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FCC Chairman Ajit Pai will visit the Florida Panhandle, Friday to assess the damage inflicted by Hurricane Michael and get an update on recovery efforts. Pai plans to meet with service providers and government officials working to restore communications networks. Here's what the Chairman had to say about his upcoming visit...

The National Hockey League’s New Jersey Devils and Skyview Networks have expanded their partnership. Skyview will continue to supply its AdView Inventory Management application to Devils broadcasts, while adding full production services.

Reporting on religion can be an illuminating, though sometimes delicate, undertaking. The NAB and the NAB Education Foundation are bringing together news directors, reporters, journalism school faculty, and members of the faith community to discuss their experiences and recommendations about reporting on sensitive stories involving religion.

From 2013 to 2018, Asian, Latino, and black audiences have been ahead of the streaming curve. The average TV viewer spends 43% of their time with live TV, 35% with streamed content. With the RIAA mid-year Latin Music Revenue Report showing a surge in paid streaming formats, could the window of opportunity for new Hispanic radio entrants be closing? Horowitz Associates' Adriana Waterston tackles the topic.

Shannon Knoepke is the Market Manager for Entercom in Minneapolis. She's been in radio for 21 years, 17 of those as a manager. One of Shannon's employees told Radio Ink how Shannon brought the Minneapolis cluster through the CBS merger could be reason enough to nominate her for one of radio's best managers, but it is one of many.

The Company has signed a new employment agreement with Bob Philips which has him continuing as Chief Revenue Officer and Regional President through December 31, 2020. His salary will be...

Mike Clark spent 22 years on the air at WRIF in Detroit. He had been battling health issues the past few years and died in his sleep Monday night at the age of 63. Up until five years ago, Clark and Drew Lane hosted Drew and Mike on the legendary rock station. They were together for 20 years.

Sun Broadcast Group has appointed Rich O’Brien as its VP of Programing & Affiliate Relations. His first day was October 15 and he will be based in Boston. O’Brien comes to SBG with over 25 years' experience in national radio syndication.

MusicWatch provides marketing research and industry analysis to the music and entertainment industry. Russ Crupnick is Managing Partner at the company. Russ shared details from a recent MusicWatch online study that included 2,500 music listeners, 13 and older, who listened to radio, satellite radio, and streaming services. Here's what Russ had to say about his findings...

The Radio Music License Committee has announced that Ed Atsinger, long-serving CEO of the Salem Media Group, was elected Chairman of the RMLC at its annual Board of Directors meeting last week. Atsinger succeeds Ed Christian.