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The panel discussion on the role broadcasters played during the mass shooting in Las Vegas will be moderated by Beasley Las Vegas morning host Carla Rae. FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr will give remarks prior to the discussion. The panel, called “Crisis on the Strip: Reporting in an Unfolding Emergency,” will be held Tuesday, April 10 at 1:30 p.m.

Are the marketers and advertisers that the Executive Director of the Culture Marketing Council speaks to every day aware of the power of Hispanic radio and actively using Spanish-language radio stations to reach an important consumer segment? That's one of the key questions posed to Horacio Gavilán by Adam Jacobson in this latest Hispanic Radio Podcast.

Atlanta Catholic Radio is purchasing WCFO-AM in East Point, Georgia, from JW Broadcasting. WCFO is a 50-KW daytime directional at 1160-AM. This is station number one for the newly formed Atlanta Catholic Radio. Joe Weber's JW Broadcasting also owns one other metro Atlanta signal, WMLB-AM.

Illinois station 102.3 WXLC/Waukegan-Kenosha raised over $25,000 for St. Baldrick's Foundation -- which benefits childhood cancer research -- during their annual Hair for Hope event, March 25, 12-5 p.m. at the Green Town Tavern in Waukegan.

A week after receiving Children’s Miracle Network’s English Speaking Stations of the Year, Binnie Media’s Frank 107.5 Classic Hits/Lewiston, ME, and Country station 99.9 The Wolf/Auburn, ME, raised over $380,000 during their 13th annual Cares for Kids Radiothon.

According to Kagan, the top deal was Emmis exiting St. Louis, selling two FMs to Hubbard and two FMs to Entercom. Kagan says Emmis got a cash flow multiple of 7.2x from Hubbard, which will net the company $45 million, and a 6.1x cash flow multiple from Entercom, which will net the company $15 million.

After negotiating the price on rocker WKQX-FM in Chicago, Cumulus and Merlin Media have come to a new agreement that will lead to Cumulus keeping the station after all. Cumulus will also get the WLUP-FM call letters and all WLUP intellectual property from Merlin.

Veteran sales manager Nancy O’Brien has been promoted to DOS for Hubbard's Chicago cluster. Most recently, O’Brien was National Sales Manager for Hubbard's Midwest Region. In her new position, she will lead the sales department for WTMX, WDRV, WSHE, and 2060 Digital.

USA Radio Networks announced on Tuesday that Janet Bro has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer. Bro will lead the network and its stations in Chicago, Dallas, and Minneapolis, as well as five properties in Nevada.

Zona NYC will air weekday afternoons (12–4), hosted by Tenchy Rodriquez and Nestor Rosario. Rodriquez brings years of experience to the show as a reporter in the Dominican Republic covering MLB and Dominican baseball. Rosario is the Spanish-language color commentator for the Mets and play-by-play announcer for the New York Giants.