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Salem Media's AM590 THE ANSWER hosted what it's calling the largest conservative event ever in Riverside. Over 900 people attended the “2018 Unite IE - Battleground Talkers Tour” at the Riverside Convention Center.

Westwood One News will simulcast a CNN Town Hall with former FBI Director James Comey on Wednesday, April 25 from 8–9 p.m. CNN’s Anderson Cooper will moderate the event from Comey’s alma mater, William and Mary College in Virginia.

West Virginia’s Kindred Communications received the awards from the West Virginia Broadcasters Association during the annual WVBA Awards ceremony, Saturday, March 24, at the Morgantown Marriott.

Cumulus Media-Charleston confirms that legendary Charleston radio personality, Frankie Green, known on-air as "Frankie the Big Bopper," passed away Wednesday morning. A native Charlestonian, he was a much-loved fixture on the Low-country entertainment scene for more than 40 years.

91.9FM/91.5FM/91.3FM/88.5FM The Family: The Family Radio Network (Appleton, Green Bay, Wausau/Stevens Point/Sheboygan, WI) set new records with their 2018 “Help for the Homeless” hygiene drive.

Even when radio executives get a chance to tell their story...their biggest selling point is...well, 'we haven't done a good job telling our story.' It's a strategy they've been using for about a decade now and it makes you wonder what the shelf life is on that strategy.

Carl Kasell, who was heard on National Public Radio programs for more than thirty years, died Tuesday from complications from Alzheimer’s disease. He was 84. Kasell joined NPR in 1975 as a part-time newscaster for “Weekend All Things Considered.” He was promoted to full-time newscaster on “Morning Edition” in 1979 where he worked until 2009.

The TJ Show, hosted by TJ Taormina, Loren Raye, and producer Matt Shearer, will remain on Boston’s 103.3 AMP Radio (WODS-FM) after both sides signed a multi-year contract extension. The show airs weekday mornings from 5:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. ET.

YEA Networks has named on-air personality J-Si Chavez as host of its nationally syndicated celebrity news show The Hollywood 5. The two-hour weekend show airs on over 60 stations across the U.S.

And this came as a total surprise at Tuesday's FCC meeting. Mignon Clyburn served for nearly nine years, including a brief stint as acting chair. She seemed to be frustrated with the direction Chairman Pai was taking the FCC. Here's what the FCC Chairman tweeted following the resignation.