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(by Bob McCurdy) The spoken word. The most intimate of ways to communicate. Few things can generate more emotion or immediate action. It’s said that King Solomon remarked, “Death and life are in the power of the tongue.” In 2018, we’d modify this a bit and apply it to advertising, saying, “Revenue and success often lie in the power of the tongue.”

Mike Francesa will be returning to WFAN on Tuesday, May 1. His shift will be 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. And a new Francesa app is part of this new deal. Here's what Francesa said from the Entercom corporate press release and what he told Radio Ink...

Radio Ink Publisher Deborah Parenti was in Washington, DC over the weekend, attending the White House Correspondents dinner. Despite the bad comedy routine making the news headlines, the boss says the event was a lot of fun. Here, Parenti is pictured with Rita Cosby and Craig Swagler and Amy Bolton from CBS News Radio.

(By John Garziglia) A St. Louis radio personality, who calls himself the “Grim Reaper of Radio,” holds himself out on the KQQZ website as “The Kraziest Son of a Bitch you’ll ever hear on the radio….” Can the Grim Reaper’s Hot Talk radio content get the radio station’s license yanked?

It’s day three of our special feature with the best program directors in the country. We've been asking these great PDs about Spotify and Pandora and why some of radio's listeners are turning away from their stations and tuning into these pure play streamers. Here are a few more expert opinions....

Media ecologist Jack Myers is out with his new digital projections and he expects annual audio advertising spending to show steady gains over the next three years. Myers is forecasting digital ad-spend growth averaging 18% per year with the total surpassing $20 billion by 2020.

Streamline Publishing’s Radio + Television Business Report and Radio Ink are pleased to announce the launch of a weekly series of audio podcasts designed to educate and inform radio broadcasting companies on the continued strength of Hispanic-targeted AM and FM radio stations across the United States.

KGLO and KRIB in Mason City, IA, won a total of 10 awards in the Small Market Division of the 2017 Iowa Broadcast News Association contest. The awards were handed out at the group's annual convention in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, April 21.

Beasley Media Group Boston employees rolled up their sleeves to help the Greater Boston Food Bank during the company’s Day of Caring event on Wednesday, April 25. Team members packed over 8,974 pounds of food, which would feed a family of four for two years.

The sold-out Tom Joyner Foundation Fantastic Voyage is embarking on its 19th cruise this week from Galveston, TX. Generally known as the original Party with a Purpose, the event specifically caters to the cruising needs of the African-American community through its mission and featured entertainment.