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Have you ever wondered how people managed to insult each other before Twitter came along? Here's another example of how two adult public figures seem to revert back to their childhood name-calling days. This vulgar Twitter fight was between iHeartMedia San Antonio Sports talker Mike Taylor (pictured) and singer Richard Marx.

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Big Rick Stuart is moving to afternoons on MyWineRadio. Stuart had been hosting weekends on the on-line station.

Radio, in general, has been doing an outstanding job all around during what is a horrible situation in Texas. Specifically, iHeartMedia's News Radio KTRH is one of those stations you simply cannot turn off if you want to know exactly what's going on in that area and how the local residents are feeling.

August Wallace is the new Operations Manager of Cumulus’ five radio stations in Flint, MI. Wallace will continue to program Urban AC WDZZ-FM in Flint. The company has also promoted Tim Shickles to PD at NASH FM 95.1/WFBE-FM and Sports Xtra 1330/WTRX-AM, also in Flint.

Local Radio Networks has hired Chris Reeves, Chris Hatton, and Jonathan Steele for LRN’s 24/7 format team. Reeves joins as Executive Vice President, Programming & Operations, Hatton becomes Director, 24/7 Creative Services, and Steele becomes Director, Programming Operations. LRN has 12 formats.

The FCC is finally full. For the November 2023 issue of Radio Ink, we asked a panel of leading broadcast attorneys to provide insight into some of the most pressing regulatory and compliance issues that the radio industry faces, including:

Westwood One will offer four distinct holiday specials designed for Adult Contemporary and Hot Adult Contemporary formats. Stations can air one of the Christmas specials or all four on Saturdays or Sundays from November 28th through December 20th.

The Power News Radio Network kicks off its 2019 Black College Football coverage Thursday, August 29, with Black College Football Weekly. BCF Weekly is the longest-running network radio program covering Historically Black College and University (HBCU) Football.

Don Benson was first hired into the radio business in Nashville by the great Scott Shannon to answer phones. He would go on to become the CEO of Lincoln Financial from 2008-2015. On Wednesday, he received accolades from radio CEOs, former employees, and close friends as he accepted the 2016 NAB National Radio Award for his more than 40 years of commitment and service to broadcasting. In 2014, Benson was named Radio Ink's Radio Executive Of The Year. He's pictured here with his wife Martha after accepting the award Wednesday.