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It’s never too early to start planning for the next great CRS. Country Radio Broadcasters is now accepting applications from interested parties wishing to be considered for the 2017-2018 Country Radio Seminar (CRS) Agenda Committee. The application deadline is March 31, 2017.

Two new podcasts are debuting aimed at female listeners. Frangela: The Final Word, offers insights and witty perspective on news and culture. Sugar Mom is for smart and sexy women who want to try something new. Both shows are available now on iTunes and audioBoom.

September 22 and 23 are the dates for the 2-day music event in Las Vegas this year. The event will be held at the T-Mobile Arena, with artists being announced at a later date. The Daytime Village will also return to the Las Vegas Village across from the Luxor Hotel on Saturday, September 23.

O'Connor, who recently passed away from cancer at the age of 61, was VP of Programming at KIFM San Diego for more than a decade, establishing KIFM as the first Smooth Jazz-formatted station.

KMGA-FM is owned by Cumulus in Albuquerque. Doug Durocher is the new morning co-host joining Meredith Dunkel. Durocher joins KMGA following 10 years as morning host on KCXX-FM in Riverside and on KPOI in Honolulu.

A new show about NASCAR, Happy Hours, will start its engine on March 28 and air every Tuesday from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. ET. Motor racing fans will be excited to know that the show, airing exclusively on the NASCAR Radio Channel, will be hosted by champion driver Kevin Harvick.

The company was already reeling in the Tampa market from the alleged Bubba The Love Sponge ratings tampering case, and now this WYUU-FM controversy is piled right on top of that. And from all the information we've been able to gather, Nielsen has not provided Beasley with a specific reason why a four-person PPM household in Tampa was kicked off the panel.

And speaking of Bubba, in a 26-page court filing, the ratings firm defends one of its expert witnesses, David Haas, by calling Bubba The Love Sponge's claim that Haas' testimony should be disqualified "a straw man argument." Bubba wants Haas' testimony excluded from his ratings tampering case because he's never worked in, nor does he have expertise in, the radio or measurement industries.

Greg Davis and his wife, Cheryl, started the Davis Broadcasting 30 years ago, with Greg as the CEO and GM and Cheryl as the operations manager. They are still running the company together today, along with their son Greg, Jr. and daughter Geniece Granville. Radio Ink was very honored to interview one of the nicest and most humble radio broadcasting families in America.

The Tennessee Association of Broadcasters, University of Tennessee Knoxville, and National Radio Talent System have announced May 15-24 as the dates for the inaugural TAB Radio Talent Institute. The Institute is 10 days and students will get insight from over 30 broadcasters with sessions that focus on every aspect of the business.