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Seasoned programmer Jay Michaels is joining Austin, TX's Recharge Media as the new Brand Manager of 96.3 Jack FM (KJFK AM/FM).  Michaels' most recent role was at Austin's Waterloo Media, where he served as PD for KGSR, ACL Radio, and KBBQ.

Last week on Facebook, attorney Stephanie Few joined us to dig into the federal government's plan to help small businesses through the CARES Act. We were unable to answer all of the questions during the time we had with Stephanie that day. We forwarded her all of the remaining questions and here are the answers...

And that’s a good thing. Philadelphia’s 95.7 BEN-FM’s Morning Show team of Matt Cord and Kristen Herrmann will become the faces and voices of the annual National Dog Show Charity Walk for 2017. The Dog Show raises funds for Delaware Valley charities.

Tavis Smiley's recently launched KBLA-AM in Los Angeles has added Black Information Network’s national news service. KBLA Talk 1580 is the only Black-owned and operated talk radio station in Southern California. BIN is syndicated by Premiere.

This is a follow-up to our July 5 story where we reported that WCBM's Tom Marr was headed for medical hiatus after suffering a stroke as a result of recent back surgery. Marr has been in Baltimore radio since 1967, and has been with WCBM since 1988. He died Thursday at the age of 73. WCBM Director of Programming & Operations Sean Casey issued this statement...

This great idea comes out of Charleston, where Saga's 2 Girls & A Guy morning team created a perfect way to help people in one of the hardest hit industries. This is the kind of idea that every radio station should steal and start using right away.

In a letter to the special committee set up to consider Jeff Smulyan's plan to take the company private, shareholder Timothy Stabosz said Smulyan's offer "reeks" and the price he's offering for the company is an "insult." He has asked the committee to reject Smulyan's offer.

That it will be unlike any other on the market, of course. Westergren said there are only two real alternatives now: free radio and the subscription product. And about those other subscription products, Westergren isn't impressed.

One of the highlights of CRS every year is the annual presentation of new data from Edison Research. This year the research will focus on the continued advancement and popularity of mobilized music options available to listeners.

(By Pat Bryson) When we talk about how effective radio advertising can be, we need to speak about the "radio recipe." The recipe contains three ingredients, but of this trio, one becomes the most abused when salespeople are forced to become copywriters.