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NJ.com has a very nice profile piece on WSOU in New Jersey. The station was awarded a Marconi award last month in Nashville. It's run by GM Mark Maben who tells the paper, the win was a reward for the university's philosophy, which is that the station needs to be entirely operated by students.

James Briggs of The Indianapolis Star writes that even though some investors were trying to sabatoge Jeff Smulyan's attempt to take the company private, they are happy he's still the person leading the company. And, at least one investor believes NextRadio is the technology that will change radio.

iHeart's V103 in Chicago made the announcement over the weekend that Herb Kent died Saturday night. "No words can express our great sense of loss. Herb was an iconic talent, who for nearly 70 years entertained millions of listeners in Chicagoland and around the world."

The former Boston Red Sox pitcher will be heard weekdays from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Eastern at the Conservative website starting today.

(By Roy Williams) The biggest mistake made by modern media buyers is that they pay too much of a premium for targeting. We live in an age that worships data, but what I’m about to tell you is the truth nonetheless.

(By Bob McCurdy) This past week, we met with one of the largest tier-3 auto agencies in the country. In preparation for the meeting, we dug into Nielsen’s Commspoint channel planning data to highlight radio’s role and importance to local auto dealerships in South Florida.

Hubbard COO Drew Horowitz is on the cover of the next issue of Radio Ink magazine, which is set to start mailing to your radio station today. Horowitz started as AE in radio. Today he's one of the industry's most respected executives. His journey to the top is a must-read for every aspiring manager. Also in that issue will be our annual list of Radio's Best Managers. To subscribe to Radio Ink in time to receive this issue delivered to your digital device GO HERE.

John Caracciolo is the President and CEO of JVC Broadcasting, a company he formed back in 2009. Caracciolo has stations on Long Island and in Florida, with an eye toward more growth. The JVC radio execution philosophy is to "broadcast, and present with the mindset that if we under-promise and over-deliver, have integrity in all of our relationships, and create an atmosphere of high energy fun and excitement, our results will be exceptional for our clients, listeners, and our families."

There's been a lot of publicity recently about copyright lawsuits being filed against broadcasters for alleged illegal use of pictures that are being lifted from the Internet without permission. Broadcast attorney David Oxenford, in his latest blog, offers up a few reminders about what you should do if you plan to use photographs on your website.