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Former NAB CEO Gordon Smith has been nominated by the Beasley Media Group Board of Directors to be added to the slate of Directors to be presented at the annual shareholders meeting on May 25th. The official unanimous vote took place during the company’s Board of Director’s meeting on March 31, 2022.

The Net Worth of Networking is the April offering of the CRS360 Webinar Series. The webinar will focus on the best networking methods in any setting, both in-person and virtually.

Turbocharging Your Growth in 2022: NAB Show Preview is set for Thursday April 14. The webinar will be hosted by Josh Miely, Director Member Experience at NAB and Zena Burns, SVP Content and Special Projects at Futuri.

New Deal Radio: The Educational Radio Project, by David Goodman and Joy Elisabeth Hayes examines the federal government's involvement in broadcasting during the New Deal period, looking at the U.S. Office of Education's Educational Radio Project.

The Washington Commanders and iHeartMedia D.C. have signed a three-year exclusive audio partnership. The deal comes less than one month after the team parted ways with Audacy's WTEM-AM.

iHeartMedia and PMX, the investment arm of Publicis Media, have unveiled results of a study they conducted that focuses on audio influencers. The study was called Exploring The Brand Benefits of Trust and Companionship in Audio. The sample was 1200 people and the study was conducted last November.

Townsquare Media’s KTRR-FM was named the Major Market Station  of the Year at the Colorado Broadcasters Association Awards of Excellence Gala held Saturday in Denver. In total,  Townsquare Media Northern Colorado won 13 awards.

63-year-old Patrick Kelly will spend six months behind bars after taking a plea agreement for stalking Twin Cities DJ Jade Tittle, midday host on 89.3 The Current. It's the second time Kelly has been in trouble for stalking radio hosts.

The Mentoring and Inspiring Women in Radio charitable organization has selected NAB Leadership Foundation President Michelle Duke as the 2022 recipient of the MIW Frances Preston Trailblazer Award.

1090 The Patriot will include Glenn Beck, Clay Travis, Buck Sexton, Sean Hannity, Jesse Kelly and local and national news. The previous format on 1090 was sports talk, which moved to 950-AM and 93.3 FM.