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The Academy of Radio Arts and Sciences of America has selected WRHU Radio Hofstra University to receive the 2021 World Radio Day Award. The honor commemorates World Radio Day, established by United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization and celebrated annually on February 13th.

The Star-Tribune is reporting that John Hanson has been let go by Entercom. Hanson stepped into the PD role at WCCO-AM in late 2018. He previously held the same role at Sports Radio KCSP-AM and 1660 The Score KWOD-AM in Kansas City.

Legendary talk show host Larry King died Saturday at the age of 87. In 1978, King began a nightly midnight-to-dawn radio show on 28 cities over the Mutual Broadcasting System. By the 1980s, The Larry King Show was being carried by more than 250 affiliates.

American Urban Radio Networks has signed a renewal agreement with Nielsen Audio. AURN will continue its participation in RADAR, which provides commercial ratings for networks.

Jordy Culotta announced his new show, which starts today, in a Facebook video. Curlotta, formerly of ESPN in Baton Rouge, will host the show with producer Rivers Hughey. His YouTube channel as 1,900 subscribers.

To commemorate the anniversary of Kobe Bryant’s tragic death, all  Southern California Broadcasters Association member Stations will air a 24-second moment of silence on  Tuesday at 9:45 coinciding with the time the helicopter carrying Bryant, his daughter and seven others crashed in Agoura Hills, CA one year ago.  

Hallelujah 930 AM (WFXJ-AM)in Jacksonville, FL has launched.  It is the latest addition to the iHeartMedia inspirational brand.

The Table with Anthony ONeal is the latest addition to the Ramsey Network podcast offerings. This is the 11th podcast added to the network.

Ed Ripley; manager, programmer and air-talent on numerous radio stations has died. His radio career spanned more than 20 years, retiring from the business in 1985.

Is your station easy to find on every smart speaker on the market? Do you tell listeners on the air how to listen to your station on smart speaker devices? Is your website littered with instructions on how to find you on this growing category of devices? If you answered no to these questions you may be losing listeners.