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This will come as no surprise to Radio Ink readers. According to the latest Infinite Dial survey, smart speaker ownership is exploding, lead by Amazon's Echo and Google's Home. Last year only 7% of Americans, 12 and over, owned one of the devices. In 2018 that number ballooned to 18%.

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. The five station Cox Media Group, Tampa is hosting a Break the Stigma virtual walk Saturday, May 30.

KPPC Radio reporter Josie Huang was arrested outside St. Francis Medical Center in Lynwood, California over the weekend. She received a citation for allegedly violating an obstruction law. She says she was simply doing her job.

(By Charese Fruge') With only days until Jan 1, radio is again facing the industry's most challenging month of the year regarding ratings and revenue. It’s the time when sales inventory is low and the odds of negotiating decent deals are stacked against Q4 spending.

The FCC has imposed a penalty of $10,000 against Jose Gerez for operating a pirate radio station at 95.1 in Queens, New York. The Commission had already warned Gerez about his illegal operation.

Sun Broadcast Group has picked up The Weekend Throwdown with Jagger. The 4-hour weekly show, airs Friday, Saturday, or Sunday and is hosted by Jagger, former WKTU night jock and Z-100 NY Music Director.

The daily Joel Osteen Podcast features new inspirational messages every Sunday. Osteen is a New York Times bestselling author and pastor in Houston, Texas.

That big flushing sound is your client's money going down the toilet. At least when an advertiser writes a check to a radio station the advertiser knows that advertisement will air and listeners will hear it. The mobile firm Retail just came out with a report that found 60% of the clicks on mobile banner ads are mistakes.

He’s one of radio’s most popular and colorful personalities, so a memoir seems pretty appropriate. The Premiere Networks-syndicated personality’s memoir is entitled, Elvis Duran: Where Do I Begin? Stories (I Sort of Remember) From a Life Lived Out Loud.

It's a 24/7 business station from the UK podcast company, and it's the first of several brand extensions Podcast Radio plans to announce this summer. Podcast Radio Business will showcase podcasts related to money, investing, entrepreneurship, marketing and branding.