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Conservative talker Michael “Doc” Thompson died Tuesday after he was struck by a train while jogging in Texas. Thompson hosted Doc Thompson’s Daily MoJo 5.0 radio talk show, which he launched last year. Before that he was at Glenn Beck’s TheBlaze radio.

Audacy and United Stations Media Networks have entered into a new strategic alliance which will begin with a content distribution partnership. Audacy will use the United Stations national distribution platform to widen its footprint for on-air content and talent.

The company continues to support Hurricane Harvey relief efforts through the American Red Cross, with local stations setting up additional donation drives, radiothons, and fundraisers. Amarillo’s The Eagle (KXGL) and KGNC-FM partnered with Street Volkswagen to get pet food and supplies to families and animal shelters in Dallas and Houston.

Radio One has launched La Grande 101.5 FM WIZF HD-2 in Cincinnati. The station features a fusion of regional Mexican and tropical music.

Chicago based AccuRadio is working on putting up 100 holiday music channels by Christmas. Last year the independent personal radio streamer had 81 channels of holiday music.

Kansas City’s KCJK-FM has been rebranded 105.1 The X and will play what it is calling the “Rockternative” format -- a combination of Active and Alternative Rock.

Fans who regularly tune in to Lincoln's sports station KNTK will soon be able to interact with their favorite programs in person: The station is scheduled to move into a new building by mid-year, which will feature several fan interaction elements.

(Sponsored Content) The potential benefits of deploying AI in news content generation are many – increased reach, advanced personalization, and consistent, reliable reporting. But how can broadcasters, especially smaller organizations, leverage this technology?

Radio host Bob Stei and business entrepreneur Larendee Roos have launched a business podcast called "Work With Me." It covers all aspects of the modern day workforce from an employee and employer side.

(By Jeff McHugh) Famous for suspenseful movies like The Birds and Psycho, Hitchcock storyboarded each shot in detail before shooting and even planned the audience’s emotions with a technique called blue scripts and green scripts.