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How is this for a very cool honor? iHeartMedia New York’s Shelli Sonstein — co-host of Q104.3’s Jim Kerr Rock & Roll Morning Show — has been appointed to the rank of Honorary Battalion Chief in NYC.

The website called KeepLocalRadioLocal.com is aimed at getting consumers to write to the FCC in opposition to any additional deregulation. The organization claims that if ownership caps are lifted, "one company could control everything a listener gets to hear in any given market."

Beasley CEO Caroline Beasley was among the featured panelists during the “Tuning into Radio/Radio Super Session” at Music Biz 2019, Monday, May 6 at the JW Marriott in Nashville.

Media research firm Kagan has calculated radio deals at $236.8 million in the first quarter of 2019. More than half of those deals were connected to Cumulus.

KGLO/Mason City/IA, News Director Bob Fisher received eight awards at the Iowa Broadcast News Association’s 2018 Awards, Johnston on Saturday, April 13. The honors included two first-place awards.

One-hundred thirty-nine radio spots and campaigns have made it to the finals of the 2019 Radio Mercury Awards, which honor outstanding radio covering 10 categories. The 2019 finalists range from regional to large advertising agencies and radio stations, as well as national and local advertisers.

The Kidd Kraddick Morning Show hosted the first-ever KiddNation Virtual Career Day on Monday, May 1. The cast and crew made themselves available to students and teachers in classrooms across the country, to talk to kids about what they do and to take questions from them.

The webinars are free and quarterly with a goal of providing owners and managers with the insights they need to attract and retain top sales talent. The first webinar is Wednesday, May 15, at 10 a.m. PDT/1 p.m. EDT. Register HERE.

United Stations Radio Networks has launched PHANTOM PRODUCER’s latest imaging service, URBAN AC, offering complete station imaging for stations playing Classic Soul through to Smooth Jazz and R&B. The move into Urban AC puts Phantom Producer into its 13th radio format.

Joel Weiss is taking up the roles of Assistant Program Director and Music Director of Alternative station KCJK-FM and CHR station KCHZ-FM, both located in Mission, KS, part of the greater Kansas City area.