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Sara Parker has added the role of Digital Program Director for WMMR-FM & WMGK-FM to her duties, and current morning show producer Marisa Magnata will expand her duties to support WMMR-FM and Parker.

Classical MPR’s Melissa Ousley will become the host of the Friday evening live Minnesota Orchestra broadcasts at the start of the 2019/2020 season beginning Sept. 20.

The opinion of the NAB is that the DOJ "should neither terminate nor modify the ASCAP and BMI consent decrees." Here are the details...

Andrew Bary at Barron's writes that iHeart's stock, now trading around $13, "looks appealing." Bary's article quotes BWS Financial analyst Hamed Khorand who says, “Now that the company is in better financial condition, it will be able to better invest in the business and grow."

(By Randy Lane) Last Monday morning, shows all over North America were grappling with how to handle mass shootings over the weekend. Some shows took a deep dive while others never mentioned it. Here’s how three top-rated morning shows treated the situation.

(By Bob McCurdy) Every day we sell the impact of audio and how it motivates the radio listener to act upon the commercial messaging that’s broadcast over the airwaves as well as online. One of our challenges continues to be getting audio’s “perceived” ability to impact behavior and purchases to jibe with “reality.”

New research from Coleman Insights reveals that TED Talks Daily has the highest Aided Awareness of the 20 most-listened-to podcasts as ranked by Podtrac in March 2019. And yet only 43% of monthly podcast listeners are familiar with the TED Talks Daily podcast.

Entercom’s 12th Annual Prisma Health Children’s Hospital Upstate Radiothon has raised $200,945 for the hospital. The funds will help sustain the many programs and services that support children and families during a hospital stay.

It's the most famous concert event in the history of rock. Now, over four days, Philadelphia public radio station WXPN will present a minute-by-minute replay of the legendary Woodstock music festival exactly 50 years to the day and hour later. 

Legendary newsman/podcaster Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell) will begin the second season of The Ron Burgundy Podcast with Democratic Presidential candidate Senator Kamala Harris as his guest.