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Chavez Radio Group’s KBHH-FM, Fresno has added the Dana Cortez Show. Skyview Networks is the syndicator for the only nationally syndicated show hosted by a Latina.

For the fourth week in a row, Indeed remains at the top of the Media Monitors list. With 70,699 is the undisputed leader on the list.

With Spotify's market value plummeting after the Neil Young controversy last week, Joe Rogan promised to be more balanced about COVID-19 in an apology on Instagram Sunday. The streamer lost nearly $4 billion in value last week.

An upstate New York man is spending $1,000 on radio ads on Stephens Media Group's WFKL-FM hoping that will help him find himself a kidney donor. Rao Gurijala is one of 100,000 Americans waiting for a kidney donation. His chronic kidney disease is related to diabetes. WHAM in Rochester was first to report the story.

(By James Bahm) I’ve worked for my share of micromanagers and one thing they all had in common was, among other things, insecurity.  They were afraid that no one would be productive unless they micromanaged every detail.

(By Marc Greenspan) Historically this column has focused on ways to increase sales by positioning your stations and/or your audience as the ideal outlet for that particular advertiser. However, before you position your station as the advertiser’s best choice, it’s important to sell yourself as the person your prospect wants to deal with.

(By Laurie Kahn) We know recruitment and hiring are hot topics as they are a top category for advertisers nationwide. Companies across all industries are struggling to attract and hire staff.

(By Chris Lytle) One of my latest book purchases is Success Through Heart Failure Revised: Help and Hope for Those with Congestive Heart Failure by Marc Silver, MD. Congestive heart failure: That’s what I’ve got and one of the reasons I’ve been away from the microphone.

(By Ken Benson) Is significant talk outside the morning show on a music station a recipe for ratings ruin? The PPM results from several major Canadian markets indicate more talk on a music station is a winning strategy.

(By Loyd Ford) When you ask what is missing today in the radio business, it almost always comes down to time. “I don’t have the time to XYZ.” How much time and energy do you place on recruiting new sellers?