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Let's face it, SiriusXM has done a much better job at marketing their service to consumers than the radio industry has. Yesterday this SiriusXM marketing e-mail was sent out to consumers taking a direct shot at all of you. Are you going to do anything about it or just take the punch to the face and let it go?

The NAB Show in New York City is October 17-20 at the Javits Center and for the first time it will include the NAB Marconi Radio Awards, which have typically been held at the Radio Show which was recently merged into the NAB's Las Vegas show. 

Jacobs Media is looking for people to take part in the AQ4 (Air Talent Questionnaire). The study of on-air personalities, hosts and teams and their producers is a collaboration between Jacobs Media and Morning Show Boot Camp.

Radio Ink subscribers find out this week. The radio industry's top power list will not be posted online. We can tell you this...there are several new names on the list which means a few were also bumped off. This year, we asked those who hold the power the following questions...

The National Association of Broadcasters has promoted four employees in its Government Relations, Technology and Legal and Regulatory Affairs departments. The four were promoted to Senior Vice President.

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is providing $205,000 in funding supporting the international news program, "The World". The program is produced by GBH, the leading multiplatform creator for public media; and PRX, a non-profit public media company.

Colorado Public Radio earned five first-place awards from the Public Media Journalists Association. The awards cover a range of categories: Enterprise, Feature, Investigative Journalism, Interview Podcast and Series.

Until this year, Ed Atsinger held the record for the most years on Radio Ink’s 40 Most Powerful People in Radio list, with 25. Back in 1974, along with his brother-in-law Stu Epperson, Atsinger launched Salem Media Group with one radio station, KDAR-FM in Oxnard, California. Today, Salem is America’s leading multimedia company specializing inn Christian and conservative content.

This week, AURN drops the first episode of a new ongoing series On the Record with Ebony McMorris, a bi-monthly interview series covering the latest in news from around the U.S.

WHP-AM in Harrisburg has debuted Let’s Visit PA with Sandy Fenton. In collaboration with PA Tourism, the new syndicated travel show starring radio veteran Sandy Fenton will broadcast Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.