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When we first heard from Carl Goldman, in early February, he was being quarantined in his room on the Diamond Princess cruise ship off the coast of Japan. Today, the owner of KHTS AM & FM in Santa Clarita, is still being quarantined.

That's the name of automotive and analytics expert Roger Lanctot's latest column on LinkedIn. Lanctot was reacting to Tesla's latest optional software update on 2018 models that removes AM/FM Radio. He says Tesla's decision "highlights the strangely tortured relationship between the broadcast radio industry and Silicon Valley."

Kidd Kraddick Morning Show co-host J-Si Chavez, and contributor Jenna Owens, have launched a new podcast called Fitish. Chavez and Owens discuss their life issues and personal realities that they say they've not been able to talk about on the radio. 

South Florida broadcasting company Vic Canales Media Group (VCMG LIVE), has named Martin Sheehan, Director of Sales. He will oversee sales for True Oldies Channel WIRK-HD3/West Palm Beach, FL, and Rock station WSVU/Palm Beach Gardens, FL.

The annual Golden Mike Awards gala was held Wednesday night at the Plaza Hotel in New York City. Over $400,000 was raised for the Broadcasters Foundation at the event which was hosted by Deborah Norville.

The Syracuse Mets are continuing their partnership with Cumulus Media for three more years. The deal keeps WSKO-AM (The Score 1260 AM) as the flagship radio station for all the team's home and away games

The Hispanic Radio Conference is coming up March 25-26 at the Intercontinental at Doral in Miami. The conference is a wealth of information and resources to help generate success for Hispanic broadcasters. Radio Ink had a chance to talk with an Hispanic broadcaster with a resume covering more than 30 years in the business.

FOX News Radio has a new show called FOX Across America with Jimmy Failla. Hosted by comedian Jimmy Failla, the program will feature guests from across the political spectrum for lively discussions on the day’s leading headlines.

Politicon and KMG Utopia Studios have launched a new weekly show with Aiken called How The Heck Are We Gonna Get Along.

SiriusXM is broadcasting the biggest SiriusXM subscriber-only concerts from the past 10 years, performances by musical icons. The series runs March 9-24.