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Sports Radio 99.9 The Fan and partnering station 620 The Ticket will broadcast live play-by-play for all games that include NC State, Duke, and UNC in this year’s ACC Baseball Championship, beginning Thursday (May 24) through Sunday from the Durham Bulls Athletic Park in Durham, NC.

On June 16, Radio Ink will release the 2018 Most Influential Women in Radio list. We've been publishing the MIW list for over 20 years now. Over the next several weeks we'll be previewing that issue with extended interviews with many of the broadcasters who've made the list. And, of course, Broadcast Education Association Executive Director Heather Birks is on our list. 

Bruce Mittman and Jim Leven are partners in Community Broadcasters. They met in 1986, when Mittman was visiting a station where Leven was working as the manager. Mittman eventually purchased that station in 1986 and the two have been friends ever since. Their radio careers wound around and back together again.

Jack Lessenberry was Michigan Radio’s senior political analyst. That is until he resigned this week after being accused of sexual harassment. According to the Michigan Radio website the resignation comes as more and more women accuse Lessenberry of sexual harassment and other questionable behavior. 

AdLarge Media's digital audio division cabana has expanded its podcast portfolio into the true-crime genre with Crime Junkie, hosted by crime enthusiast Ashley Flowers. Flowers tells stories taken from crimes across the country, including new evidence on unsolved mysteries, current investigations, manhunts and captures.

Chief Operating Officer Warren Lada will retire from Saga Communications at the end of June. CEO Ed Christian said, "Warren has been an integral part of Saga for the past 27 years and we will deeply miss his contributions to Saga and its radio stations across the U.S."

Entercom has confirmed Michael Young (pictured) is no longer running its Pittsburgh cluster. Entercom picked up four CBS Radio stations when the two companies merged. Young was the Market Manager for CBS Radio and he was retained by Entercom until this week.

iHeartMedia Minneapolis has promoted Michelle Redberg to VP of Sales for the nine-station cluster. iHeart Minneapolis also has partnerships with the Minnesota Vikings, the Minnesota Wild, and University of Minnesota Golden Gophers Sports. Redberg joined iHeart in 2016 as a Senior AE and has 14 years of media experience in broadcast and cable television.

Thanks to CBS News Radio Network GM Craig Swagler for sharing this photo. CBS News Radio hosted ad agencies at the CBS Upfront in New York at the Plaza Hotel recently. (L-R) Gabby Weil Senior Media Buyer/Horizon Media, Brigid Judge Associate Media Buyer National Media Horizon Media, Stephen Colbert Host of CBS' The Late Show, and Swagler.

The NextRadio app, which allows users to hear, see, and interact with live, local FM radio, has now been launched for smartphones in Mexico, including an iOS version for iPhone mobile device users.