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It was big national news when it was reported that Cumulus sent around a memo telling its talk show hosts to tone down any stolen election claims. The memo was reported to be written by VP Brian Philips, however Cumulus has never confirmed or commented publicly on it. It's clear The Washington Post doesn't believe anything has changed.

Gary Hendler hosts The Clean and Sober Radio Show on WWDB in Philadelphia. He's also been helping others recover from addition for nearly 4 decades. It was six years ago when Hendler filled out a pardon application for a 1984 drug conviction. He tells The Philadelphia Inquirer when he saw his name on the pardon list he felt like he hit the lottery.

(By Rick Fink) It's been well noted that business owners wear many hats. But, what about media reps? Yes, we sell advertising, but the process of selling advertising and maintaining clients has several steps.

As Joe Biden was being sworn in as the 46th President of The United States, Ajit Pai was punching out as a member of the Federal Communications Commission. Pai spent 12 years with the agency, 8 as a Commissioner, the last 4 as Chairman. Here's Pai's final statement.

Applications are being accepted for the 2021 MIW Mildred Carter Mentoring Program until January 29. Four candidates from the radio broadcasting industry will be selected for the 2021 program.

Northern California Public Media has agreed to buy a powerful local FM station to boost public broadcasting in Sonoma County. It has filed with the Federal Communications Commission to purchase KDHT-FM 104.9.

In addition to telling investors about Townsquare's Q4 revnue comeback from a debilitating  government shutdown from COVID-19, CEO Bill Wilson also showed off some very impressive digital numbers, which the company is growing outside its radio markets.

The client was the Southeast Michigan Ford Dealers Association which piloted a campaign on the smart speaker. When Detroit listeners asked their smart speaker to play one of Cumulus' local radio stations, a 15-second pre-roll ad ran before the station began.

Babbel remains at the top of the Media Monitors list of national advertisers. Babbel aired 67,652 commercials on radio stations all across the country to remain in the top spot.

CBS News Radio will have extensive coverage of Wednesday's inaugural ceremonies and other events surrounding the occasion. The network will offer long form anchored coverage, short form special reports, and LIVE feeds of events throughout Washington, DC, along with expanded reporters’ packages, analysts,and sound bites for stations.