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Radio imaging company Benztown will distribute Tracy Johnson Media Group’s new daily short radio feature called Ask Alexa. Johnson says, "research proves that FUNNY is the number one thing listeners are looking for in the morning. And Ask Alexa brings the funny every weekday.”

Radio Ink is proud to announce that Forecast 2019 will be co-chaired by Caroline Beasley, CEO of Beasley Media Group. Forecast is the radio industry’s most respected and influential annual financial conference, bringing broadcast executives, investors, and advertisers together to discuss the trends, influences, and policies that will shape radio in the coming year.

The last week has not been friendly to new Entercom morning man Kevin Klein. In fact, we're not even sure Klein will ever be the new Entercom morning man in San Diego. His show was scheduled to launch last week but that never happened after he posted a picture of the Coronado Bridge with the slugline, "Jump to a new morning show."

Stephens Media Group is buying 14 stations in Yakima and Tri Cities, Washington, from Ingstad Radio. Stephens Media Group owner David Stephens said, “These radio stations represent exactly what we look for when buying. A diverse portfolio of formats, a strong commitment to the community, and an accomplished team already in place."

LRN has expanded its on-air team with 15 major-market and network hires across its 24/7 Music Formats. CEO Steve Swick said, “This is a tremendous opportunity for small- and medium-market stations across the country to have nationally recognized, major-market, super talent on the air."

(By Barry Cohen) Open your briefcase, or your laptop, or your tablet. If your selling tools consist of antenna height, wattage, music playlist, personality line-up, bumper stickers, and a rating book, you may need a new tool kit. Dig down to the bottom. Did you find anything else?

It's called Broadcasting Hope, an industry-wide campaign with a goal of reaching broadcasters and letting them know that if they are in acute need they can apply for aid from the Broadcasters Foundation. The new campaign will run in radio and TV trade publications beginning this week.

The National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters has created a new campaign called Use Your Power. The campaign is directed at the listeners of NABOB member and African American-targeted radio stations.

Our thanks to Aaron Criswell from Adams Radio Group's Classic Rocker KSNM-FM in Las Cruces, New Mexico, for today's advertiser success story. Aaron tells Radio Ink about his client Forghedaboudit New York Italian Cuisine. (Our weekly Advertiser Success Stories are sponsored by Sun & Fun Media).