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One of Urban One's first syndicated radio personalities will continue to keep listeners UP TO PARR. Reach Media has locked in a multi-year agreement for The Russ Parr Morning Show. The show is heard in Washington DC, Atlanta, Cincinnati, and Fayetteville. Parr said, "I would do this job for free, but management insisted that they pay me so I relented.”

When advertisers place ads on real radio stations they know what they're getting. Responsible broadcasters airing respectable content. When advertisers allow algorithms to choose where to put their ads on Internet radio, they really have no idea where they may land. And, sometimes that's a very bad thing.

That's the word from Chris Weil, Chairman and CEO of Momentum Worldwide. Momentum has 36 offices in 27 countries and has done work for Microsoft, Verizon, American Express, and WalMart just to name a few companies. And at Radio Ink's recent Forecast Conference in New York City, Weil had big praise for radio and dropped a bomb about digital.

The Country Radio Broadcasters have announced that the multi-platinum singer/songwriter (pictured) will receive the CRS 2018 Artist Humanitarian Award, presented by Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. In addition, Dan Halyburton, owner of Falls Media Group, will receive the CRS 2018 Tom Rivers Humanitarian Award.

Disgraced former Denver DJ David Mueller, who a jury believed groped Taylor Swift at a concert meet-and-greet, told the AP he sent the superstar singer a Sacagawea dollar as "a final jab." Meanwhile, Swift landed on the cover of Time, with other women who've been sexually assaulted, and told the story about how Mueller reached under her dress and grabbed her.

Kudos to KXEO and KWWR in Mexico, MO. When a local business decided it was no longer going to allow an Angel Tree, to benefit foster kids, in their store, the radio stations took over. Here's what they did...

Delilah’s nationally syndicated show has returned to the Windy City station in the Monday through Friday, 7-11 p.m. ET timeslot. Often referred to as the “Oprah of Radio,” Delilah attracts millions of listeners on more than 150 radio stations nationwide, making her the most listened-to woman on radio in the U.S.

Thanks to the combined efforts of the MIX team, the ambassador families, volunteers, community partners, and generous and caring listeners, the Orlando station raised nearly $115,000 for Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, in the Theme Park Capital of the World.

Clarke Broadcasting’s 8th annual Cash Drive for Interfaith Social Services raised the jackpot when combining the numerous community donations and a match by Chicken Ranch Rancheria. The on-air cash drive ran from 6a.m. until noon on Sonora’s Star 92.7 and 93.5 KKBN.

ABC Radio has announced a full slate of end-of-year programming, including five long-form programs, eight short-form series, and a three-hour country music special,Country Hot List 2017, hosted by Matthew Ramsey and Brad Tursi of country group Old Dominion. Here's the full lineup...