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Lee Cagle has been named Operations Manager of SummitMedia/Louisville’s four-station radio group. Cagle, an Arkansas native, will be in charge of Country Q-103.1 (WQNU 103.1 FM), Classic Country the Hawk (103.9 FM), Adult Contemporary Play (WVEZ 106.9 FM), and Classic Rock Eagle 107.7 (WSFR 107.7 FM).

Alpha Media's West Palm Beach operation is about 30 minutes up the road from where the Florida school shooting took place last week. Alpha's moniker is live and local so the radio stations jumped right into action with their News-Talk station taking the lead.

John DeBella has been on radio in Philadelphia for over 35 years. This past Friday, his former co-host Jennifer Neill, filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against him. She claims the harassment began when she was a traffic reporter in 2002 and continued when she became his sidekick in 2010. Thirty examples are given in the lawsuit.

(By Joel Raab) Frustrated brand managers are often heard saying, “I can't find anyone," or "The same candidates keep applying," or "As an industry, we have done this to ourselves." Here are eight ways to breathe new life into your search for on-air talent.

In the wake of the horrific school shooting in Parkland, and other similar recent events that have occurred throughout the country, Beasley Media Group has unveiled the Beasley Best Community of Caring "See Something, Say Something" company-wide public service initiative.

Family owned Kelly’s Kawasaki in Phoenix has been in business since 1980. Paul Duplantis is in charge of advertising for the business. His approach to marketing is to do everything possible to make the customer happy. Let's find out how radio helped Duplantis achieve his goals. (Our weekly Advertiser Success Stories are sponsored by Sun & Fun Media)

On the heels of our advertiser success story with Kelly's Kawasaki, we thought this would also be a great opportunity to highlight the seller behind the sale. Jeff Salvano was born and raised in Montville, New Jersey. He started his radio career only five years ago and now he's lighting it up for Entercom in Phoenix.

The great Julius Erving, best known as Dr. J, has a new weekly podcast, House Call with Dr. J, available on reVolver Podcasts. Erving will host guests like Mark Cuban, Trevor Booker, Stedman Graham, Chuck D, and Kenneth Chenault as they discuss the moments in their lives that dared them to be great.

(By Bob McCurdy) There’s been a lot written recently about “brand purpose.” The need for a brand or business to exist beyond just selling things and boosting a stock price. Can this philosophy of having a larger “purpose” apply to those of us selling radio? Absolutely.

It's a 10-year, multimillion-dollar partnership with iHeartMedia's 97.9 ESPN in Hartford which will be the new home for all UConn Huskies sports. The new deal includes regular season and post-season play-by-play for football, men’s and women’s basketball, and men’s hockey.