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(By Pat Bryson) I'm sure you've heard the story about the two woodsmen who were in a challenge to see which one could cut the most trees. All day they labored. One woodsman cut continuously, fervently cutting trees.

(By Marc Greenspan) Radio is going through a tremendous transition. People have a vast number of options for their audio entertainment. This gives radio station management opportunities to increase their top line by focusing on new revenue opportunities.

(By Alec Drake) Understanding how artificial intelligence (A.I.) will impact the sales process will inevitably be part of the future success of radio sales. Finding a context for tools like ChatGPT and their value to radio sales can only be accomplished by what you learn, how you adapt, and the quality of the tools you decide to use.

(By Mike McVay) If you want to impress the team that you lead, never ask them to do something that you wouldn’t do. If you want to impress your manager, make sure that they know that you’re willing to put in the time and energy to accomplish the objectives for the stations.

(By Randy Lane) Why do some shows set up interactive topics that attract an overload of engaging responses and others get boring lists or zero responses? Interactive topics with listeners by phone, text and social media live or die by the setup.

New York-based Aiir announced on Monday that is has launched a new cloud-based music scheduler. The product that creates playlists for radio stations can be accessed on any device with a web browser and no desktop app installation required.

AdLarge's Good Parts Media has reached a deal with Hubbard's St. Louis alternative rock station KPNT (105.7 FM, The Point) to provide content through the Mr. Laughs prep service. A morning show host for the station said Mr. Laughs helps save hosts time on research and prep.

Audacy has launched a new afternoon program on its Los Angeles all-news station KNX (1070 AM, 97.1 FM), starting Monday. LA's Afternoon News will be co-anchored by Rob Archer and Karen Adams, with reports from Charles Feldman and Brian Douglas.

As we reported yesterday, after much fanfare back in 2019 about the launch of Nick Cannon into radio syndication, Skyview Networks and Cannon ended their relationship at the end of 2022. Here's what Cannon had to say about the situation.

A former morning host for Austin's KROX (101.5 FM) has sued the station and its owner, Waterloo Media, over her dismissal in 2021. The lawsuit, filed by Deb O'Keefe, claims Waterloo breached her employment contract; Waterloo has countersued, saying O'Keefe didn't follow the company's policies.