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It’s a new show for Mix 96-5 (KHMX-FM). The Morning Mix with Sarah Pepper, Geoff Sheen and Lauren Kelly will launch Monday, April 10, airing weekdays 5:30 – 10:00 a.m. Pepper comes from CBS RADIO Houston’s sister station KKHH-FM, the former Hot 95.7; Sheen joins the team from San Antonio’s KTKR; and Kelly moves to mornings after hosting the afternoon show.

Dave Ramsey was in Philadelphia this week for another sold out Smart Money event. Ramsey combined forces with Talk Radio 1210 WPHT for the event at the Tower Theater. Ramsey is pictured here with (from left to right) WPHT Morning anchor Paige Powers, Market Manager David Yadgaroff, afternoon anchor Dawn Stensland, Mid-day host Dom Giordano, and PD Jared Hart.

The Radio Television Digital News Association and Foundation (RTDNA/F) has turned to longtime Association member Dan Shelley to be the new Incoming Executive Director of the two organizations. Shelley is a former Chairman of the Board and the current Foundation Secretary/Treasurer.

After the PROMOTE Bill was introduced on Wednesday, musicFIRST Executive Director Chris Israel said, "Music creators rightly expect to be fairly compensated for their work, regardless of whether their songs are played on satellite radio services like Sirius XM, Pandora, Spotify, YouTube, or AM/FM radio. Unfortunately, this is not always the case."

Chandler has won the coveted 32nd Annual Stellar Award for Gospel Announcer Of The Year as host of his nationally syndicated morning show Mike Chandler & Friends. Chandler’s local radio station, WFMI-FM, was also nominated for a Stellar Award for Radio Station Of The Year (Large Market).

The PRO announced Wednesday it delivered record-breaking revenues and distributions in 2016. ASCAP collected $1.059 billion and distributed more than $918 million to members. Distributions were up 5.6%. ASCAP did not say how much revenue was from U.S. radio stations, which would have been a nice little stat to know. Here's what the release did say...

(By Heidi Raphael) Whether you are giving a speech, unveiling a big company announcement, or addressing a crisis situation, the way you communicate your message matters. Here are some tips that can help you in the process and it all comes down to the "power of 3."

This issue involves WSKQ in New York and dates back to both 2006 and 2014 license renewal applications for the station. A petition to deny was filed in 2006 and 2014 claiming the station aired indecent programming and violated the broadcast hoax rule.

We’ve heard it over and over: Radio is not a home for the young, the college graduates, the millennials. Radio Ink took that as a challenge and set out to find happy millenials at radio stations all over the country. We'll be spotlighting those millennials, asking why they’ve chosen this career and why they love working in radio. The first is Galaxy Communications star Katelyn Pray.

Yesterday we reported The Prometheus Radio Project has asked the FCC for a stay regarding the new FM Translator rule. The Prometheus petition rests upon the foundation that existing radio stations should be given a buffer zone against the possibility of a transmitter site loss. According to Broadcast Attorney John Garziglia this protection has never been accorded to any broadcast station. Garziglia gives us all the details and a clear explanation of what's ahead...