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(By Gary Krantz) Mark Weber spent 40 years in the fashion industry, rising through the ranks to become CEO (and member of the executive committee in Paris) of Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy (LVMH Inc.) and of Philips-Van-Heusen, owner of the Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger brands. I recently spoke to him about the art of success.

Research Director has launched a new tool called the Opportunity Factor, which the company says will help programmers grow ratings by targeting geographic areas. Based on Research Director's Hot Zip Report, the Opportunity Factor identifies zip codes important to a station’s format but that the station may not be converting to a high share of listening.

WNCY/Appleton-Oshkosh (Y100) held its 5th Annual St. Jude Jam starring Gary Allan, Michael Ray, and Ashley McBryde on April 10 at the Meyer Theatre in Green Bay.

Entercom has finally announced that Kevin Klein broke 'The Machine.' His one tweet caused his company to have to spend over two weeks apologizing, negotiating, repairing relationships and changing the entire direction of a station. The format 'Talk that Rocks' died an ugly death last night, never really getting off the ground. KEGY-FM became All Sports Talk this morning.

WJFK programmer Chris Kinard is celebrating his 20th year in radio. He calls himself an oddity in the business. "I’ve spent my entire career at the same cluster (Infinity/CBS/Entercom) in DC, and about 18 of those years at WJFK." Here's our extended interview with one of radio's best programmers, Chris Kinard.

A new documentary podcast series, David Ortiz: The Big Papi Story, will premiere on Patriots’ Day, Monday, April 16. The series is the most comprehensive chronicle to date of the life of Red Sox icon and three-time World Series champion Ortiz.

Where is the radio industry headed? What are some of the top leaders overseeing AM and FM radio stations doing to manage the rapid changes being seen for their business? Those were just some of the questions presented to panelists in a 2018 NAB Show panel late Wednesday.

Brighter Media Group announced that John Lawhon has been promoted to Program Director at 95.1 SHINE-FM, and Dave Paul will move to Director of Research and On-Air Fundraising.

Urban AC 102.9 KBLX/San Francisco Quiet Storm host Armand Carr has been awarded a Congressional Proclamation by the Black Repertory Theater and U.S. Congresswoman Barbara Lee.

Twenty-four hours after the bill was introduced, the House Judiciary Committee has passed the Music Modernization Act in a 32-0 vote. The bill now goes to the full House of Representatives for a vote.