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Last month, Fred and Paul Jacobs announced their tours of the Consumer Electronics Show for broadcasters. The response was strong enough for them to add a second tour. The custom-curated tours are open to all broadcasters.

You don't hear many inside baseball on-air conversations about management that don't result in a firing. When you produce great ratings at the 5th highest revenue generating station in America, you get a little more leeway.

Salem says, "For over four decades Salem Media Group has provided a platform for conservative voices. Now we will do the same for South Florida's Spanish-speaking community."

Country Radio Seminar has partnered with NuVoodoo for the next installment of its monthly webinar series, CRS360. Song Wars takes a deep dive into music research, exploring the differences in tastes among gender and age groups, newer Country fans, and long-time fans.

California Democratic Congresswoman Anna Eshoo has introduced the Identifying Propaganda on Our Airwaves Act, which she says ensures broadcasters accurately disclose the identity of foreign sponsors on the air and enables Americans to make informed decisions about the media they consume. 

As general volatility continues to roil the markets, what’s the prognosis for broadcast investments? Was the first half of 2022 a harbinger of a thaw for broadcast media transactions? Or is that in the rear-view mirror now? Randy Michaels will lead a panel to answer all of those questions.

Each scholarship package will include complimentary registration, hotel, and airfare for CRS 2023, held March 13-15, 2023. Scholars will be recognized at CRS 2023 during CRS Honors, which is the kick-off to the 3-day event.

Westwood One has announced that Rich Valdés is the new host of The Jim Bohannon Show. The show will continue to be broadcast in the 10P-1A time period. Bohannon ended his 40-year radio run last week due to his health.

Salem Media Group has entered into an agreement with Actualidad Media Group to purchase the assets of WMYM AM 990 and its translator on FM 98.7 (W254DT). Salem owns Spanish-language radio stations in Dallas, in Portland and Denver.

The New York Post is reporting that Jon Sciambi will take over the radio call of the World Series in 2023. Dan Shulman has been calling the games since 2011. Over the years, great announcers such as Vin Scully, Jack Buck and Jon Miller sat in the radio seat. Sciambi becomes only the fifth radio voice of the World Series.