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Jeanne Griswold is the National Sales Manager for Cox Media Group in Orlando and Miami. She's been in radio for 26 years, working the national side of the business for the past ten. One of Griswold's former managers tells Radio Ink Jeanne has been a successful NSM because she displays leadership in every aspect of her job. "She excels at training and leading local staffs in negotiation, agency skills, and developing large accounts. And she's proactive with her peer group in developing innovative ways for Cox to set ourselves apart from other broadcasters."

In the FCC's continuing crackdown on pirate radio stations, four Boston-area residents were given 10 days to respond to the Commission and shut down their illegal operations. The Commission alleges that two pirate radio stations were being run on the same road in Dorchester, only two doors apart. Here are the details.

Perhaps Harvey and Irma pushed the United States government into action. The Senate has passed the ‘‘Securing Access to Networks in Disasters Act of 2017," also known as The SANDy Act. As far as radio is concerned, it's added to the list of essential services during federally declared emergencies.

Pandora's interim CEO, Naveen Chopra, spoke at The Goldman Sachs Communacopia Conference this week and said the company sees new platforms like Amazon's Alexa where both listener and advertiser growth will come from. In the automobile, not so much.

NAB President and CEO Gordon Smith has agreed to a contract extension that will keep him in the position until March 31, 2023. Smith joined the NAB in 2009. He's a former two-term United States Senator from Oregon (1996-2008).

In a statement posted on Twitter, suspended WFAN morning show co-host Craig Carton says he is not guilty of the charges filed against him by the federal government and he plans to fight them and return "stronger than ever." Here's Carton's full statement...

As Florida continues to clean up from Hurricane Irma, Nielsen has informed clients that September Week 1 data is scheduled to be released this week. The company had to delay the data due to the evacuation of employees from the Tampa Bay area.

Nationally syndicated health-talk radio show Let’s Talk Nutrition is celebrating 12 years of live broadcasting on terrestrial radio. The show airs live 9-11 a.m. EST five days a week in nearly 60 markets coast to coast.

The FCC is reporting the number of radio stations off the air due to Hurricane Irma to be in excess of two dozen. Meanwhile, the Commission has expanded its Disaster Information Reporting System to include 18 counties in Georgia and three in Alabama, in addition Florida.

In an exclusive interview for the October 9 issue of Radio Ink Magazine, Cumulus CEO Mary Berner says, operationally, due to the changes she's made to the company over the past two years, Cumulus has turned the corner. Berner tells Radio Ink her plan to turn the company around is working. Here's an excerpt from that interview.