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He's not sitting behind his desk in DC pushing papers around. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai was in Durand, Wisconsin yesterday where he paid a visit to WRDN. The Chairman met with station owner Brian Winnekins, County Legislators and local business owners. Here's what they discussed.

That's what Ross Britain posted to his Facebook page, Tuesday. Britain used to work at WOGL in Philadelphia and now hosts a show on WCBS-FM in New York City. Here's exactly what his post said...

Both Benztown and vCreative were on hand Tuesday night at the 2017 Gracie Awards Gala in Los Angeles to celebrate the 2017 Gracie winners and outstanding programming created by, for and about women. The companies sponsored the Reception Suite at the Gala. Pictured here are Dave Denes from Benztown and Jinny Laderer, vCreative Co-Founder and President.

Conclave #42 is set for July 26–28 in Minneapolis. Jacobs Media's Seth Ressler will host a panel of podcasting experts, as that space continues to grow. Ressler will be joined by Matt Cundill, host of The Soundoff Podcast, Samara Freedmark, Senior Producer of In The Dark Podcast, and Rob Greenlee who is the Content Director at Spreaker.com. For more info GO HERE.

On June 20, it’s the 19th annual Celebration of Service to America Awards night. The awards, presented by NABEF, will be handed out at a gala evening at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C. Renowned musician and philanthropist Jon Bon Jovi will receive NABEF's highest honor, the Service to America Leadership Award.

University of South Carolina Athletics and IMG have signed a multi-year agreement with Cumulus that will keep 107.5 The Game (WNKT-FM) the official flagship station for the Gamecock IMG Sports Network. WNKT will provide coverage of Gamecocks football, baseball, and men’s and women’s basketball.

It’s a great idea for helping veterans. 106.5 The Arch and Spencer’s Neighborhood, in partnership with other businesses, collected several dozen suits as part of their “Boots to Suits” campaign, which wrapped up this past weekend.

Back in May Lakes Media President Tom Birch was told by the Commission that Arohi Media had to shut down the translator Arohi Media was broadcasting on 98.3 in Durham. Birch had been arguing for nearly a year that the translator was interfering with WLUS-FM, causing it to lose thousands of listeners. This week Birch received a letter from the FCC letting him know that the translator has been OK'd to go back on the air

As expected, at Apples' WWDC Conference on Monday, CEO Tim Cook unveiled the company product he's hoping will challenge the Amazon Echo, which has become wildly popular. Apple's device is called HomePod. It's 7 inches tall, wrapped in a mesh speaker, powered by Siri of course. The device will cost $349, however it will not be available until December.

One analyst tells Radio Ink Cumulus' latest 8K filing is "a poison pill designed to prevent a takeover of the company." This will no doubt fuel more speculation as to what Lew Dickey may be up to after he launched a new company called Modern Media Acquisition Corp which was specifically created to effect a merger.