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The Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau of the FCC has activated the Disaster Information Reporting System as Hurricane Michael bears down on the Florida panhandle. DIRS is a voluntary, web-based system that communications providers can use to report communications infrastructure status and situational awareness information during times of crisis.

Primatologist and Anthropologist Dr. Jane Goodall is guest-hosting on Animal Radio on October 20th. Goodall is considered to be the world's foremost expert on Chimpanzees. She still tours at 84 years old, making over 300 speaking engagements yearly.

Another dangerous hurricane is about to crash into Florida's Gulf Coast. Hurricane Michael is expected to slam Florida's panhandle Wednesday and is now a powerful Category 4 storm. We reached out to both iHeartMedia and Cumulus who have clusters of stations along the panhandle to see how both companies were preparing.

Perhaps seeing enough of the battling between the press, the President, and Congress, NAB CEO Gordon Smith has voiced his opinion about a free press in an op-ed piece in Broadcasting & Cable. Smith, a former Senator from Oregon, has a unique perspective on the topic, having been frustrated by the media when in public life.

October 12 is a big day for ESPN1000 Chicago as the station celebrates its 20th anniversary. Actually, they're calling it “Fanniversary” -- an event for listeners at Austin’s Fuel Room in Libertyville, IL, where ESPN1000 will be broadcasting the entire day.

The team at WTOP in Washington, DC, say FederalNewsRadio.com and 1500 AM has changed its name to Federal News Network, a move aimed at highlighting its many distribution platforms and channels, including on-air, online, podcasts, video, and more.

iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Tour 2018 will stop in Dallas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Minneapolis, Boston, Philadelphia, New York, Washington, DC, Chicago, Atlanta, Tampa, and Miami/Ft. Lauderdale. Pre-sale tickets go on sale TODAY. Here’s everything you need to know…

Roger Coryell is the Managing Partner at Brandhound Destination Marketing in Sonoma County. His Radio Ink column Tuesday resulted in a lot of feedback from our readers. Whether you like what he said or hate what he said, Coryell seems to have struck a nerve. Here's his column again and all of your comments...

Cumulus' News Radio KKOB is again part of The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. KKOB is the official radio voice of the event, now in its 47th year. Over 1,000 balloons fill the skies of Albuquerque in front of hundreds of thousands of people.

Google’s latest device will be available October 22 and iHeartRadio has already staked out its turf. The new devices are powered by the Google Assistant to operate and support your household just as it does on speakers, but with the added benefit of a touch screen. iHeartRadio has already teamed up with Google to bring music to the devices.