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According to The New York Times, Russian intelligence officers searched the office of Russia's most prominent independent radio station. Computer servers were also searched. They were looking for e-mails from Andrei Piontkovsky (pictured), who writes a blog for the station.

The Country Radio Broadcasters announced that Emmis Indianapolis Market Manager Charlie Morgan has been re-elected as President of the CRB board. R.J. Curtis returns as Vice President and Bev Brannigan as Secretary. The CRB is the organization responsible for organizing the very successful Country Radio Seminar every year in Nashville. CRS 2017 is set for Feb. 22-24 at the Omni Hotel.

In less than one week, registration will open for the 2017 Country Radio Seminar. The rate will be $429, which is the best price that will be offered and will only be available to a limited number of first-come, first-served registrants. The annual New Faces of Country Music Show will be included for the first limited number of full registrants. Last year, New Faces tickets were sold out the day they came available.

KTYM-AM in Los Angeles officially belongs to El Sembrador Ministries after it purchased the station for $5.875 million from Trans America Broadcasting.

That's according to SNL Kagan. The media research group said that was the lowest quarterly deal volume in 34 years for radio. The second quarter's largest radio deal was the $5.9 million sale of four FM stations in Florida’s Ft. Walton Beach market from Apex Media Corporation to Community Broadcasters. The last quarter without at least one radio transaction worth $10.0 million or more was the second quarter of 2010.

Each year, four women in the radio industry are selected for the MIW Radio Group Mentoring Program. Applicants must have five years of radio experience to even be considered. These four broadcasters are given the chance of a lifetime: to be mentored by some of the most successful women in radio. Today we feature an interview with Stephanie Sabota who is the general sales manager for Cox Media Group in Tampa.

CNBC reports radio's biggest advertising category in on track to have its best June in more than a decade. Total vehicle sales came in at 16.7 million at a seasonally adjusted annual rate in June, versus a 17.5 million rate in May. Ford's U.S. sales rose 6.4 percent to 240,109 vehicles in June. J.D. Power and LMC Automotive expects U.S. light vehicle sales for June to rise 5 percent to 1.55 million.

And its on the campus of Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania with opening comments from Kerby Confer. All ten days of the Institute are on campus, except for one day in Philadelphia at the CBS Radio studios, where sessions will be taught by Play-by-Play Announcers Merrill Reese of the Philadelphia Eagles, Marc Zumoff from the 76ers and Jim Jackson from the NHL Flyers.

The 73 year old host of "A Prarie Home Companion" taped his final show Friday and it aired Saturday. He's been hosting the show ever since he created it 42 years ago. President Obama was his final guest. Keillor has suffered two seizures in the past year. He'll remain an executive producer of the show when Chris Thile becomes host in October.

The Tom Joyner Morning Show will be back on CMG's STAR 94.5 starting Monday, July 11. Joyner was on STAR 94.5 for years until 2014 when the station decided to flip to Steve Harvey.