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According to Spanish Broadcasting System, Nielsen notified the company earlier this week that big changes were being made regarding the weighting of Hispanic listeners in the Los Angeles market. The company says the changes - the removal of 4 panelists - will have a drastic impact on its ratings. SBS General Counsel Richard Lara called Nielsen's changes "unfair and discriminatory," and said the ratings firm was attacking U.S.- based Hispanics.

Winners for the 2018 Radio Mercury Awards were announced Thursday night at the 27th annual awards presentation held in New York City. This year’s $50,000 Best of Show award was split between FCB Chicago (pictured here) for their "Tours" Radio Flyer Campaign and Fitzco//Casanova McCann for their "Share A Coke 1,000 Name Celebration" Campaign.

As Chief Marketing Officer at the Katz Media Group, Stacey Schulman is responsible for elevating the perception and currency of radio, and driving overall growth for Katz Media Group's station clients, of which there are many. The last time we interviewed Schulman, she was Executive VP of Strategy, Analytics and Research at Katz. She was promoted to CMO this past May.

Many of radio’s best leaders say they never would have made it to the top of their careers without being mentored. We reached out to several of radio’s best leaders to get their input and opinion on being mentors and providing mentorship. Here’s what they had to say.

(By Gary Berkowitz) Good news! You have a successful, well-rated morning team on your station. Bad news: They do not get along off the air. With so much emphasis on post-show events (promotions, events, appearances, social media), what’s a PD or GM to do? 

Bible Broadcasting Network closed on its $5.1 million purchase of WCPQ-FM, licensed to Park Forest, IL. WCLR Incorporated was the seller and Bob Heymann of Media Services Group was the broker. The sale was announced in March. WCPQ covers the southern suburbs of Chicago, Joliet, and Kankakee. BBN will carry a religious format, pushing out Polish and dance.

June 5, 1968, Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy was killed at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. He had just declared victory in the California presidential primary. Mutual News' Andrew West filed a nearly seven-minute report during the chaos. West’s report is owned by Westwood One News and it will be part of the network's coverage this Tuesday.

In March, the National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters launched a “Use Your Power” campaign directed at listeners of African-American-targeted radio stations. Phase One of the campaign was designed to educate audiences about the $1.2 trillion dollar consumer buying power of African Americans and to encourage them to use that power wisely. NABOB announced Thursday it is ready to launch Phase Two.

106.5 The Arch’s morning show Spencer’s Neighborhood hosted a successful “Digital Diaper Drive” with a goal of raising 1,000 diapers for the St. Louis Area Diaper Bank. Nearly 2,000 diapers were collected. This week, Spencer, Cassiday and Brando delivered the donated diapers to the St. Louis Area Diaper Bank's Kathy Meyer.

Radio Ink has announced that Forecast 2019 will be co-chaired by Marci Ryvicker, Managing Director and Senior Equity analyst of Wells Fargo Securities. She joins Caroline Beasley, CEO of Beasley Media Group, in co-chairing the annual industry summit.