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Brad Kelly of Nielsen is and he's on the cover of the latest issue of Radio Ink Magazine, out this week. Kelly is radio's point person at the ratings giant. He's also a radio guy trying his best to make sure your industry is a priority at his company. This issue also includes our annual report on the success of Independent Operators. SUBSCRIBE NOW

Stop hiding it. Tell us all about it so we can brag about it to the entire industry. If your radio station is producing great radio content that's making a big impact on the community, we want to hear about it. Don't be shy. Let us shout about your great work from the industry's rooftop. Send all the details to Radio Ink Editor-in-Chief Ed Ryan at [email protected].

Another late quarterly revenue report for the Spanish-language broadcaster. For the first three months of 2017 the SBS Radio Division took in $28.2 million compared to $28.5 million in 2016. Here's what the CEO said about the quarter.

iHeartMedia in Nashville announced on Monday that radio legend Gerry House will be back on the air as the official voice talent for "The BIG Legend 98.3" (WSIX-HD2). Starting Friday, House will be heard several times per morning in the 7 a.m. hour. After a 30-year career, House signed off back in 2010. He'll be joined on WSIX by his “long-time male companion” Mike Bohan.

So much work, so little time! What’s a manager to do to get it all done and still walk through the front door at night without having a flying object come at you because, yet again, you’ve been gone for 14 hours? We turned to some of the best leaders in the industry for the answer to that very question.

In our continuing search around the industry for millennials who love working in radio, it came as no surprise when we found one on the digital side of the business. Erin Nutter, 27, is the director of digital strategy for Max Media of Hampton Roads in Virginia Beach. Here's our interview with Erin.

(By Roy Williams) Our nation is changing, of course. Things aren’t like they used to be. Major retailers are closing hundreds of stores and famous clothing brands are at historic lows. But we’re not in a recession.

The FCC has warned a pirate operating in the Bronx at 98.9, and another in East Orange, New Jersey, operating at 94.3. Both pirates have been ordered to put an end to their illegal operations or provide the Commission with proof that they are licensed to operate. Read the New York warning HERE and New Jersey warning HERE.

Recently nominated for a 2017 Webby Award for “Best Sports Podcast,” The Mike Lupica Podcast has surpassed its one millionth download. The podcast features Lupica talking with legendary sports stars, newsmakers, and entertainers.

Entercom Charlotte has signed WLNK-FM afternoon hosts Matt Harris and Ramona Holloway to a new multiyear contract. The duo first met in Columbus working on the “Morning Zoo.” In 2000, they teamed up as a show for the first time in Norfolk, on Spanish Contemporary station WVNZ.