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SESAC, The National Music Publishers’ Association, the Nashville Songwriters Association International, and the Songwriters of North America released a joint statement Thursday in support of the Music Modernization Act. The groups stated that the MMA improves how songwriters are paid by digital streaming services.

SAG-AFTRA and New York Public Radio have reached a Voluntary Recognition Agreement that will add per diem and temporary employees working in SAG-AFTRA covered titles to the union’s longstanding contract that currently covers over 100 full-time workers at NYPR.

The Mentoring and Inspiring Women in Radio Group will present “C-Suite Insights into Processes, People and Platforms to Grow Your Revenue” on Thursday, September 27 from 10:30 a.m.–11:15 a.m. at the 2018 Radio Show, September 25–September 28 in Orlando.

Entercom is relaunching the Philadelphia Eagles radio show and podcast hosted by SportsRadio 94WIP’s John Barchard and James Seltzer, as Go Birds. The show will continue to air on Saturdays from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. ET on WIP-FM, which is the flagship station of the Philadelphia Eagles.

(By Ronald Robinson) “Be yourself!” say the pundits, programmers, and associates. This has always been fundamental advice, delivered with more than sincerity, but rather the strongest of unquestionable certainty. That this is a strategy that confuses the newer on-air personalities is never discussed.

(By Radio Ink Chairman Eric Rhoads) I’m afraid I have to be critical of the NAB. Facebook and Google are the competition to radio, according to the National Association of Broadcasters, and that is why the NAB is pushing for further deregulation at the FCC. Sorry, I just don't see it that way.

There are some mean-spirited people in this world. Thankfully, the good folks way outnumber them. Like the people from The Arch in St. Louis who turned a terrible negative into a wonderful positive. Read on for a truly feel-good radio story.

Over the next several weeks, we're going to highlight the best of the best in radio sales and management. 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.

Radio Ink's 40 Most Powerful People in Radio issue is out. Who wields the most power in radio? Who has been bumped from the list? Are there any new players this year? 2018 marks the 23rd year for our power list and the only way you’ll be able to see who made the list is by being a subscriber to Radio Ink Magazine. SUBSCRIBE HERE.

David Milstead, better known to radio listeners throughout Middle Tennessee as David Tower, died overnight Friday, July 28, 2018 at his home. Milstead was a recent inductee into the Tennessee Radio Hall of Fame. Milstead was hired by WMAK-AM back in 1970 as a “news reader.” Within a year, he was news director. Other Nashville stops included WYHY-FM (Y-107) and WLAC.