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The Texas Association of Broadcasters is handing out the awards and Cox Media Group is to receive the Bonner McLane Public Service Award for outstanding public service in the Large Market Radio Category. The award will be presented at the 2017 TAB Convention and Trade Show on August 10, in Austin.

The CBS RADIO station names John Farneda  to the position he has been working in on an interim basis since early April. This marks a return to the station for Farneda who previously held the MD position at XRT for more than 13 years, from 2001-2014.

The national talker and human rights activist has signed a new multi-year contract with SiriusXM. Madison will continue to air daily on SiriusXM's Urban View channel 126, from 6 – 10 a.m. Details of the new deal were not disclosed.

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.