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(By Ronald Robinson) Radio, and every other electronic medium — including television and all other digital devices — have one thing in common: they all bypass the portions of our brains that process informative and intellectual content.

Our condolences to the iHeartMedia team in Boston. Lana Jones died suddenly Wednesday morning after collapsing at home. She was 62. Jones was a general assignment reporter for WBZ in Boston. She joined the station in 1991 as a news writer, editor, and fill-in anchor/reporter. The last story she covered was the funeral of Patriots radio announcer Gil Santos Tuesday night.

Caroline Beasley, CEO of Beasley Media Group, will be the keynote speaker for the June 28 luncheon at the Vinoy in St. Petersburg. Ms. Beasley will appear in a fireside chat with Florida Association of Broadcasters President and CEO Pat Roberts.

Urban AC 102.9 KBLX/San Francisco is moving afternoon-drive host Antoine Davis to morning drive as a member of The Dream Team, while part-timer Nikki Thomas will host afternoon drive (2 p.m.–7 p.m.).

Country station 97.5 WAMZ/Louisville will debut of The Bobby Bones Show on May 7. The show will broadcast weekdays, 5-10 a.m. ET. The program was recently honored with its third ACM Award for National On-Air Personality of the Year.

It's pretty rare a radio station gets as much print press as WFAN in New York has been getting this week. WFAN has been must-listen-to radio these past few days. Mike Francesa's short retirement has certainly stirred the pot and generated excitement in New York City radio -- and everyone is taking sides.

Radio executives got a little help "telling their story" on Wednesday. America's most listened-to talk show host opened his show with a 30-minute rant about how strong radio is today, nearly 100 years after the medium was hatched.

And that will come in the form of an app, and to launch that app SiriusXM will lean on Howard Stern. Sirius' Scott Greenstein says the company is going to launch with a sampling of Stern's diversity, whether it's music performance, interview, skits, whatever, just to have a tease out there.

First-quarter revenue for the satellite entertainment provider was $1.4 billion, an increase of 6% over the first quarter of 2017. Advertising revenue was $42 million in the quarter compared to $36 million a year earlier. After a hefty increase from the CRB to start the year, SiriusXM paid $180 million in royalty fees in the quarter.

The vote was 415 to 0. The Act combines previously introduced legislation and reforms music licensing laws. The goal is to reward creativity and encourage innovation in the digital age. This new legislation should have very little impact on radio. Here's what NAB CEO Gordon Smith had to say about the Act...