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Former New York Congressman Joe Crowley believes radio should pay artists when they air their music. For years the NAB has battled back on that idea. Crowley is the new Chairman of the musicFIRST coalition, an organization that has been hounding radio to pay up. In our interview with Crowley, he goes after radio's biggest companies the hardest. LISTEN

Clay Travis and Buck Sexton are taking over the three hour time slot previously held by Rush Limbaugh. Travis is the host of FOX Sports Radio’s morning program, Outkick The Coverage with Clay Travis. Sexton is a conservative talker and former CIA officer.

Radio Ink is proud to announce that Gordon Smith is the recipient of the 2021 Lifetime Leadership Award. The former two-term senator from Oregon became CEO of the National Associations of Broadcasters in November 2009. He'll be retiring from that position at the end of this year.

And it will be live and in person. The team at the Radio Television Digital News Association say the 2021 leadership retreat in Denver will be "unlike any conference you’ve been to before. It’s all about community, connection, service and leadership."

Newstalk 580, 105.9 KMJ has hired Christopher Gabriel as the new host of Fresno’s Morning News. Beginning Monday, Gabriel joins anchor Matt Otstot to bring the San Joaquin Valley breaking news coverage from 6-9am PT. He'll also host a weekend talk show.

The National Independent Venue Association (NIVA) is getting a boost from PodcastOne and Hyundai. The #SaveOurStages effort will feature three integrated vodcasts with top PodcastOne talent.

Top 40 DJ Tommy Shannon, who ruled the 50K airwaves of WKBW in Buffalo, has died. The Buffalo native died May 26 of pancreatic cancer. Art Vuolo has a video tribute of Shannon who was 82 when he passed.

A. Martinez will be the newest voice on NPR. He will join one of the networks signature shows, Morning Edition. Martinez, co-host of Southern California Public Radio KPCC's Take Two since 2012, joins co-hosts Steve Inskeep, Noel King and Rachel Martin.

Erick Erickson, afternoon host on Atlanta's WSB will be taking his show national June 1. He is teaming up with Cox Media Group for the jump. Erickson has been self-syndicated across Georgia.