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Up in the “last frontier,” radio is helping the community just the way it does in the lower 48 -- with plenty of enthusiasm. Take the KBRJ-FM/Anchorage radiothon, for instance.

Kathy Higgins steps in as President SummitMedia Omaha, where she will lead stations KEZO-FM, KKCD-FM, KQCH-FM, KSRZ-FM, and KXSP-AM. Higgins has 17 years experience in radio.

That's the headline in The New Hampshire Union Leader regarding radio's top spending category. All major carmakers are reporting weak numbers to start 2019.

If you’re going to the NAB Show in Las Vegas, April 6-11, The Radio Advertising Bureau will be holding four sessions you might want to check out. These sessions are a part of the Business of Media program, at the Las Vegas Convention Center North Hall. 

(By Lisa Thal) I get it: we have more demands with shorter timelines than ever before. The single most important thing we can do to ensure our industry stays relevant and growing is to coach our team and teach our clients!

Kentucky-based Forcht Broadcasting is seeing returns from developing its digital presence in the small markets it serves. CEO Mike Tartar is pleasantly surprised by the response from advertisers in the nine-market, 25-station group, broadcasting in Kentucky, Indiana, and Illinois.

(By Joel Raab) Sure, we play country music, sell advertising, and try to have some fun doing it amid the chaos that sometimes permeates our business — but what we do for listeners is indeed priceless.

Corey Dylan is the new on-air sidekick to Kicks 101.5/WKHX-FM Atlanta’s morning radio host Cadillac Jack. The duo join forces on the new Caddy & Corey morning show which airs weekdays, 5 a.m.-10 a.m.

Kedrick D’Kelley Johnson, also known as KJ, co-hosts the morning show on Ohana's R&B KFAT-FM in Anchorage. He's facing felony assault charges after he reportedly beat and choked his girlfriend.

Alpha Media, Biloxi-Gulfport, is mourning the loss of colleague Chuck Edwards who passed away at the age of 49. Edwards began his career on the Mississippi Gulf Coast at Surf 107-1. He later moved on to WCPR to do mornings with Robert James.