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WKYS/Washington, DC, (93.9 FM) is bringing back DJ Quicksilva as the host of the all-new Quicksilva Show. The afternoon show will air on both WKYS/93.9 and Quicksilva’s hometown of Baltimore (WERQ/92Q).

(By Laurie Kahn) There are a few broadcasters who have done an outstanding job of reaching out to the younger generations. Overall, most of us really need to embrace big changes in how to “attract, hire, and retain” all ages, and not just the younger groups.

After knocking The Home Depot from the number one position on the Media Monitors weekly chart last week, GEICO remains radio's number one advertiser for the second week in a row after airing 43,097 commercials on radio stations all across the country.

(By John Garziglia) Alex Jones, a self-described libertarian and paleoconservative and publisher of the infowars.com website, is broadcast on 114 radio stations. Recently, his content was removed by YouTube, Facebook and Apple. Is there a case to be made that radio stations should likewise question his broadcast content?

Our thanks to Chris Ganoudis, General Manager for JVC Media in Orlando, for sharing his Pizza Hut success story with us. It's great to see a hugely successful national chain with an amazingly strong local relationship. Meghan Strongrich is the Marketing Director for the store with whom JVC works closely in that market. In all, Meghan is responsible for the marketing for over 130 Pizza Hut locations, which makes the relationship between the two organizations even more special. (Our weekly Advertiser Success Stories are sponsored by Sun & Fun Media).

(By Bob McCurdy) As in business, our personal brand is the single most important factor that determines our income and our success, often insulating us against business factors beyond our control. So as salespeople, it’s incredibly important that we nurture, cultivate, guard, and “market” our brand to our clients.

(By Randy Lane) I joined Don Anthony to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Morning Show Boot Camp, Thursday and Friday, at the Grand Sheraton in Chicago. I was honored to host “30 Years of Top Takeaways from MSBC” with a panel of five of the top morning show personalities in radio. Here are a few highlights...

Thanks to Scott Herold from SOS Radio in Las Vegas for sharing this great radio story with us. There are 6000 homeless or displaced high school students in the valley. SOS Radio partnered with Project 150 to help homeless teens start the school year strong. The SOS studios were stacked wall to wall with noodles. This is 1200 of the 4200 cases collected. Why noodles? Here's why..

(By Ronald Robinson) So, it should come as no surprise to thoughtful readers that many of us from the Great White North are shocked and disappointed at the depth to which our friends in radio are allowing the degradation of those (mostly) shared beliefs and values, and the speed at which this disassembly process of our industry is occurring.

Angela Yee’s popular book club, Kickin’ It from The Stoop (#KIFTS), continues to grow with a new in-store display at Barnes & Noble’s flagship store on 5th Avenue in New York City.  Hosted by The Breakfast Club personality, along with friends Tasha Hilton and Tony Forte, #KIFTS meets monthly at WOODStack Ivy in Brooklyn.