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Things might be different today, according to a panel at the Radio Ink Hispanic Radio Conference on Tuesday. The panel was entitled, "What We Learned From the Election & Where We Go From Here." The NAB's Dennis Wharton pointed out that Donald Trump won a higher percentage (29%) of the Hispanic vote in 2016 than Mitt Romney (27%) did when he ran for President.

During our panel on the 2016 political election, former CBS Radio VP Harvey Nagler said the mood of the country is polarized and there is no leadership to bring it together. "It's a sad situation," he said, adding he's never seen people so mad at the state of the country. He also had an opinion about the President saying the media was the enemy.

The winners of the annual Medallas de Cortez (sponsored by vCreative) awards for excellence in Hispanic Radio were announced Tuesday at the Hispanic Radio Conference in Fort Lauderdale. Prestigious Broadcaster of the Year ho nors went to SBS EVP/Programming and Multi-Platform Coordinator Jesus Salas, while, as previously announced, Frank Montero of Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth received the Distinguished Leadership Award.

The 7th Annual Meggan Morency Wild West Night, recently held at Alligator Ron Bergeron’s Green Glades Ranch in Weston, Florida, was attended by over 700 people; $80,000 was raised, which will go to equine-assisted activities and therapy programs at Bit-By-Bit Medical Therapeutic Riding Center.

And it's just in time for our Hispanic Radio Conference taking place today in Fort Lauderdale. The issue features our cover story interview with Entravision’s “Erazno y la Chokolata," a profile on broadcast attorney Frank Montero, some of the greatest-looking radio facilities in the country, and much more. To subscribe to Radio Ink go HERE. And check out our Hispanic Radio conference agenda HERE.

The company has appointed Jeff Lyons to the position of Promotions/Marketing Director for its five-station cluster in Appleton-Oshkosh, WI. Lyons was previously Director of Marketing and Promotions for iHeart Media-Modesto, CA.

The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation has named this year’s Gracie Award winners -- and an impressive group of ladies make up the radio contingent. The Gracie Awards Gala will take place June 6 in Beverly Hills and the Gracie Awards Luncheon will be June 27 in New York.

The FCC Commissioner said a lot of work needs to be done removing outdated and unnecessary burdens imposed on broadcasters by the Commission. He admits broadcasters face some of the most archaic FCC rules, with many that no longer make sense in today’s competitive marketplace. One of those rules is the Main Studio Rule and O'Rielly wants it eliminated.

When Chris Cantore and his 94.9 FM morning show co-host Steven Woods found themselves pink-slipped, the pair took their act to a similar podcast, but after a dozen shows, Woods decided to move on and the project died.

BIA/Kelsey is reporting that digital revenue for radio increased 14% in 2016, to $811 million, compared with only a minor increase in over-the-air revenue. The new data is part of BIA/Kelsey's first-quarter Investing In Radio Market Report. Over-the-air revenue was flat at $14.1 billion, according to the new report.