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The HANK-FM Indianapolis afternoon host is calling it quits after over 40 years on the air. HANK-FM PD Fritz Moser tells Radio Ink there is no replacement for a guy like JD. "He’s one of the few people you meet in life and you’re an instant friend." Here's our extended interview with the radio vet who's stepping away from the mic soon.

By running 25,806 commercials on radio stations all across the country, Mattress Firm was radio's sixth-largest advertiser last week according to Media Monitors. GEICO moved back to number one with 42,580 spots aired. The Home Depot (38,316), Lowe's (35,043), Boost Mobile (28,563), and McDonald's (27,006) round out the top five.

The changes at AdLarge's digital division include new positions and more responsibility for four people. AdLarge Co-CEO Gary Schonfeld said, “We have been in the digital audio space since we launched in 2011. This is a logical evolution in building out and strengthening AdLarge’s digital audio business." Here are the changes...

Between Saturday, April 23 and Saturday, April 29, the network is airing a roundup of Donald Trump’s first 100 days as president, which ticked over April 20. In addition to blanket coverage on its major TV news shows and ABC News Digital, ABC News Radio will run a one-hour special titled, The 100 with Brad Mielke.

Cities 97 (KTCZ-FM, Twin Cities) recently raised nearly $530,000 through its 28th annual Cities 97 Sampler CD. For every CD sold, $1 was donated to the Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota. The remaining proceeds benefited 97 local Minnesota charities. This year, the CD featured performances recorded live in Cities 97’s Studio C by 20 artists

Reuters is reporting that a group of iHeartMedia lenders has signed a cooperation agreement to oppose the debt overhaul the company has been working on for months.

The big NAB Show is now underway in Las Vegas and in case you decide to stay home and make more sales calls rather than roam the streets of Sin City you can catch a number of the sessions on your digital devices this year. Here's a complete listing of the panels and speakers the NAB will be streaming, including FCC Chairman Ajit Pai's keynote on Tuesday afternoon.

The name of the panel is called "Coffee and Conversation with Deborah Parenti & John Caracciolo." Our boss and the JVC CEO will share stories about their successful career paths. And for anyone in Las Vegas today hoping to climb the ladder of success this panel, part of the Broadcast Education Association's 62th Annual Convention, is a great opportunity to pick the brains of two highly successful radio people. The panel will be held at the Westgate Resort & Casino Pavilion 3 at 2:45 pm.

(By Bob McCurdy) The benefit of a message broadcast is that it is broadly “cast.” It is inclusive, reaching all current and future users of any product/service. This is significant, as the future economic value of any consumer differs from their current economic value, due to the marketing “law of buyer moderation.”

(By Jeff McHugh) Top-performing shows today keep the audience’s attention by offering content that cannot be found anywhere else. Here are some strategies that can keep your fans coming back to your show for a memorable, unique version of content that is otherwise available everywhere.