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ESPN's Jemele Hill has been suspended for two weeks for breaking the network's social media policy. In the wake of Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones statement that any of his players who don't stand for the national anthem will be benched, Hill called on fans to boycott advertisers associated with the club. The network decided enough was enough.

Radio Ink's Editor-in-Chief Ed Ryan sat down with Daymond John, of ABC’s Shark Tank, to find out what this world-famous branding expert has to say about radio’s branding? John will also be a key part of Radio Ink’s Forecast 2018 on November 15 in New York City, where he’ll be taking part in a special one-on-one conversation with Jay Abraham, CEO of the Abraham Group.

Bobbie Loesch has been named Regional Senior VP of Sales for iHeartMedia's Pittsburgh/West Virginia Region. The region Loesch will now cover includes 24 stations. Loesch will be responsible for on-air and digital sales, personality endorsements, and local event sponsorships. She will report to Regional President Tim McAleer.

Todd Moskowitz (left) and Marc Siegel have been named VP of Sales in the New York Region. Moskowitz becomes VP of Sales at WOR-AM. Siegel -- currently Sales Manager -- will be promoted to VP of Sales of Classic Rocker Q104.3. Both will oversee sales for on-air and digital inventory as well as promotions, personality endorsements, and sponsorships.

Craig Fugate served as President Barack Obama’s FEMA Administrator from May 2009 to January 2017. Before that he was Florida Governor Jeb Bush’s Emergency Management Director from 2001 to 2009. Over the weekend, Fugate penned an op-ed piece regarding the recent controversy between the radio industry and Apple.

Cameron Moore has been named as the new midday (10 a.m.-3 p.m.) on-air personality on KISS 95.1 in Charlotte. Her first day is Monday, October 16. Born and raised in Winston-Salem, NC, Moore most recently worked at Midwest Family Broadcasting’s Top 40 and Country stations in Springfield, MO.

Following the devastating hurricane that battered Puerto Rico, several firms turned to radio to find employees they could not locate because the storm knocked out cell service and landline service for so many people. Yet another story that helps point out the importance of pushing the FM Chip in cell phones.

Severe weather has wreaked havoc on the island of Puerto Rico this Hurricane season. Nielsen has confirmed to clients that the Summer 2017 Radio Market Report for Puerto Rico is releasing as scheduled today. However, the Fall Survey has been canceled due to Hurricane Maria. Here are the details.

Wycisk, the president of Colorado Public Radio, has announced he will retire on June 30, 2018, after more than four decades with CPR, first as an on-air announcer and then program director before becoming president in 1978.

Jumping from 30th to 4th on the Media Monitors weekly spot chart, Macy's aired 27,584 commercials on radio stations all across the country last week. The Home Depot was back in the top spot (50,810) after spending a week at number five. GEICO was second (42,474), followed by JC Penney (32,900). Rounding out the top five was McDonald's (27,014).