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With a quarter of the year now in the books, Nielsen has sent out an update of radio listening patterns compared to previous years. Nielsen says News/Talk is still holding strong and non-commercial stations are doing very well. And what about Country, Hot AC, and Urban?

At the NAB Show in Las Vegas, the 10 winners of the 30th Annual Crystal Radio Awards were announced during the Tuesday luncheon. NAB Crystal Radio Awards recognize radio stations for their outstanding year-round commitment to community service. Here are all the winners...

WBUR in Boston topped the Large Market Radio division, winning 10 regional Edward R. Murrow Awards. WLRN in Miami won nine and KERA in Dallas won eight. In Small Market Radio, KBIA in Columbia, Missouri, dominated with 10 awards, including excellence in innovation, website, and news documentary.

It’s a chilling story but one worth telling. In the Dark, an investigative podcast by APM Reports, has received a George Foster Peabody Award for its groundbreaking reporting on the 27-year investigation of the Jacob Wetterling kidnapping. 

You can’t beat free. And in an era when radio is searching for ways to grab the digital world by the horns, it would behoove all and sundry to check out Triton Digital’s free 30-minute webinar on social media, 2 p.m. ET, April 27. Those who join in will learn how to leverage social media to drive increased engagement with their brand.

iHeartMedia's Real 92.3 in Los Angeles has hired Bootleg Kev as co-host of The Real After Party, which airs weeknights from 7 p.m. – midnight. Bootleg Kev has worked in Las Vegas, Phoenix and Tampa. The Real After Party will now include Bootleg Kev, DJ Damage and Dre Sinatra.

New technologies are bringing AM and FM radio to every device while "we are witnessing the thrilling innovations taking place" in next-gen television. Those are the key takeaways from the 2017 NAB Show now officially underway in Southern Nevada. In his opening remarks, NAB CEO Gordon Smith said, the media landscape "seems to be changing at the blink of an eye, along with the world at large."

Greek yogurt company Chobani has filed a lawsuit against Jones, accusing him of publishing false information about the company. According to Bloomberg, Chobani says Jones posted fabricated stories linking the Yogurt company's owner Hamdi Ulukaya and Chobani to a sexual assault case involving refugee children.

On Monday President Trump hosted Salem Radio Network talk host Mike Gallagher and a dozen other members of conservative media organizations at a reception at the White House to discuss the First 100 Days of the Trump administration.

What do students want to know about careers in broadcasting? We have a little clearer vision of what moves millennials and GenZ seeking careers in radio and television, thanks to a Broadcast Education Association session held Monday afternoon alongside the 2017 NAB Show in Las Vegas.