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Charlie Feldman, BMI’s VP of Creative in New York, will retire from the company at the end of the year. A 31-year veteran of BMI, Feldman will continue to consult for the company in the new year.

The new year will bring a new radio station to Albany, Georgia. Q-102, The Queen Bee, is shooting for a January 6, 2020 launch from studios being built inside of a brewery.

The Chubb Rock Show with SiMan Baby will be available 6 a.m.-10 a.m. ET Monday-Friday beginning January 6. The Urban AC show will broadcast live in the morning and will continue to be offered in other dayparts.

iHeartMedia Orlando’s WMGF (Magic 107.7) is the latest station to go all-Christmas music. Listeners will be able to hear festive music 24/7 from the likes of Bing Crosby, Michael Bublé, and Andy Williams through Christmas Day.

Radio Ink EVP/Publisher Deborah Parenti said Forecast 2020, which took place in New York City, Wednesday, was the best Forecast we’ve had so far. “Great content, a lot of thought-provoking perspective, and some wonderful exchanges between attendees and speakers. This will be a hard one to top.”

Leah Casterlin, founding partner Media Fortitude Partners, had some very good news for radio at Forecast 2020, Wednesday. She told attendees that the challenges both television and digital are up against could result in a big political advertising win for radio in 2020.

At Radio Ink’s Forecast 2020, Advertising Benchmark Index President and founder Gary Getto presented results from a study his firm conducted. According to Getto, ads work best when the creative is strong. And here's how you can make the ads you create stronger...

Beasley Media Group CEO Caroline Beasley accepted the Radio Ink Lifetime Achievement Award for her dad, and the founder of the company, George Beasley, Wednesday, at Forecast 2020 in New York City.

Jeff Federman gets the title of Regional President overseeing Los Angeles, San Diego, and Riverside. Rachel Williamson will join Entercom as Regional President for Milwaukee and Madison and Market Manager for Chicago.

On Wednesday, Edison Research released a few details from its first-ever Podcast Consumer Tracker report which will be conducted quarterly. The study is based on a continuous sampling of consumers who have listened to a podcast in the last week.