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New FCC Chairman Ajit Pai is undoing some of the last-minute regulations put in place by the Commission before he became chair. He's not happy with what was done and he's changing course. Here's what he had to say about what was done...

The new two-hour weekly program will be hosted by Johnny Stone who says this is not a countdown show. "Stone Cold Country captures everything you love about country music and celebrates the lifestyle of its artists and listeners. You will get to know the true personalities of country music superstars and their music.”

The NAB Education Foundation, in partnership with the Broadcast Education Association, will host a career fair, September 27, Noon-3 p.m. at the 2018 Radio Show. The Radio Show will be held September 25-28 at the Hilton Bonnet Creek and the Waldorf-Astoria Orlando.

Jeffrey Wolinsky, the Director of Federal Sales at Hubbard Broadcasting Washington D.C., has been promoted to Publisher at Federal News Network. The platform focuses on issues affecting the federal government and its contracting community.

Finalists for the 2022 NAB Marconi Radio Awards will be announced live during a special virtual program today at 1:00 p.m. EST. The winners will be announced in person on October 19th at the NAB Show in New York City.

WBZ NewsRadio, Boston’s News Radio, has won three Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards. The awards are in the categories of Breaking News Coverage, Best Newscast and Continuing Coverage.

(Eric Rhoads) Radio is a recurring theme as artists around the world have spoken of the special moments in their careers. It’s not unusual to this day for country artists to thank “God and radio” when accepting awards. And for good reason. Radio remains, in spite of all the other new influences impacting music discovery, a special place for musicians.

Legendary broadcaster Charles Osgood will be honored with the Dick Clark Lifetime Achievement Award at the Broadcasters Foundation of America’s Golden Mike Award dinner on Monday, February 29 at the Plaza Hotel in New York City.

On Wednesday FCC FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn spoke to the NAB Capital Assets Conference on "Financing Minority and Women Ownership in Broadcasting." The Commissioner said owning a television or radio station is a dream. "But the hard, cold reality is this: a new entrant, with no existing license, has a supreme challenge when it comes to acquiring the capital necessary to seal a broadcast property deal."

Queer/Trans People of Color (QTPOC) advocate Anna DeShawn has launched 'The Qube'. DeShawn is part of E3 Radio, a Chicago-based online radio station that plays QTPOC focused and independent R&B/Hip-Hop.