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(By Ronald Robinson) Seeking out new talent is never executed as a reconnaissance-in-force. Rather, it is about accepting the shortest straw, going through the motions, and retreating with a couple of names of on-air talent who just might not screw everything up. There is also an overtly accepted presumption that modern radio managers could even recognize potential talent when they heard it.

The KTTS St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Radiothon, March 1-2, raised $161,751 for the children of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. During those two days, KTTS/Springfield, MO, listeners heard stories about love and miracles, hope and faith, and what St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital means to countless families locally.

Adams Radio Group has announced the recipients of its annual Leadership Awards. The awards were presented at the Adams annual managers meeting in Annapolis, Maryland.

Former Houston broadcast personality Dayna Steele has won the Texas 36th Congressional District Democratic Primary, garnering an impressive 72% of the votes cast. The successful businesswoman, best-selling author, speaker, and former KLOL-FM announcer will now face a Republican incumbent in the fall elections.

Johnson will be primarily involved in creating national digital content for Alpha’s Rock formats and will be a major contributor to streaming and podcasting strategies.

Entercom has partnered with Westwood One to bring the syndicated eSports show Checkpoint Radio, to 1080 The Fan (KFXX-AM) in Portland, Oregon. The weekly program, hosted by gaming industry experts Nate Bender, Robbie Landis, Norris Howard, and Joe Sloan, highlights the biggest stories influencing the video game and eSports industry.

Just as Radio One CEO Alfred Liggins called out McDonald's for burning his Q1, Entercom CEO David Field said United States Traffic Network was unable to pay its $4 million bill, which impacted Entercom's Q4 2018 results. Field said USTN is having "significant financial issues."

A hundred days into the merger of CBS, Entercom CEO David Field continues to criticize the way CBS' radio stations were being run. And that could be because those stations are now dragging down the revenue numbers at Entercom, although Field is confident they can be turned around. He says it'll just take some time.

The Hispanic Radio Conference, coming this Tuesday and Wednesday, March 13-14 in Miami, offers an amazing lineup of speakers and panelists. If you don't care about the future of radio, you might want to skip it.

The negotiations will continue between iHeartCommunications and some of its lenders as they work toward restructuring iHeart's $20 billion of debt. The deadline, which expired Wednesday night, has been extended another three business days -- through 11:59 p.m., Monday, March 12. This gives the two sides another five days, if they happen to work weekends, to hammer out a deal.