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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.

Beasley Media Group has launched a new Community of Caring Initiative focused on hunger awareness. The campaign will run across all Beasley stations through the end of the year.

Digital advertising platform Dax has signed a multi-year deal with pureplay online radio service AccuRadio, solidifying DAX as AccuRadio’s exclusive sales partner in the US across all national sales channels.

Emmis New York, which includes HOT 97, WBLS, and WLIB, has announced a slate of new sales hires at the stations. Market Manager Charlie Morgan said, “The changes to our structure and the addition of key talent to the team is evidence of our commitment to be responsive to our customers’ needs."

The duo have taken over the morning drive shift, 6-10 a.m. Monday-Friday, on Mix 94.1 (WHBC-FM) in Canton, Ohio. The show originates from Columbus, Ohio, on WNCI-FM, and also airs on WLKT, WYHT, WXZQ, KXNC, WHMJ, WXXO, WROM, WKEI, and WTBO. 

Kenneth “Ken” Holmen, M.D. is president and CEO of CentraCare Health. Now he is also a member of Minnesota Public Radio’s board of trustees. Dr. Holmen has led the St. Cloud-headquartered health system since January of 2015.

Now that Taylor Swift has gone public with her feelings about politics, what does that mean for her music being played on the radio. You probably recall how the Dixie Chicks received the cold shoulder from radio when Natalie Maines took a very public shot at President Bush in the lead up to the Iraq war back in 2003.