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Salem Media Group has announced that Mike Crispi Unafraid has officially joined the Salem Podcast Network. The podcast, which launched in 2022, will release one episode each weekday.

(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. 

Ernie Anastos is rejoining Red Apple Media's flagship New York station WABC (770 AM) with a new program called Positively Ernie with Ernie Anastos. The show will have Anastos focusing on a single topic every day, with a positive perspective on the stories that shape the world.

(By Loyd Ford) They say the only things you can count on in life are “death and taxes.” Please add objections in sales to that list. However, we must learn to see objections in a positive way. Here are some thoughts about how to handle objections this year and level up your sales by overcoming the objections.

Bob Stei makes the move from nights to afternoon drive on Rocker KBSZ-FM in Phoenix. Stei follows Bubba the Love Sponge’s morning show, and Poor Boy who handles middays. Station Owner Len Novin will swap shifts with Stei and take on evenings.

Lotus Communications' Seattle talk station KVI (570 AM) has added conservative host Todd Herman to its line-up. Herman's show will run every Sunday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. He will also provide daily commentary segments for KVI.

Cox Media Group has hired Kara Smith to serve as its integrated sales manager for the company's Atlanta radio cluster. Smith joins Cox from the Scripps' ABC station WCPO in Cincinnati, where she worked as a sales manager for nearly four years.