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Brian Demay, the program director for Cincinnati's adult contemporary station WRRM (98.5 FM, Warm 98.5), died this week following a lengthy battle with cancer. Listeners knew Demay for his weekly Wine Wednesday segment, his "Corny Joke of the Day" routine and his warm demeanor on air.

(By Buzz Knight) As CES 2023 begins rolling out there is no doubt the show will be filled with plenty of “buzz” about the Metaverse. The 2022 show, while lacking in the typical crowd surge, certainly wasn’t lacking in metaverse positioning for many companies.

Gary Hahn, a broadcaster for North Carolina State University, has been suspended indefinitely after he made a remark about "illegal aliens" while offering the score for the Sun Bowl college football game in El Paso on Friday.

Bayou 95.7 (WKBU) in New Orleans posted the news on Facebook about the passing of former Morning Drive host John Osterlind. The station says Osterlind died of natural causes.

(By Loyd Ford) Are you happy with your revenue numbers? What can you do to change them? Use six simple questions to change your path this year and accept nothing less than innovation in the way you approach and develop new business alongside your existing clients today.

(By Marc Greenspan) Some of the categories expected to be strong in 2023 include education, technology, healthcare, and auto repair. Are you ready to show advertisers the value of partnering with your station(s) to help them grow their business?

(By Alec Drake) Daily, as managers and sellers, we face the balancing act of protecting the product's value while responding to the client's agenda for purchase. Walking away is one negotiation tactic that provides substantial leverage, but walking away without compromise is a failure for both sides.

(By Buzz Knight) To give us a peak at what to expect this week at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, we turn to Ben Arnold, Analyst for the NPD Group, for some thoughts on key themes that will emerge from the show.

Radio executives from all over the country are heading to Las Vegas for the 2023 Consumer Electronics Show this week. Buzz Knight will have daily reports for Radio Ink from the floor of the show, and the radio industry is hosting a special VIP reception.

Sean Anderson, a radio broadcaster who worked at Team Radio in Oklahoma for more than two decades, died on Christmas Eve at the age of 51. In addition to his work as a broadcaster, Anderson was a motivational speaker who gained national attention through his weight loss blog.