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(By Rick Fink) Do you believe… radio works? That's a silly question, right? Sure, radio works, but do your media reps believe it works?

(By Michael Doyle) Ken Blanchard and Sheldon Bowles classic book “Raving Fans” is one of my favorites to review when I need to turn around a radio business. I’ve had entire groups of employees read the short book about a man searching for examples of great customer service.

(By Loyd Ford) We all know those sales managers who want more, more, more. It’s always push, push, push, but how much does your personal psychology play in helping you sell more?

The NAB believes more needs to be done to protect Journalists from violence. NAB President and CEO Curtis LeGeyt in a blog post writes- "Reporters deserve the right to report the news without fear or favor – and our democracy depends on it."

U.S moms are showing adjustment in their media habits, according to the Moms and Media 2022 report from The Research Moms of Edison Research. More moms are listening to radio and are using more hands-free assistance.

(Mike McVay) Disruption is nothing new to radio. Once a dynamic disruptor itself, the medium has been under attack for years, mostly since the mid-90s when the Internet invaded homes on a larger scale. There were early disruptors to radio. Anything that takes away Time Spent Listening is a disruptor.

WDKX announced on Twitter that the radio station's co-founder Gloria Langston has died. Langston and her husband co-founded WDKX in 1974, which was the first Black-owned station in Rochester and one of the first Black-owned stations in New York State.

That's what CEO Bob Pittman said on the iHeartMedia earnings call Thursday as the company reported an overall revenue increase of just under 20% to $843 million. Pittman said podcasting revenue jumped 79% over 2021 to $69 million.

Urban One reported Q1 2022 revenue of $112.3 million, an increase of 22.9% from Q1 2021. CEO Alfred Liggins was happy with the performance of every Urban One division.

Saga Communications, which owns 113 radio stations and 80 translators, reported Q1 earnings of $25 million Thursday, an increase over Q1 of 2021 of 12%. Local radio revenue was $12.4 million, making up 50% of the total revenue for the company.