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So what about that recent Music Biz report? The one that prompted Forbes to run this headline: "Millennials Aren't Very Interested In Traditional Radio Any More." The one that concluded that a majority of millenials are opting to stream their music rather than listen to the radio. The one that concludes 15 to 19-year-olds rely heavily on connected devices like smartphones, which accounted for 41% of their listening time.

New York State Broadcasters Association President David Donovan points out that pirate radio enforcement by the FCC is way down in the last year. He provided us with the following stats from the FCC website to prove his point...

Big news announced Monday that iHeartMedia’s 24/7 News Network will provide its 1,000 affiliated radio stations, plus iHeartMedia's more than 850 radio stations, with access to NBC News broadcasts, along with an hourly newscast provided to its network.

About 90 percent of EAS activations are generated by the National Weather Service (NWS) and concern weather events. The amended FCC rules add three new “event codes” that can be used to warn the public about the storm surges and extreme winds that may accompany hurricanes and other severe weather events.

Fort Myers Florida Conservative Morning Show host Drew Steele announced Monday he was leaving 92.5 Fox News Radio to take a job at KSL in Salt Lake City. The person who hosted mornings before Steele was Trey Radel (pictured) who went on to become a Congressman in 2012.

In a long feature story about his successful radio journey and best-selling book, iHeartMedia syndicated country host Bobby Bones tells Rolling Stone he's had 15 death threats. "I have security with me everywhere I go. It's not even that they care about me, Bobby. But I'm an asset to the company." Bones tells Rolling Stone writer Joseph Hudak, "I'm the best interviewer in the whole format. Except for Howard Stern, I'd put myself against anybody. Because I ask human questions." Read the full interview HERE.

Another great example of radio working for the community. The name of the program is One Voice and it will be simulcast on New York radio stations WQHT-FM HOT 97, WBLS-FM 107.5, and WLIB-AM 1190, as well as online, Thursday, July 14, 4-5 p.m. It will continue until 6 p.m. online. Listeners may call 800-223-9797 to be part of the conversation.

Put it in your iPhone for 10:00 a.m. CT. With registration for the Country Radio Seminar opening Tuesday, you can get the best rate on registration: $492. But that rate will only be available to a limited number of first-come, first-served registrants. Registrations will be available for purchase at www.CountryRadioSeminar.com.

Radio Ink is proud to announce that the 2016 recipient of its Lifetime Leadership award is Cathy Hughes, Founder and Chairperson of Radio One. An in- depth profile of Ms. Hughes and her professional accomplishments will be featured in our upcoming 40 Most Powerful People in Radio issue, which will be out on July 25.

When we all woke up on Friday to the horrific events in Dallas, many of us grabbed the first digital device we could find to tune into a local radio station to get the best coverage directly from that city. Cumulus owned WBAP was in a local talk show monitoring the protests when the sniper story broke. We spoke to WBAP Program Director Tyler Cox this weekend. He detailed how WBAP covered the event when it broke and in the days that followed.