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Our Thanks to KLOG/KUKN Kelso, Washington General Manager John Paul for introducing us to Gary Down (pictured here with his Dad), owner of 2FastMX, a motorcycle and ATV repair and maintenance business. Down's business started out slow and small, and then he started using radio. (Our weekly Advertiser Success Stories are sponsored by Sun & Fun Media)

That was the name of a panel last week at Radio Ink's Hispanic Radio Conference in Miami. The RAB's Jeff Schmidt was one of the presenters. Schmidt provided some excellent information about where you should search for top salespeople, and how you should interview them.

(By Bob McCurdy) When one primarily activates media channels that can be easily measured, which tend to be digital, and largely disregard those which can't be easily measured, revenue will likely be left on the table.

(By Randy Lane) Your role as a host or co-host does not stop when the mic's turned off. The primary off-air role for hosts and co-hosts is planning the show content. Here's what that typically includes...

Albany Broadcasting (which is owned by Pamal) has launched ALT 104.9, “Albany’s NEW Alternative.” ALT104.9 will have a playlist featuring the latest alternative hits and longtime favorites. The station is celebrating its launch by playing 10,000 back-to-back songs commercial-free.

The NAB Show will feature a panel of leading women in media to discuss the impact of disruptive forces on audience, revenue and the workforce. The panel will take place on Monday, April 9 on the Main Stage of the 2018 NAB Show in Las Vegas.

Cumulus Media has flipped the frequencies of two of its stations in Harrisburg, PA. CHR station WWKL-FM (formerly known as HOT 93.5 FM) moved from 93.5 on the dial to 106.7, the most powerful signal in the market, as the new HOT 106.7.

In all likelihood iHeart will not be reporting earnings for Q4 and 2017 (that has not been confirmed by iHeart). However, as part of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing the company has disclosed preliminary results. Here are the numbers...

Bankruptcy Judge Marvin Iscur has set April 12th as the next important hearing date in the iHeartmedia bankruptcy filing. At the initial hearing Thursday at 2 p.m. Iscur determined that the relief iHeart is requesting is "necessary to avoid immediate and irreparable harm to iHeart and their estates."

As part of iHeartMedia's Chapter 11 Bankruptcy filing, form #204 requires the debtor to file a list of creditors who have the 30 largest unsecured claims. Of the 30 on iHeart's form, in addition to the three senior noteholders that make up about $2 billion, there are seven radio companies owed north of $20 million, much of it classified as "trade payable."