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Bill Hess is in charge of everything that comes out of the speakers at Cumulus' Washington, DC, News-Talker WMAL. He's also in charge of talent recruitment and coaching and, he serves as the VP of all of Cumulus' News-Talk stations. He's basically an in-house consultant for over 50 Talk stations.

(By Paul Weyland) Just because most of us got into the media sales business by mistake is no reason to do business by mistake. How you spend your time in our business can make a powerful difference in whether you’re always struggling, barely eking out a living, or financially secure.

(By Eric Rhoads) Radio today is having a hard time recruiting talent, primarily because too many teens and young adults don’t have radio on their radar. My own kids, whose dad grew up in radio and owns a couple of radio trade magazines, can’t get excited about radio, and they tell me none of their friends listen. Instead their mediums of choice are Spotify and YouTube.

The 11th annual Dave Ramsey Affiliate Executive Council was held this week in Charleston, South Carolina. Thirty of Ramsey's top affiliates from across the country came together for two days of meetings and camaraderie.

Can radio stations benefit by reaching out to a segment of the U.S. Hispanic market that is growing in both affluence and influence? Yes, says Gabriela Alcantara-Diaz, founder and president of Miami-based Semilla AD.

Talk Radio 1210 WPHT-AM, KYW Newsradio 1060, and SportsRadio 94WIP in Philadelphia were all recognized by the Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters. The stations took home a total of five Excellence in Broadcasting awards.

U.S. Representative Leonard Lance of New Jersey introduced a bill to Congress on Tuesday to fight illegal pirate radio operators. The PIRATE Act, ‘‘Preventing Illegal Radio Abuse Through Enforcement Act’’ calls for an increased penalty of up to $2,000,000 for anyone convicted of operating a pirate station across the nation.

On a same-station basis for the first quarter of 2018, Saga's net revenue increased 0.3% to $26.2 million. CEO Ed Christian said both the automotive and medical categories were disappointing in the quarter. He said three months ago he felt was queasy about Q1 but "we were able to move the needle up a little."

The medium- and small-market operator reported an increase in net revenue of 6.6% or $5.8 million to $94.2 million in the first quarter of 2018. Townsquare executives on the Tuesday morning earnings call were very pleased with the results, including Co-CEO Bill Wilson...

It's clear Entercom wants a bigger piece of the national revenue pie and will soon make an extra effort to make that happen. On Tuesday, Entercom announced it will launch the Entercom Audio Network on July 1.