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In a show of industry unity, 25 Houston radio stations will simultaneously air a fundraiser to support the Houston Food Bank in order to feed those affected by Hurricane Harvey, Friday, September 8 through Sunday, September 10.

The atmosphere is upbeat and the setting is spectacular as the 2017 Radio Show began Tuesday afternoon in downtown Austin with a cocktail reception and several afternoon sessions.

John Ellis is the founder and Managing Director of Ellis & Associates and the former global technologist for Ford. Ellis helped develop the Sync platform for Ford. And he was on a panel that focused on the connected car at the Radio Show in Austin, Tuesday afternoon. Here's what he said about how broadcasters can continue to control the dash...

Sun Broadcast Group and Shazam have entered into a multi-year contract extension to continue their Shazam for Radio platform. The service allows programing and advertising content on radio stations across America to be recognized by the Shazam app, launching interactive experiences in real time on listeners' mobile devices.

Several groups made last-minute decisions to keep their managers in place rather than go to Austin for the Radio Show, as the Category 5 hurricane targeted the state of Florida. Others were shopping for one-way tickets back to the state in case they need to head home early.

Radio is just as pervasive among black and Hispanic consumers as the rest of the population, it was noted in the new report “State of the Media – Audio Today: Ethnic Audiences.” Nearly 75 million weekly radio listeners are black and Hispanic, a third of the total national audience, and these folks spend more time with radio each week than any other ethnic group.

Taking full responsibility for being arrested for being too drunk and entering someone else's home while on vacation in Wyoming, ESPN Radio's Ryen Russillo returned to work Tuesday with a lengthy and sincere apology. He made no excuses for what he did and he talked about how depressed he was after getting in trouble.

The RAB and NAB have announced several sessions will be streamed live during the conference now taking place in Austin. They will also be archived at www.radioshowweb.com for viewing anytime, anywhere. Here's the complete list of sessions to be streamed...

Dick Broadcasting is expanding its footprint from two stations in Greensboro-Winston-Salem, NC, to 20 stations across North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. The Alpha markets Dick Broadcasting is picking up are: Greenville/New-Bern, Myrtle Beach and Savannah/Hilton Head. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Veteran programmer Mike Thomas has signed a multi-year extension with the company. He will continue in his multi-platform role as Vice President of Sports Programming for CBS Radio and Vice President of Programming for CBS Radio Boston. Thomas has nearly 20 years of top management experience as a radio program director.