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Country radio has a long history of walking hand in hand with the Nashville machine and the results across time have been nothing short of record smashing. The recent history of Country radio is well known, so I will spare you a rehash of those facts.

(By Randy Lane) Customer service research from automation company CGS, shows a sharp increase in people’s need to “speak to a human agent.” Many companies are now scrambling to figure out how to give customers access to a human being in automated phone systems.

Entercom's sports talker WQAM-AM in Miami has a new lineup. ESPN's Mike Greenberg will now occupy the 12:00 to 2:00 p.m slot, replacing the Stephen A. Smith show. And, afternoon hosts Hochman and Crowder will expand to four hours (2-6).

Brian Davis is returning to Cumulus as Operations Manager for their Appleton-Oshkosh, Wisconsin cluster and PD for Country WPKR. Davis is moving over to Cumulus from Townsquare in Dubuque.

The NAB Leadership Foundation revealed that award-winning actors, television hosts and a country music star will appear at The 2020 Celebration of Service to America Awards. The program will air on local stations nationwide August 22 and will also be accessible online.

Dan LeBatard and Stugotz are going to be recording and posting two exclusive content podcasts outside of their ESPN Radio show.

97.1 The Fan (WBNS-FM) Columbus, OH, has launched a new morning show and a revamped line-up. Joining Brandon Beam on Morning Juice will be former Buckeye linebackers Bobby Carpenter and Anthony Schlegel.

Torrey Snow takes over the weekday 2 to 6 PM slot on WBAL NewsRadio 1090/FM 101.5. Snow is no stranger to the station he has been a regular fill-in and weekend host.

Mailboxes are full of flyers, TV stations are full of mud-slingers and the phrase ...'I approve this message' can be heard on every radio station more than the station call letters. The political ad money is flying.

The San Diego sports station was purchased by Arizona ad agency executive Bill Hagen back in April. It went off the air a year earlier due to financial reasons. The station will include only one local show, Scott Kaplan in PM drive. Rich Eisen, Scott Ferrall and Tony Bruno are also part of the new station lineup.