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Industry vet and Univision EVP of Local Media Lee Davis has worked for a long list of iconic brands and well-known radio legends: WNBC, 1010 WINS, WFAN, Howard Stern, Mel Karmazin, Randy Falco, and Jose Valle just to name a few. We asked Davis to give as many of his secrets to success as he was willing to share. Here's what he had to say...

Compass Media Networks and Learfield have signed a multi-year extension giving Compass first right of refusal to broadcast any Learfield home football and men's basketball games and retains the exclusive national audio rights to broadcast the Big Ten Football Championship Game and the Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament.

Hubbard Radio Seattle launched the CHR-focused Brooke & Jubal in 2011 on MOViN 92.5. Hubbard added the show to Portland's LIVE 95.5/KBFF-FM in 2015. Beginning March 14, Premiere will take over distribution rights to the show, which will continue to originate from KQMV in Seattle.

Mark McCauley previously served as Market President for the Florida Gator Network and Florida News Network, and launched FNN Hispana, a statewide Hispanic news network, in 2008. As Senior VP of Sales, McCauley will oversee all sales operations for the West Palm region.

As Senior VP of Programming, Rad Messick will oversee all programming operations for the West Palm Beach region. Messick joins the region from iHeartMedia Omaha, where he most recently served as Senior VP of Programming.

Ryan McCredden will continue in his role as PD at sports-talk stations SportsRadio610 and CBS Sports Radio 650 in Houston. CBS says under McCredden's leadership, ratings for both stations have increased.

To set the stage for the 51st Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, nine-time ACM winner Jennifer Nettles will host Westwood One’s 2016 ACM Nomination Special.

Edison Research President Larry Rosin is out with a new blog and the information he posted Tuesday is sure to cause a little controversy. Rosin says in Edison's most recent data, for the first time, among 18 to 24-year-olds, streaming audio (Pandora, Spotify, and others) has surpassed broadcast radio.

Edison Research continues to dribble out teases leading up to its Infinite Dial webinar this Thursday, presented in conjunction with Triton Digital. The latest tidbit of information is about online listening which Edison says 50% of Americans now do on a weekly basis.

The March 23 webcast is called “Broadcast Cybersecurity: The Essentials,” and it will focus on the growing threat of cyberattacks and how stations can best implement cybersecurity precautions. The panel will be moderated by NAB’s Associate General Counsel, Legal and Regulatory Affairs, Larry Walke. Chief of the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, FCC, Admiral David Simpson will give opening remarks.