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(Advertiser Success Story) Boondocks is a 9,000-square-foot live music venue and bar in Springfield, IL, and it was recently recognized at the 51st Annual American Country Music awards as Nightclub of the Year. Since the venue opened in 2012, it has used two Neuhoff markets consistently to advertise (Today's Success Story is sponsored by Sun & Fun Media).

(By Bob McCurdy) Over the Christmas holiday I went back and reviewed notes from the previous 12 months. What immediately stood out was the widespread recognition of the critical role “reach” plays in marketing success. Here are some of highlights from last year’s notes...

(By Deborah Parenti) On Sunday, I attended a visitation for longtime Dayton radio broadcaster "Bucks" Braun. His passing was unexpected — Bucks was only 68 — but reminded me once again of the power of a radio personality.

Emmis Communications founder and Chairman/CEO Jeff Smulyan, who has also been the leading chip advocate and launched the NextRadio app, will share his ideas and advice in an exclusive one-on-one discussion with RBR+TVBR Editor-in-Chief Adam R. Jacobson at the 2018 Hispanic Radio Conference.

Edison Research is expanding. The New Jersey-based market research company is doubling in size, with the purchase of more office space at its Sommerville offices. The company also made several promotions and a new hire.

Rob Koblasz (pictured) is the CEO and co-founder of Sun & Fun Media, one of the most successful companies serving the radio industry today. It all started in 1996 with an idea and now over 20 years later Rob's company operates a radio network, sold by Premiere, with over 1,000 affiliates. We love to highlight great, successful companies. Today, we shine the spotlight on Sun & Fun media.

In addition to broadcasting at 1140 on the AM dial, News-Talker WRVA can now also be heard on 96.1 in Richmond. Entercom Market Manager Bennett Zier said, "News and politics are integral to the communities we serve and we're excited to better serve our audience by expanding the distribution of News Radio 1140 WRVA in Virginia's capitol city. "

Veritone will now also help Westwood monitor, verify, and measure in-content audio ads and sponsorship campaigns across Westwood’s live programming -- from Sports and News/Talk to Music and Entertainment. Westwood had already been working with Veritone to monitor all of its live play-by-play sports programming.

The lineup has been released for Country Radio Seminar’s annual “Bob Kingsley’s Acoustic Alley.” On February 6, 7 p.m. to midnight in the Legends Ballroom at the Omni, 12 artists will perform -- we've got them listed here. Register for CRS 2018 at www.CountryRadioSeminar.com.

The NAB Crystal Radio Awards are bestowed upon stations that provide their communities with outstanding service. Over the past month, Radio Ink has highlighted many of those stations, and we encourage them all to submit a nomination for this award. Winners are announced at the We Are Broadcasters Celebration, held April 10 during the NAB Show in Vegas. Submit HERE. Finalists will be announced next month.