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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The FCC Commissioner said a lot of work needs to be done removing outdated and unnecessary burdens imposed on broadcasters by the Commission.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.

On March 21 Cumulus received the notification from the NASDAQ that it's not in compliance. Cumulus has 45 days, or until May 5, to submit a plan to regain compliance. If a plan is submitted and accepted, Cumulus may be granted an extension of up to 180 calendar days from the date of the notification letter to evidence compliance.

It’s nearly Daytime Village time again, at the iHeartCountry Festival, a Music Experience by AT&T on Saturday, May 6 from 2:30-6 p.m. CT. The show will be held at Frank Erwin Center's North Box Office Plaza in Austin, Texas. 

The former co-hosts of ABC’s Good Morning America, David Hartman and Joan Lunden (pictured), will receive the NAB Distinguished Service Award at this year’s NAB Show in Las Vegas. The awards will be presented at the NAB Show Opening on Monday, April 24.