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Country personality Bryan “B-Dub” Washington, and Skyview Networks have signed a new syndication deal. Starting July 4, B-Dub’s show, Buckwild Saturday Night, will move to Skyview under a new name, B-Dub Radio Saturday Night. The show had been syndicated by AURN's Superadio.

Do you know someone who is doing great work in Hispanic radio? Nominations are now open for the Medallas de Cortez awards, which are given for excellence in Hispanic radio. This is the 10th year for the awards. Make your nominations HERE.

Beasley CFO Caroline Beasley and President Bruce Beasley open the first day of the Kellar Radio Talent Institute today on the campus of Appalachian State University in North Carolina.

Legend Communications’ Big Horn Radio Network announced a rebrand on Monday. The Wyoming-based group is now called Big Horn Basin Media, prompted by an expansion into digital advertising. The rebrand also extends to Big Horn's KZMQ, KCGL, KTAG, and KCWB.

Tracey Johnson has written a Survival Guide for those affected by the recent round of layoffs. Johnson experienced this himself and wants to help. "I was terminated in 1988. My phone rang. It was Scott Shannon. He told me he'd been following my career and said this would be a good thing and offered help. That moment remains a career highlight."

The name of the new division is Salem Surround and it will have a presence in 35 markets across the country.

Twitter's "blue check" fight just hit a new level. On Tuesday night, Twitter labeled National Public Radio's account as US state-affiliated media, lumping it in with propaganda networks like Russia's RT and China’s Xinhua News Agency. NPR previously had been made an exception.

The latest issue of Radio Ink Magazine is out. It includes our Best PDs in America list, which will not be posted online. It will only appear in the print and digital editions of Radio Ink Magazine. If you'd like to become a subscriber and receive the issue with our Best PDs list, our upcoming Most Influential Women in Radio list (6/18), and The 40 Most Powerful People in Radio list (7/23), CLICK HERE.

iHeart Upstate New York Market Manager Robert Morgan acted quickly after hearing what Kimberly Ray from the Kimberly and Beck PM Drive show said on WAIO-FM 95.1 in Rochester.

The Las Cruces Sun News is reporting that two men defrauded investors out of millions after hatching a scheme that led investors to believe they were putting money toward the next "iHeartRadio-type multimedia conglomerate."