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KIAI-FM (Mason City, IA) raised $60,435 during their 11th Annual Country Moose Cares for St. Jude Kids Radiothon, which took place February 16-17. The staff broadcast live for 12 hours each day. The Country Moose has raised over $450,000 for St. Jude over the past 11 years.

CBS Radio Philadelphia Market Manager David Yadgaroff told Radio Ink, “Shelly has earned an important place in the country music industry, similar to the level of respect of a top artist." And we couldn't agree more. Shelly Easton has been chosen as Radio Ink's top Country Program Director for 2017.

As Nashville gears up for the Country Radio Seminar that begins Wednesday, Warner Music Nashville CEO John Esposito was interviewed by The Tennessean about the event. And, of course, the typical question about whether terrestrial radio had any power anymore was one of the questions asked by the reporter. The answer Esposito gave will not disappoint you.

Lorianne Crook & Charlie Chase were honored with the Bob Kingsley Living Legend Award for their impact on country music during an event held Monday night at the Grand Ole Opry House. Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood and Kingsley presented Crook & Chase with their award.

This one was in Portland and Rockland Maine on two frequencies owned by Binnie Media. WBACH flipped formats on 96.9 which is now Country, and 106.9, now a Rock station. WBACH had been Classical for over 25 years. Here are the two statements about the changes from Binnie Media.

More positive press for radio. This time it's from The New York Times and the topic is George Noory's overnight show, which is syndicated by Premiere. The 66-year-old Noory is now in his 14th year hosting Coast to Coast. The piece sprinkles in a little Art Bell history and comments from several callers. Noory told The Times that he is "a facilitator of the truth, wherever that takes us.”

(By Eric Rhoads) In our busy lives it’s hard enough to keep up with employees, advertisers, promotions, dealing with budgets, and all the things that come with running a radio station. Yet, I found in my life as a broadcaster the most gratifying moments in all my years of station ownership were those moments when we leveraged our brand and our listeners to help others.

That's according to Consultant Alan Burns who says his study of 2000 women revealed that six out of every ten women know how to connect to the Internet in their car, however radio still dominates their audio listening.

(By Bob McCurdy) There was a terrific article in ADWEEK recently by Andy Sippel, SVP at Advertising Perceptions, a business intelligence firm that serves the ad industry. It was titled, “Reach Is The New Black: Advertising’s Mass Re-Awakening,” with a sub-title that read, “Narrow Targeting Has Its Uses But TV and Radio Offer Greater Impact.” It got me thinking...

From Wall Street investors to your local direct sales, ratings, and technology, Hispanic radio leadership’s perspective on today’s industry will help you navigate what’s coming tomorrow. And at Radio Ink's Hispanic Radio Conference next month, Jose Valle will moderate this exciting panel discussion