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WPST-FM In Trenton announced on Friday that Gianna Oakley (pictured) has been hired as Morning Show Producer for Chris & The Crew and Austyn Fennell is the new Afternoon Drive host and APD.

On Saturday, the Colorado Broadcasters Association returned to a live Awards of Excellence Gala to recognize Colorado’s best broadcasters. Over 400 broadcasters gathered at the Denver Grand Hyatt. Colorado Public Radio's KCFR-FM was named metro market station of the year.

WDWS, Champaign, IL host Jim Turpin died Sunday at the age of 90. Turpin called Illini football and men’s basketball for 42 years, retiring from the booth in 2002. He was VP/GM of WDWS and WHMS in Champaign and for years hosted WDWS’ “Penny For Your Thoughts” through 2017.

(By Rick Fink) Here’s a scenario. A media rep meets with a client, completes the fact-finding meeting, and the client tells the rep, “I would like to promote this event or this area of my business, and here is my budget. Let me know what you come up with.”

(By Marc Greenspan) Can you recite the main benefits of radio advertising without notes? Can you compare and contrast the value of your audience vs. that of other media? Do you know the strengths of each radio station in your market?

(By Mike McVay) Listening to a lot of News/Talk and Sports/Talk Radio lately has me scratching my head. What I’ve been hearing has set-off a flashing yellow light on my entertainment dashboard.

(By Loyd Ford) In today’s radio world, there is a lot of noise and downward pressure, especially in sales. In a world that is already littered with rejection, even more downward pressure brought on by 2+ years of Covid World makes for a messy situation.

Veteran sports broadcaster Jerry Schemmel has returned to the KOA Colorado Rockies Radio Network. He will share play-by-play and color analyst duties with Jack Corrigan. He returns after a two-year hiatus.

On Thursday, the House Judiciary Committee voted to pass H.R. 4330, the Protect Reporters from Exploitative State Spying Act. The goal of the Act is to protect journalists from being compelled to reveal confidential sources and prevent federal law enforcement from abusing subpoena power.

On Monday the April issue of Radio Ink Magazine will be mailed to radio stations around the country (digital subscribers will have instant access). On our cover, Rob Koblasz, the founder and CEO of Sun & Fun Media. The company is celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2022. Here's an excerpt from our cover story with Rob.