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iHeartMedia CEO Bob Pittman has been on our power list for six consecutive years. All six of those years he's been number one. He's the only person ever to accomplish that. Why has Bob Pittman been good for radio? To help answer that question, we asked several people outside the radio industry. Here's what they had to say...

It all started August 1, 1988, in New York City. Rush told his audience yesterday that he feels blessed to be able to accomplish his lifelong dream, to be a star on the radio.

Glenn Beck has filed a lawsuit against the man who used to run TheBlaze. The complaint accuses Christoper Balfe of breach of contract, general mismanagement, breach of fiduciary duty, and fraud. Here are the details and what Balfe told Radio Ink about the lawsuit?

Senior Vice President Gary Pizzati will retire from Cumulus and from radio after 30 years in the business. His final day will be August 31. Cumulus will not be filling the position after Pizzati departs.

So far, what we've heard from radio executives on their earnings calls has been that this big political spending is expected to come in more toward the third-quarter. That doesn't seem to be the case for television. Already you can see how the Democratic candidate for President, Hillary Clinton, has taken her message to TV viewers. So what did radio get from the candidates last week?

Premiere Networks President Julie Talbott will now oversee iHeartMedia's Total Traffic & Weather Network and 24/7 News Network. Those responsibilities formerly fell under the control of iHeartRadio and iHeartMedia Networks President Darren Davis, who Talbott continues to report to.

The auto parts mega-store ran 24,350 ads on radio stations all over the country last week, moving it from 29th on the Media Monitors list to third.

KBSJ in Humble, Texas, has a job opening for an afternoon show co-host. Apply now because the station is anxious to get their next great air-talent started. The station is owned by the KSBJ Educational Foundation, and you can check out all the details about this opening, including who to contact, HERE.

This year, the 16th year for the event, the Power of Urban Radio Forum will be on October 13 in Washington, D.C. The conference will host a forum of CEOs and marketers, including Ford Motor Company, AARP, Tracfone, State Farm Insurance, and Toyota USA.

Friday we reported that iHeartMedia has filed another lawsuit against its bondholders. iHeart is now asking for hundreds of millions of dollars in damages over the previous dispute it had with bondholders because that case delayed plans to refinance debt and cost the company money. Here's what iHeart told us about the new lawsuit.