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The NAB Crystal Radio Awards are bestowed upon stations that provide their communities with outstanding service. Over the past month, Radio Ink has highlighted many of those stations, and we encourage them all to submit a nomination for this award. Winners are announced at the We Are Broadcasters Celebration, held April 10 during the NAB Show in Vegas. Submit HERE. Finalists will be announced next month.

Houston stations The New 93Q, Country Legends 97.1, and 106.9 & 107.5 Houston’s Eagle helped Texas Children’s Hospital raise $420,375 during the 14th annual radiothon, from December 1 through 31, 2017.

And that's the third consecutive year over 17 million vehicles were sold in the U.S. Even though there was a slight dip in sales, compared to 2016, it was still a strong year for radio's number one advertising category.

In a newly created position, Tim Sabean has been hired by Westwood One as SVP of Digital Content. Sabean was SVP for the Howard Stern Channels for 10 years before leaving 2 years ago.

ESPN New York afternoon host Michael Kay is not praising Mike Francesa for his 30-year run on WFAN. On his show, Kay said, “We don’t have to pay homage to competition that never really was nice to us." Kay and Francesa had battled for years over who was winning in the ratings. There's another reason Kay will not show Francesa any respect.

Flood Communications has named former NRG Market Manager Andy Ruback its next CEO. Flood owns 15 radio and television stations in Nebraska. Ruback began his career as an AE before moving on to management positions with Clear Channel and City Weekly. Most recently, he served as Market Manager for NRG Media in Omaha.

(By Buzz Knight) I've been fortunate to make the trek to CES a habit each new year and I'm looking forward to the journey once again this year. CES is an inspiring and eye-opening experience that you won't want to miss. I had the opportunity to speak with Pete Bigelow the Technology and Mobility Editor for the legendary Car and Driver publication.

Despite the fact that CBS Radio has disappeared following the merger with Entercom, the CBS News Radio brand is still going strong. CBS News Radio has signed new affiliation agreements with Entercom, Alpha, and Saga. With these new deals, CBS News Radio is now delivering content to more than 450 news, talk, and music stations.

James Harris has been named afternoon host for News station 550 KFYI-AM in Phoenix. PD Aaron Trimmer said, “As the ringleader of the Conservative Circus, James brings a unique perspective and unrivaled enthusiasm for talk radio to 550 KFYI. We’re thrilled to add his voice to the station weekday afternoons.” Harris previously worked as afternoon host for KQTH-AM in Tucson.

Radio One D.C.’s WKYS 93.9 FM welcomes “DJ 5’9” Davis as the new addition to The FAM in the Morning. DJ 5’9 began his career while attending Virginia State University. DJ 5’9 said, "Becoming a part of The FAM in the Morning on WKYS 93.9, has been one of the best journeys and experiences of my professional career."