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We're hearing every week about companies and stations becoming "Alexa-enabled," making listening to radio as simple as walking through your front door and asking Alexa to play Z100 in New York. We spoke to Amazon's Ryan Reddington and Alex Luke to see if they believe there is a way for us to work together.

In a filing with the bankruptcy court Monday, Randy Michaels' Merlin Media stated it was in the process of working with Cumulus to resolve all business and legal issues between Merlin and Cumulus, including the possibility of Michaels taking WLUP-FM and WIQI-FM back or selling them to someone else.

Alex Reimer has been suspended by WEEI-FM in Boston after he called New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady's daughter "an annoying little pissant." Brady's daughter is 5 years old. During his Monday morning appearance on Kirk & Callahan, Brady cut his interview short after about two minutes. He said he was disappointed with the comments Reimer made last Thursday night.

WSVU-AM and two FM translators in West Palm Beach are now under the ownership of VCMG Live. CEO Victor Canales is the former JVC Broadcasting COO. He traded his shares in JVC for the West Palm Beach station.

This past Saturday, colleagues and close friends gathered for a “Celebration of Life” for Lisa McKay Blake. It was an informal gathering and a toast. McKay passed away earlier this month after a short battle with cancer. Her close friends submitted this piece to Radio Ink about the event this past weekend.

The NAB will honor the Washington, DC all-news station with the NAB Crystal Heritage Award. The Heritage Award recognizes radio stations that have won five Crystal Radio Awards for exceptional year-round community service efforts. Only six other stations have received a Heritage Crystal in the 31 years of the Crystal Radio Awards.

The economy in New York City is sizzling hot and that's good news for radio advertising in that market. Companies and industries doing well always spend more on advertising. The New York Market Radio Association released its Q4 2017 market report on Monday. Here are all the details...

Airing 39,213 commercials on radio stations all across America, GEICO was radio's number one advertiser last week, according to Media Monitors. Flipping places with GEICO was The Home Depot which was second with 39,127 spots. Let's take a look at who else made the top five...

On Tuesday, Feb. 6, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum will welcome CRS 2018 attendees to “Party like an Outlaw,” a private cocktail reception with complimentary access to the museum.

Last week the National Association of Broadcasters was against the Music Modernization Act. As of Friday, radio's lobbying organization was onboard after some behind-the-scenes negotiations with ASCAP and BMI.