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Four off-air broadcasters and four on-air personalities were recognized at the dinner and award ceremonies in Nashville this week. The class of 2021 was honored for making a significant impact on the radio industry over 20 years, with 15 of those years being contributed to country-specific radio.

Cumulus picks up the Country focused morning show for 103.3 Country/WKDF-FM, replacing "Morning Koffy." The show begins airing in Nashville Monday and will run from 4AM to 10AM. Big D & Bubba is syndicated by Compass Media Networks and is closing in on 100 affiliates.

As part of the RAB’s Business Accelerated initiative, the next presentation in the Radio Works series, “Radio Works for Gaming,” will be held Wednesday, October 20th an Noon CT.

Based on its recent analysis of the North American connected car media market, Frost & Sullivan recognized Xperi with its 2021 North American Company of the Year Award. Xperi, the creator of HD Radio, was commended for the strong culture of innovation it has cultivated in order to expand in the connected radio market.

iHeartMedia helped kick off Coldplay’s international tour announcement and new album release with exclusive interviews on more than 150 Hot AC, Alt and CHR stations. 'Music Of The Spheres' was also celebrated with a music-to-light show at the Empire State Building.

Carl Amari will host a four-hour Halloween show on WGN October 31. Halloween Radio Theatre With Carl Amari will feature six classic radio Halloween shows.

Benztown has promoted Thomas Green to Director of Custom Imaging and moved Royce Stevenson into Green's Custom Imaging Manager post. Stevenson comes over to Benztown from Power 93.5 in Wichita, KS; Green has been with the company since 2019.

Reveal and PRX will premiere a new seven-part serial investigation 'Mississippi Goddam: The Ballad of Billey Joe' October 16. It's a detailed look at the circumstances of the death of a 17 year old Black top high school football recruit.

A small digital company, according to an SEC filing on Wednesday. Everything is going digital, including local ad revenues. A day doesn't go by without a report about how Google, Facebook and other digital and social media companies are taking billions of ad revenue away from traditional media.

The ratings firm is out with its latest Nielsen Audio Consumer Sentiment survey, an ongoing study about how COVID is impacting the daily lives of Americans. The seventh study in the series was conducted in September and reflects responses from 1,022 people in the U.S.