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The National Association of Broadcasters announced the 50 finalists for the 30th Annual NAB Crystal Radio Awards. The Crystal Radio Awards recognize stations for their outstanding year-round commitment to community service.

Is headphone and earbud listening even higher than the radio industry believes it to be? Radio executives are already concerned about being properly measured when listeners use headphones and earbuds. Now, consultant Alan Burns says, at least with women, this issue may be more serious than originally thought.

Univision has signed a multi-year extension on their agreement with Nielsen Audio. The renewal covers all of Univision's 64 owned and operated stations in 16 markets, which include the top 10 U.S. Hispanic markets, as well as Univision's national radio network.

CBS Radio gives veteran country music programmer Tim Roberts his second VP role. Roberts will also retain his current position of VP of Music Programming for Detroit, with direct programming oversight of Country station WYCD-FM, Classic Hits WOMC-FM, and Top 40 WDZH-FM. Roberts is also one of Radio Ink's Top Country PD's for 2017.

The syndicated radio talk show host, and former co-host of the Fox political-debate show Hannity and Colmes, passed away Thursday morning of an undisclosed illness. He was 66. Here are statements about Colmes from Sean Hannity and Radio Ink Publisher Deborah Parenti.

That statement from Entercom CEO David Field may rub some people the wrong way, but that's one of the reasons he believes radio doesn't get a higher share of ad spending. Field was detailing the new opportunity he says Entercom and the radio industry have with the Entercom-CBS merger.

They are some of the most important names in Nashville, and across the Country radio fruited plain. The relationship between country stars, Country PDs, Country radio stations, and the country music fans is like none in any other format. Here are Radio Ink's Best Program Directors in Country Radio...

And when radio's biggest company has a good quarter that's good news for the entire radio industry. iHeartMedia's Q4 2016 revenue increased $40.1 million, or 4.5% thanks to strong political revenue. Even when you back out political, iHeart's Q4 revenue was up $19.9 million, or 2.2%. And, with that, iHeartMedia has turned in 15 consecutive quarters of year-over-year revenue growth. iHeart also earned $106 million in the quarter after losing $93.3 million during the same period in 2015.

Westwood One has announced new podcast partnerships with NBC Sports Radio’s The Leisuremen, personalities Paul Pabst and Andrew Perloff; political website The Daily Wire, featuring two podcasts from Ben Shapiro and Andrew Klavan; and Entrepreneurs En Vogue, featuring Miss New York US, Iman Oubou.

Advisors to President Trump seem to be in the news constantly – and not necessarily for the best of reasons. But there’s good news for fans of one Trump insider with an impressive background in radio: Bill Bennett. Bennett has entered into a partnership with DGital Media to do The Bill Bennett Show weekly, debuting Thursday.