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The Michigan Association of Broadcasters held its 2023 Broadcast Excellence Awards, celebrating the achievements within the state's broadcasting industry. The radio division of the awards recognized commercial stations across four categories, based on market size.

As of Tuesday, May 2, Sylvia Banderas Coffinet has been appointed as the CEO of Latino Media Network (LMN). She joins founders Stephanie Valencia and Jessica Morales Rocketto in scaling one of the largest Latina-owned multi-platform audio and media companies in the U.S.

Radio Ink sat down with Audacy Chief Marketing Officer Paul Suchman to discuss the findings of the company's just-release 2023 State of Audio. From radio, to digital, to talent, how does the industry make sure that everyone benefits from radio's reach and success?

According to the latest data from Media Monitors for the week ending April 30, there was a shocking disappearance of one major advertiser from the top five. Fortunately, the total play across the top five remains much stronger to start Q2 after a weak national Q1 raised red flags.

iHeartMedia Boston's Sports Director has debuted the market's first and only nightly sports betting program. The Gambler with Adam Kaufman launched Monday, May 1 on AM 680 WRKO. Kaufman hosts with featured contributions from Dan Watkins and Brian Antonelli.

The National Association of Broadcasters has opened the nomination window for the 2023 Marconi Radio Awards through the end of May. The winners of the 2023 Marconi Radio Awards will be announced during a special dinner program on October 25 during the NAB Show New York.

Radio Ink is pleased to announce the finalists for the prestigious 2023 Medallas de Cortez awards, recognizing excellence in Hispanic radio programming, sales, and management. Finalists will be honored, and the winners announced, at the Hispanic Radio Conference in Miami this June.

As Philadephia faces a tightly contested mayoral primary, Audacy's KYW-AM Newsradio in Philadelphia is hosting Breakfast with the Candidates. The 90-minute program will be moderated by KYW Newsradio morning drive anchor Ian Bush and will include five Democratic candidates.

The recent $787 million defamation settlement between Fox News and Dominion Voting Systems highlighted the potential risks for political ads on radio. While not on the scale of Fox v. Dominion, broadcasters must make sure they vet the content they run in political ads.

The National Association of Broadcasters launched their second wave of "Depend on AM" PSAs, aimed at making sure automakers keep AM radio in cars. Along with the new spots, the NAB reports hundreds of thousands of AM listeners have reached out to their representatives.