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(By Rob Dumke) May 22 is a day like no other for folks living in Southwest Missouri. "Everybody is a bit more on edge when this day rolls around each year," according to Thom Watts, Operations Manager for Zimmer Radio in Joplin, Missouri. It was in 2011 that a deadly EF-5 tornado devastated the city, killing 161 people.

Champagne corks are popping at Entercom after its Bay Area station won nine 2018 Associated Press Television and Radio Association Awards, which honor outstanding journalism across 13 western states.

The Idea Bank presented the Russ Withers Award to the Association for the response of state radio broadcasters to the devastating floods that impacted much of the state in March.

Beginning Tuesday, May 28, ESPN duo Jason Fitz and Sarah Spain will be further expanding their roles. The duo has hosted ESPN Radio’s Spain and Fitz since the beginning of 2018.

WBZ-FM/Boston 98.5 The Sports Hub’s Zolak & Bertrand Show did its bit for youth education when the team was joined by Luke D., a junior at Westford Academy, for the school’s “Job Shadow” Day, May 21.

O’Brien, who co-hosts the 103.5 WGRR morning show in Cincinnati, has been named the 2019 Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Man of the Year for the Tri-State Southern Chapter.

It’s called the Kia Soul Station Powered by SiriusXM. This immersive activation will be a part of three popular EDM Music Festivals this Summer.

Calling himself the most sought after free agent in the history of media, in a Periscope video from a CVS, Kirk Minihane announced he was no longer employed by Entercom. He then went on to say some very vile and disgusting things about Entercom, its employees and their families.

Entercom was put in an uncomfortable position by an angry employee who was using social media as a weapon to complain about his employment in an attempt to pry his way out of his deal. In the end, Entersom decided he wasn't worth all the headaches. Managers: If this happened to you, what would you do and would you hire him now?

Entercom and and Cadence13 are launching an original podcast called To War and Back, which explores the lives of three combat veterans and their journeys on the battlefield and on their return home. The full six-episode series will launch exclusively on Radio.com.