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Richard Chapin, a Nebraska radio executive who spent more than three decades building out a Midwest radio powerhouse and who was the first broadcaster to serve as the chairman of NAB and RAB, died at the age of 99.

The Billy Joel Channel has made its annual return to SiriusXM satellite and streaming radio, running from January 4 to February 2 on SiriusXM Channel 14 and on the SiriusXM app. The channel comes several weeks before the start of a tour featuring Joel and fellow musician Stevie Nicks.

Radio Ink is accepting nominations for The Best Country Program Directors in America. Radio Ink's Best Country PDs will once again be honored at the annual Country Radio Seminar in Nashville March 13-15. Make your nomination here. YOUR DEADLINE TO NOMINATE IS 5PM TODAY.

Morgan Murphy Media in Spokane has announced the promotion of Scott Rusk to Operations Manager for its cluster in that market. Rusk joined Morgan Murphy Media in February as the APD and afternoon driver on KHTQ-FM “Rock 94 ½.”

(By Buzz Knight) I, like many of you, hoped that innovation would thrive over these last few years of pandemic uncertainty, supply chain challenges and labor shortages. So much for the kitchen sink being thrown at multiple industries as a way to short circuit the innovation process.

The FCC faces resolving the 2018 Quadrennial Review as it undertakes the 2022 review, David Oxenford writes at the Broadcast Law Blog. It also could consider zonecasting and Class C4 FM service, which would impact the radio industry.

Minnesota Public Radio's KCMP (89.3 FM, The Current) in Minneapolis has hired Kendall Stewart to serve as its assistant program director, starting February 6. Stewart joins KCMP from WCNR (106.1 FM, The Corner), an adult album alternative station based in Charlotte.

Sports bet tracking and analytics app Juice Reel says VSIN chairman Dan Mason has joined the company as an investor and strategic advisor. The app allows sports fans to sync their bets across different sports books and monitor the valuation of their bets in real-time.

Pittsburgh's public radio station WESA (90.5) has released a new schedule that offers a wider selection of programs for listeners who tune in on Saturdays and Sundays. A spokesperson for the station said the schedule changes were based on listener feedback.

The New York Post is reporting that Michael Kay is contemplating a retirement from New York ESPN Radio station WEPN (98.7 FM), where he has hosted the weekday afternoon drive program since the station flipped to sports talk in 2012. Kay says no decision has been made.