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Scripps has cut a deal to sell its radio stations in Boise and Tucson to Lotus Communications for $8 million. The eight stations California-based Lotus will pick up are KMXZ (94.9 FM), KFFN (1490 AM and 104.9 FM), KQTH (104.1 FM), and KTGV (106.3 FM) in Tucson, and KJOT (1051. FM), KQXR (100.3 FM), KRVB (94.9 FM), and KTHI (107.1 FM) in Boise.

(By Steven Goldstein) Podcasting’s most important event, Podcast Movement, took place this summer in Philadelphia. Four years ago at this same event, I counted six radio people in attendance. This time, among the 2,000 attendees were hundreds of people from virtually every major commercial radio company.

Seattle NPR station KUOW is relaunching Morning Edition and All Things Considered with new voices and a new structure designed to bring listeners more local coverage, in-depth interviews, and reports based on listener questions.

Radio Ink is proud to announce the finalists for the 26th annual Radio Wayne Awards. The awards will be presented at this year’s Radio Show Advertiser Breakfast in Orlando on September 27. The awards recognize the best in radio sales and management. Here are the 2018 finalists...

Cumulus and Westwood One invested in a new study to determine the role disclaimers played in the tier-two automotive category. It's a category the radio industry would like to see more investment from and Cumulus and Westwood are hopeful the results from the study will lead to exactly that.

Whoever walked into public radio station WORT-FM in Madison, WI is still on the loose and police say the shooting doesn't appear to be random. Station personnel say a man wearing a mask and hood entered the station and opened fire on three workers this past Sunday.

As has been widely reported over the past few days, YouTube, Facebook, Apple, and Spotify have all banned Alex Jones from their platforms. They are claiming Jones' ramblings are hate speech. Alex Jones has been using Spreaker as a secondary host provider for his podcasts. Spreaker VP and Head of partnerships Rob Greenlee tells Radio Ink Jones is coming off the Spreaker platform as well. Here's their statement...

Crossover Media Group Sales, a cross-platform content-production and advertising-sales representation firm, has added five new program lineups in the sports field to its growing roster of client shows and personalities. And the new sports betting laws have a lot to do with the new programs.

Premiere Networks has promoted Casey Silcock to VP of Affiliate Relations/Morning Shows from Director of Affiliate Relations. Based in New York, Silcock will continue to report to Peter Tripi, SVP of Affiliate Relations/Talk and Morning Shows.

The Radio Ink Radio Wayne Awards will be handed out on September 27 at the Radio Show in Orlando. And in a new series of podcasts, we pick their brains about how they've made it to the top. Today our podcast features Katie Phillippi, Sales Manager for Alpha Media in Lincoln, NE.