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As promised, WYMS 88.9-FM will continue to support local artists. And now it will be broadcast and streamed around the clock on 414Music.fm, a new HD2 radio channel and stream that 88Nine Radio Milwaukee will launch June 20.

The People’s Morning Show with Nipsey, Jen and Earl on Harrisburg, PA’s WQXA-FM 105.7 THE X was honored by Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals with the English Radio Personality of the Year Excellence Award.

(By Deborah Parenti) As bad as Sunday’s United incident was, the public handling of the situation has continued to compound it even further in what appears to be one bungled, weak attempt to quell one storm after another. While the first line of defense is to have a set of company policies in place designed to prevent or minimize the chance of such disastrous instances occurring to begin with, sometimes even the best efforts fail and bad situations happen.

Digital Music News cites a statement it was given by CEO Duncan Orrell-Jones that one-quarter of Slacker's employees have been let go. The website originally reported that 50% of Slacker's employees were being fired, after it received an anonymous e-mail from an employee that said...

Radio Ink is on a mission to debunk the theory that Millennials do not want to work in radio. Phylicia Cahill and Amanda Latorraca are both 29 years old, and work for Connoisseur in Connecticut. Phylicia got her start in radio as an intern and moved into sales. Amanda started in Television and made the switch to radio. Here's what they say about working in the radio industry.

Cumulus CEO Mary Berner has given Executive VP stripes to Mike McVay, Dave Milner, and Bob Walker. Berner said, “Mike, Dave, and Bob are terrific executives and have each been instrumental to the success we’ve achieved during the first year of executing our turnaround plan for the company.”

That news comes from the Radio Advertising Bureau. T-Mobile will receive this year's “Radio Marketer of the Year” award due to the company using radio as a key component in their advertising campaigns. T-Mobile will be honored with the award at the 2017 Radio Mercury Awards on June 1 at Stage 48, New York City.

Among the 2017 winners were WEPN (ESPN), WCBS-AM in New York City, WPYX in Albany, WXXI in Rochester, WHCU in Ithaca, and WSKG in Vestal. For a full listing of the winners GO HERE. This is the 51st year the New York State Broadcasters Association has given out the awards.

The Country Radio Broadcasters announced that Country Radio Hall of Fame Induction Dinner and Awards ceremony tables are now available for purchase. The June 21 event is being held at The Nashville Marriott.

The National Association of Broadcasters Education Foundation has announced the winners of the 2017 Celebration of Service to America Awards. These awards recognize outstanding community service by local broadcasters. Radio winners included WEDR-FM in Hollywood and K-Love in San Antonio.