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At 4:30 this afternoon we'll hear from Cumulus CEO Mary Berner and her team as the company reports 4th quarter 2016 and full year earnings. Cumulus has been struggling through a turnaround and with trying to fix its balance sheet which includes about $2 Billion in debt. Berner has now been in charge of the company for 18 months.

Sacramento’s 92.5 The Bull has brought in Bryan (B-Dub) Washington from KMLE-FM in Phoenix to be PD and afternoon drive host for the Country station. Washington will be responsible for the day-to-day programming operations of 92.5 The Bull.

This new agreement should give the folks at NextRadio additional credibility with advertisers. Nielsen will now evaluate TagStation's NextRadio data. Part of what NextRadio does, in addition to delivering FM radio to smartphones, is capture precise data about a radio station’s listeners.

National Public Radio says it now has 37.4 million listeners, which is their largest audience in history. NPR's Senior Vice President of News and Editorial Director Michael Oreskes says, “At a time when many news organizations have been forced to contract, NPR is expanding coverage and focusing resources on the local and national issues that listeners care about.

U.S. Air Force Captain Nathan Nelson, who was paralyzed from the chest down during his third tour in Afghanistan, is in need of a home to accommodate his needs.  Bones and his on-air crew announced they would donate proceeds from the sale of camouflage #PimpinJoy T-shirts on TheShopForward.com. The response has been amazing.

The company’s pair of Dallas radio stations (WBAP-AM and KLIF-AM) snared multiple awards in the 2016 Texas Associated Press Broadcasters Contest. And it was all achieved from a pool of 47 competing stations submitting 788 entries.

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.