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Bob Lefsetz has one of the longest-running and most popular newsletters about music and culture that has ever been written — everyone in that space reads what the outspoken Lefsetz has to say. He's now getting his own show on SiriusXM, called "Lefsetz Live." The show will air Tuesdays at 7 pm ET on channel 106.

A hit piece that ran in The New York Post Tuesday night, alleging that former CBS Radio stations in New York City were run like a frat house, has caught the attention of Entercom Regional VP Susan Larkin. Here's what she had to say...

(By Ronald Robinson) Unless trained beyond our own propensities, we tend to behave and speak in a manner that is consistent with our thinking. Our ways of speaking are, almost exclusively, intuitive and habitual.

Entercom has taken home four Kansas Association of Broadcasters awards. The KAB honors journalism throughout the state of Kansas through its annual awards contest. News and Talk station KNSS (KNSS-AM/FM) in Wichita received first place in two categories. Here’s a list of all the Entercom winners.

It's been two years since a District Court Judge dismissed a lawsuit against a broadcaster for playing pre-1972 sound recordings. It was ruled that the broadcaster was playing digitized versions of the songs that were created after 1972. This week, the United States Court of Appeals for the ninth Circuit didn't buy that argument.

As your sellers go about their hard work convincing advertisers about how strong and stable radio continues to be for them, here's another piece of ammunition they can take to the front lines of their sales calls. This latest story just adds to the uncertainty of what advertisers are really getting from the social media giant. 

Effective September 4, Travis Rodgers will joinng morning show host Keyshawn Johnson and LZ Granderson on ESPNLA 710 as Jorge Sedano moves to afternoons. Sedano tweeted about his move Tuesday. His show will from 3:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. and include a rotating group of co-hosts.

If you watch the video, posted on TMZ, you might think the entire episode is a joke, or a stunt. However, it appears to be quite real, and Big Boy will certainly have something interesting to discuss on his show Wednesday morning.

The National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters Telecommunications Education and Management Foundation and Personal Selling Principles have announced the dates for the 4th annual Media Sales Institute.

iHeartMedia CEO Bob Pittman and Entercom CEO David Field will discuss data and analytics during a Radio Show session on September 25 in Orlando. The discussion will be moderated by MSNBC Anchor Stephanie Ruhle.