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As election season heats up, Crossover Media Group Sales, a new cross-platform content-production and advertising-sales rep firm has added four new political Talk programs to its roster.

The big question is who would want to purchase a ratings firm. A Wednesday morning press release states that all options are now on the table regarding the company, "including continuing to operate as a public, independent company; a separation of either Nielsen's Buy or Watch segment; or a sale of the company." Read the full release HERE.

Thanks to Jeff Bentoff for sharing this great community service event the station pulled off. Students at a school assembly received more than 7,000 supplies, including 2,500 crayons and 1,600 pencils thanks to Radio Milwaukee's "No Empty Backpacks" drive which collected more than 50,000 supplies to benefit eight schools.

If you want to get a deal on registration to attend the 50th Anniversary of Country Radio Seminar (CRS 2019), you have until Tuesday, Sept. 18 to get the discounted rate of $549. Starting Sept. 19, the price will increase to $599.

Well, at least for an inning next week. As the Yankees and Red Sox continue their long-standing rivalry, Entercom is adding a twist to next Tuesday’s game at Yankee Stadium.

Continuing our spotlight on how radio is preparing for this massive storm staring down the east coast, today we hear from two more managers who are putting everything possible in place to keep their people safe, stay on the air and provide listeners all the information they'll need if the storm hits their community.

The NFL Hall of Fame quarterback will host a weekly show on SiriusXM NFL Radio, making his season debut today, September 11, and hosting live every Tuesday from 11:00 a.m. to noon ET.

Programming mastermind John Sebastian tells Radio Ink he's created a new winning format for the 55+ demo which he says is "the most undervalued, under appreciated, under exploited, demographic in American life right now."

It’s an issue that isn’t discussed nearly enough and Minnesota Public Radio is addressing that with Call to Mind, American Public Media’s mental health initiative. And to further strengthen their coverage, MPR has now added Roth to its news staff.

Yesterday, we spoke with Ken Carson from LM Communications in Charleston, SC, about how his stations were preparing for Hurricane Florence. Today, we move up the coast to North Carolina and hear from Curtis Media President and COO Trip Savery about how this monster storm will affect his team. Trip tells Radio Ink Thursday and Friday are the big days.