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Blair Garner, who's been hosting mornings on Cumulus' NASH network since 2013, heads back to overnights with a new Blair Garner Show, starting later in the fall. Ty Bentli comes on board to co-host America's Morning Show on September 6. Garner says the change was his decision so he could spend more time with his kids.

The company is now located in Silver Spring, MD. According to The Washington Business Journal, Radio One is looking for 100,000 square feet to relocate its headquarters and is considering options in Washington, DC, Silver Spring, and Bethesda.The paper says the move could be made at the end of 2017.

Five core panel moderators have been announced for Country Radio Seminar 2017. These five industry vets will oversee and direct the bulk of the seminar’s educational panels, which will be held Feb. 22-24 in Nashville.

Thanks again to BMI, the 2016 Radio Show will feature LOCASH, Jonny P, Graham Nash, The Roosevelts, The Sisterhood, Muddy Magnolias, Kyshona Armstrong, Modern Inventors, and Shannon LaBrie as part of the Radio Show Artist Spotlight Series. The performances are free for registered attendees.

Capitol Broadcasting announced Monday that 2015 Marconi award winners Gene and Julie will no longer be hosting mornings on MIX 101.5 WRAL-FM. We spoke to GM Katie Phillips and asked her about the change.

(Bob McCurdy) Several years ago I wrote an article titled, “Targeting Your Way to Lower Profits.” It contained four important premises. Our conclusion was that just like salt, a little bit of targeting is good but too much is a recipe for lower profits. Last week, the world’s largest and arguably its most sophisticated advertiser came to a similar conclusion. Let's take a closer look.

Are you getting your fair share of back to school ad revenue? This time of year, all over the country, parents and their kids are scrambling to get everything they need to start another school year. And advertisers are doing everything they can to be top-of-mind when that group of shoppers is ready to dig into their wallets and make purchases.

Your on-air personalities are what make you unique. They are what differentiates radio from every other medium, including every shiny new digital choice consumers are bombarded with every day.

The Denver Post has a nice profile of Pierre Wolfe, who recently turned 91 years of age. Wolfe (picture here) is the longest running radio host in the country.

The FCC Enforcement Bureau has issued a notice of apparent liability for $15,000 to a Florida pastor for operating an unlicensed broadcast on 89.1 and 102.1 FM in Broward County. The bureau says Kender Maxime was warned that operating the stations was illegal and that he could face further enforcement action, but disregarded those warnings.