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Cumulus Media has signed on-air personalities Walt Flakus and Lauren O’Neil to multi-year contracts at Chicago Alternative Rocker 101WKQX. Flakus is also APD and Music Director and hosts the evening shift. O’Neil hosts middays.

Podcast and media company Cadence13 has announced a partnership with talent and entertainment company United Talent Agency to create Ramble, a podcast network dedicated to digital talent. The goal of the company is to expand how audiences connect with digital talent. 

Barnett is Director of Operations and PD for Heaven 97, KHVN, in Dallas. She has been promoted to Director Of Operations for Mortenson Broadcasting Dallas. Barnett — who has been the PD of KHVN since 2009 — will now oversee all of Mortenson's stations in the Dallas-Fort Worth Area

Streaming company ZenoRadio announced, Wednesday, the acquisition of AudioNow and a rebranding to Zeno Media. Zeno Media streams to 6 million-plus monthly active users .

Rachel Buchanan has been named General Manager of HOME.fm, Spring Arbor University’s proprietary radio station. Buchanan’s time with the station has included various format changes (89.3 the Vibe, 89.3 the Message) and being on the ground level with a team that created and developed the HOME.fm format.

(By Peter Radd) Like you, I’ve been following the fascinating discussion regarding what Radio Ink calls the “love-hate” relationship between stations and ad agencies.  Also like you, I’ve seen that relationship strained, particularly over the last 15 years.  Unlike you, I’ve never been employed by either a station or an agency,

(By Gary Berkowitz) I recently attended a webinar that featured New York real estate magnate and Shark Tank star Barbara Corcoran. She said, "Sales is the bloodline of every business.” It is with that in mind that I share some solid strategies with my fellow programmers about your relationship with sales.

(By Paul Weyland) For many of us in sales, getting the client to sign a legally binding document with your company can be a challenge, or even a nightmare. Signed long-term contracts are the key to becoming a super-biller in media. Verbal OKs are easy. Written agreements can be trickier. But if that’s what management wants, then that’s what you must deliver.

With all of the changes seen in the U.S. Hispanic market over the last two decades, there's one remarkable constant that's been seen: the top Spanish-language radio format today is the same format that dominated the ratings in 1998. How is this the case?

ABC Radio has well and truly geared up for the July 4th holiday weekend with four three-hour specials to affiliates: Red White and True-Blue Country Fan Salute, Red, White & Rock 2018, America’s Pastimes, and The Great American Car Show. Each program is hosted by a leading correspondent or music star.