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We were able to monitor the radio coverage of Hurricane Michael all day long Wednesday on both iHeartRadio and Tune-In, depending on which radio station or company we wanted to listen to, as radio stations went wall-to-wall once the storm approached landfall. Late last night we reached out to three managers to get their assessment on how their teams performed.

HRN Media Network has hired Feinberg as its Chief Strategy Officer. Most recently, Feinberg helped with the podcast initiative at Panoply and is an adjunct professor and lecturer on digital marketing and media at Fordham University and FIT.

The first group of presenters has been announced for the 2018 Edward R. Murrow Awards Gala, to be held Monday, October 22, at Gotham Hall in New York City.

Entercom and the University of Saint Joseph in Connecticut have reached a broadcast agreement. As part of the deal, 1080 WTIC News Talk (WTIC-AM) in Hartford, CT, will broadcast home games of the university’s men’s basketball team’s inaugural season.

The NAB has filed comments with the FCC regarding the Commission's upcoming Communications Marketplace Report to Congress. In those comments, the NAB says the report "should reflect the proliferation of audio content providers and the vast options now available for consumers and advertisers in today’s audio marketplace."

Triton Digital announced on Wednesday that Planet Broadcasting, Australia's largest independent podcast network, has selected Triton Digital to power the delivery and monetization of its podcast content.

The KC Armstrong Show has been picked up by Orlando Rock station BUD 94.1. After airing on JVC Long Island station 103.9 LI News for the past year, JVC has announced a syndication deal with KC Armstrong to take the show to other markets.

The Broadcasters Foundation of America is preparing for an influx of emergency grant applications due to Hurricane Michael. Broadcasters whose personal lives or property are acutely affected by Hurricanes Michael or Florence are encouraged to find out if they qualify for an emergency grant.

Radio One Atlanta and its parent company, Urban One, are teaming up with Atlanta’s Ryan “The Ryan King” Cameron for a cross-platform partnership. On Monday, November 5, Cameron will return to the airwaves on WAMJ MAJIC 107.5/97.5 during afternoon drive.

Talk radio host Anthony Cumia is set to release a new memoir this fall. Titled Permanently Suspended: The Rise and Fall… and Rise Again of Radio’s Most Notorious Shock Jock, this marks Cumia’s first collaboration with publisher Post Hill Press and will be distributed by Simon & Schuster.