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The 2019 Conclave Summer Learning Conference will be held on June 19th -21st, 2019, at its new location, Delta Hotels Minneapolis Northeast. The 2019 event will celebrate 44 years of educating radio broadcasters next summer.

In Philadelphia, Blaise Howard has been hired as GSM at WBEB-FM. Howard spent 18 years as the VP/GM of WBEB-FM. Prior to WBEB, he was chosen by Group W Radio to launch KPIX, their first FM News Talk station in San Francisco. WBEB is now owned by Entercom.

In a presentation called Miles Different: In-Car Audio, Edison Research President Larry Rosin told Radio Show attendees that the automobile is as important as ever for the audio space and radio is still king in that space.

Among the winners up on stage at the 2018 Radio Show in Orlando were representatives from WMMR in Philadelphia for Rock Station of the year, KRTH-FM in Los Angeles for Classic Hits Station of the Year, and KKBQ Houston for Legendary Station of the year. Here's a list of all the winners.

Seattle Hip Hop station KUBE 93.3 announced today the debut of The Wake Up Show, effective October 1. The Wake Up Show will broadcast weekdays from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.

WHAV/Haverhill, MA, has added three marketing veterans with local roots. Marketing and radio veterans Win Damon, Cheryl Soriano, and Paul Ryan are responsible for raising donations from corporate sponsors and local businesses for nonprofit radio station, 97.9 WHAV FM.

The 2018 Radio Wayne Award winners were announced Thursday morning at the Advertiser Breakfast at the Radio Show in Orlando. The happy honorees are seen here with Radio Ink Publisher Deborah Parenti — click through to see the full list.

Former WFAN host Craig Carton has been screaming from the rooftops that he's innocent of defrauding investors in an elaborate ticket-buying scheme where he's alleged to use investor money to pay off gambling debts. Carton's co-defendant Michael Wright is pleading guilty and is now facing up to 20 years in prison.

According to the NAB and RAB, total attendance to the 2018 Radio Show in Orlando was 2,130. That's an 8 percent increase over the 2017 Radio Show in Austin where registered attendance totaled 1,974. The 2019 Radio Show will be held September 24-27 in Dallas.

Cumulus has entered into a new multi-year agreement with the NHL's Dallas Stars, extending its long-term broadcast partnership with Cumulus Sports/Talk radio station KTCK 96.7FM/1310 AM “The Ticket.” The Ticket has been the exclusive radio broadcast home for Dallas Stars hockey coverage since 2009.