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Paul Palmer was the onetime GM of KFMB/San Diego. He was involved in a multi-car collision on Monday, October 28 and died at the scene, according to the Del Mar Times. He was 76.

The man who has been honored as a "Legendary Nebraska Broadcaster" is celebrating his 97th birthday March 20. Dick Chapin earned the "Legendary" moniker from the Nebraska Broadcasters Association, where he served two terms as President.

As he signs a new two-year agreement with Reach Media, 2019 will be Tom Joyner's final year on the radio. From the press release: "Reach Media today announced a two-year agreement that extends the Tom Joyner Morning Show in radio syndication through December 31, 2019, as he culminates his trailblazing career."

(By Gary Berkowitz) There are many lessons diary markets can learn from PPM markets, which measure actual listening versus perceived (diary) listening. With that in mind, please consider these key points that, if implemented properly, could be the key to higher ratings this fall.

Baltimore's WBAL NewsRadio 1090 and FM 101.5 earned the Chesapeake Associated Press Broadcasters Association first-place award for Outstanding Spot News for its coverage of the Capital Gazette shootings in Annapolis in June of 2018.

Fox Radio News correspondent Jared Halpern has been elected Chairman of the Radio and Television Correspondents' Association. Halpern has been a member of the RTCA since 2010.

Happy Friday! This week's Blast From The Past comes from Jo Maeder and her days at NYC's K-ROCK in the 1980s. Send your Blast From The Past to our Online Editor Cameron Coats for your chance to be featured.

Spotify's Fear of Going Outside podcast is returning for a second season later in February. The nature show sees host Ivy Le in outdoorsy situations that go way beyond her comfort zone. Last year, Le conquered camping; this year, she's going to try her hand at hunting.

Amazing Race winner and Big Brother contestant Jessica Graf, is launching a new podcast, Now What? on PodcastOne.

United Stations Radio Networks, Inc., announced Tuesday the official introduction of a new prep service for radio stations called SPARK. At the core of the service is a daily feed of call-in comments from listeners intended to “spark” further audience engagement. SPARK is a complete prep service with a focus on listener audio that will spark audience engagement.