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(By Deborah Parenti) There’s nothing quite like going out on a high note, and Entercom’s Steve Fisher, who retires this month, has certainly achieved that. As EVP/CFO, he’s helped grow a well-respected company with a solid financial footing for almost 20 years.

(By James Robinson) I asked a good friend who deals with high-performing teams how he keeps everyone on his team happy. His answer: “Keeping everyone on your team happy is as simple as ensuring that each individual knows you are there to help them achieve their personal goals. It’s the small gestures that prove you’re motivated for them to win.

WHOP FM and AM (Forcht Broadcasting) in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, held their 67th Annual WHOP Rotary Auction on April 22 and helped raise $332,000 to benefit the Rotary Scholars Program. The Hopkinsville Rotary Auction is one of the most successful fundraisers for Rotary International.

This complaint involves radio station WJER-AM in Dover-New Philadelphia, OH. where a former County Commissioner wants to know why a station employee took it upon himself to air free commercials for a candidate for office he supported. Belle Everett filed the complaint with the FCC alleging improper handling of the matter by WJER. Here are the details.

David Ballinger is the founder of a 2-year-old company called AnalyticOwl, which helps advertisers evaluate just how much traffic is being delivered to an advertiser’s website when that advertiser runs an over-the-air radio campaign. Yesterday we reported that CBS Radio was rolling out a new product called Airtime Analytics which is powered by AnalyticOwl. What you probably didn't know was that Ballinger was a radio non-believer. He actually set out to prove radio didn't work. What he discovered surprised him so much he joined the team. Here's our exclusive interview...

The NFL’s Chargers have made the trek up the Pacific Coast Highway, moving from San Diego to Los Angeles for the 2017 season – and that means new radio alliances. The Los Angeles Chargers have agreed in principle to multi-year radio agreements that will make iHeartMedia Los Angeles and KFWB 980 AM the team’s official flagship radio partners. 

The expected 100 layoffs at ESPN began Wednesday as TV and radio hosts were notified of their dismissal. Ed Werder, Danny Kanell, Jayson Stark, and Trent Dilfer took to Twitter to post the news. Kanell tweeted, "Poured my heart and soul into ESPN for last 8 years. Moved my wife and 3 kids to CT to go 'all in' 5 years ago. Bummed it ended in 3 minutes." Here's what company President John Skipper had to say...

This dates back to our April 12 story when we reported iHeart Hartford morning man Joseph Aguiar was accused of assaulting a man at a gas station. According to The Hartford Courant, the 105.9 The River host told police when he left the gas station he thought the man was in his 2006 Honda Accord. Turns out the victim was sitting in his own 2008 Toyota Avalon.

(By Paul Weyland) Provided that you are on the same page as your client demographically and provided the client’s business isn’t seasonal (Christmas trees), you should be asking for long-term (annual) business in every case. Here are four reasons why.

(By Heidi Raphael) Today, as multimedia broadcasters, we often compete with other tech companies for great content producers and storytellers. How do we create a workplace environment that not only attracts top talent but also retains the top talent we already have in place? Here are some thoughts as you begin to develop your workplace culture...