listening. With that in mind, please consider these key points that, if implemented properly, could be the key to higher ratings this fall.