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The Glen Nelson Center at American Public Media Group has launched the second-annual Next Challenge for Media and Journalism. The competition seeks groundbreaking, for-profit and not-for-profit startups that will re-invent the media industry in the coming decades.

For the past few years COVID put a big damper on major events such as the massive Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. There's no doubt CES is back, shattering attendance expectations last week with over 115,000 people. That must have NAB executives smiling with the NAB show set to return to Las Vegas in April.

But this one isn't what you think. This latest battle involves employees at the same radio station. ESPN Radio's Michael Kay threatened to get a producer fired from another ESPN radio show after he took a verbal swipe at Kay's recent ratings performance.

According to Media Monitors, Progressive Insurance aired 62,854 commercials on radio stations across the country last week. That was strong enough for the insurance giant to hold onto the top spot on the Media Monitors weekly list.

The Media Bureau has announced that broadcasters have until January 31st to file all documents into their online public inspection files. The Commission says the one month extension is due to a technical issue affecting the responsiveness of the Commission’s online public inspection file system.

The deadline to enter the Radio Television Digital News Association's Edward R. Murrow awards is quickly approaching. All entries must be received by 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, February 7, 2023. The organization says it will likely not extend the deadline.

(By Alec Drake) As a manager, have you repeated a phrase from your parents to your team? I did this when a salesperson on my team felt down about their sales performance. My mother's voice popped into my head, and I suggested, "Busy hands are happy hands."

Former Cleveland quarterback Bernie Kosar was fired from his pre-game radio position by the Cleveland Browns after he placed a ceremonial $19,000 bet on the Browns to win Friday. Kosar wore number 19 when he played with the Browns.

(By Buzz Knight) I’m stumped when one sees a plethora of prototypes, tech evolution and businesses forging ahead with an entrepreneurial spirit to answer the question succinctly.  Even more challenging is sorting through the actionable observations that can relate to readers from the radio industry.

(By Mike McVay) To a listener, their favorite radio station changing format or eliminating their favorite air-talent, is personal. No matter how poorly your station may have been performing, you’ve not just abandoned a format, you’ve abandoned an audience.