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The Western Kentucky University campus will be welcoming students today from Valparaiso University and Middle Tennessee State University as well as WKU to the fifth annual KBA WKU Radio Talent Institute.

Christy Lendry is the new General Sales Manager for the Cox Media Group Jacksonville 7-station cluster. Lendry will also serve as Brand Manager for 95.1 WAPE and EASY 106.5. She'll focus on new business, automotive, home improvement, recruiting and growing account managers.

Wolfe called baseball games for both radio and TV. He began his career calling Washington Senators games and in 1962 worked NBC's Game of the Week. He is the only sportscaster to call play-by-play for championships in each of the four major sports.

(By Bob McCurdy) Early in my career, I came across a Picasso quote: “Good artists borrow, great ones steal.” I figured if it was good enough for Pablo, then it was good enough for me. I’ve been borrowing, stealing, and customizing ideas ever since.

(By Gary Berkowitz) I spent many years working with Bob Morgan at CBS Radio in Rochester, NY. Bob had one belief that really impacted me to the point that, all these years later, I still use this line once or more each day. Bob always said, “Be brilliant with the basics.” With that in mind, check out these six easy-to-implement ideas for a better-sounding radio station.

(By Ronald Robinson) Commercial music radio -- ownership, management, and programming -- continues, unknowingly I expect, sabotaging the efficacy of this medium. Fortunately, radio does have one major dynamic going for it -- otherwise we wouldn’t have an industry.

Not so long ago, time-stamps played a large metadata role for TV broadcasters. In recent years, technological advancements have changed how broadcasters view and use metadata. On July 18, broadcast and cable TV professionals and their sales teams have a great no-cost opportunity to learn more about how AI and metadata can bring in more ad dollars.

Futuri Media announced Monday that Georgia Beasley has joined the company as director of TopicPulse strategic initiatives. Beasley will partner with the TopicPulse product development team, led by product manager and Jill Manuel. Beasley was most recently director of digital sales with Beasley Media Group.

The executive director of development for 88.5 KNKX received the Development Professional of the Year Award from the Public Radio Association of Development Officers. The honor is in recognition of Dunaway’s leadership of KNKX’s fundraising campaign to raise $7 million in less than five months to buy the station from Pacific Lutheran University.

The Tom Kent Radio Network has launched a new weekly podcast called "Inside the Microphone," which goes behind the scenes with an iconic local radio personality whose influenced our industry. The first features legendary WLS-FM afternoon personality Ron Parker.