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Radio Ink Publisher Deborah Parenti's Tuesday column called Fair Play - Fair Pay garnered a lot of feedback from the radio industry, including comments from Cromwell CEO Bud Walters, Alpha's Bill McElveen and KCAA Radio's Fred Lundgren. In case you missed the column, check it out HERE and the comments that follow.

"Fighting Fake News and Truth Decay" is being presented by The Massachusetts Broadcasters Association. Al Tompkins from the Poynter Institute will host the January 4 webinar.

The Independent Broadcasters Association’s Board of Directors has elected officers for the 2022-2023 term. Ron Stone, was re-elected for a second term as President and Executive Director of the IBA.

Borrell's latest Business Barometer took a look at economic conditions in the eyes of local business owners. Borrell's Corey Elliot released information about how small businesses are thinking about the economy and how they plan to attack it in 2022. Here's what he uncovered....

BioNtech-Pfizer holds on to the top-spot for the third week in a row. Media Monitors lists 116,182 spots promoting the jab.

After nearly eight weeks of Christmas Music, KUKN-FM in Longview, Washington is now Solid Rock, The All New 101.5 The Blitz.  The format before Christmas music began playing was Classic Hits. The station is owned by Washington Interstate Broadcasting Company.

Cenla Broadcasting is helping Veterans in Central Louisiana. Personal care items were collected.

Back in early December we reported on the death of 50-year old Cape Cod radio employee Eric Christensen, who was found at his home with a gunshot would to his head. Police have arrested 29-year old Justin Peckham in connection with Christensen's murder.

(By Mike McVay) It’s the last Monday of the year. Normally, as one-year ends, we’re excited for the next. “Next” and “New” sounds hopeful, fresh, exciting and fosters hope. We make New Year’s Resolutions, which are often broken or forgotten by mid-January, but we make them.

(By Loyd Ford) What you are about to read is not a negative article about how radio is better than digital. In fact, this is an article about how digital advertising is different than radio and your role is selling the effectiveness of radio in a positive way and reserving the right to educate your clients on digital.