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That's the price Michael Crute paid for WRRD-AM in Milwaukee, according to a filing with the FCC. Crute purchased the station from Good Karma Broadcasting, which is Craig Karmazin's company. Crute launched a progressive format on the station and also hosts a show in afternoon drive. Crute's company is Devil's Advocate Radio.

iHeartMedia has hired Todd “Carson” Zarnitz as PM Drive host for KKRZ, Z100 Portland and KPWK, Power 93.3 Seattle. Zarnitz spent over five years at iHeartMedia Philadelphia as an AE.

It was a half-dozen wins for Cox Media Group Houston at the 2017 Media Alliance of Houston Star Awards Gala on February 9, 2017. The Star Awards recognize outstanding industry professionals while supporting the continuous education of media students. CMG had a total of 12 nominees in the 28 categories.

At the Hispanic Radio Conference, March 28-29 in Fort Lauderdale, Mark Fratrik, VP and chief economist for BIA/Kelsey, will share his company’s analysis of today’s competitive landscape: who is buying and who is being bought locally and nationally, as well as breaking down the dynamics of some select markets with significant Hispanic populations.

And that name is Debbie Pretzello. The award is for the company’s top sales producer for the 2016 calendar year. This is the fourth time Pretzello, Senior Account Executive for Beasley’s Augusta Market, has won the award.

Country music star Trisha Yearwood will open CRS 2017 with a performance of the national anthem at the Omni Nashville on Wednesday, February 22 at 3 p.m. CT. The platinum-selling, multiple Grammy, CMA- and ACM-winning artist is one of country music's most popular performers.

At least that’s how they see the return of Dave “Dr. Dave” Gross to the airwaves in Dayton. And according to the Springfield News-Sun Gross actually was pretty big-time in the ‘80s. “I was the first DJ to play this music in the market, and sometimes in the country,” Gross said.

Mike Dungan is Chairman and CEO of Universal Music Group Nashville. UMG Nashville is the biggest — and one of the most successful — labels in country music. Some of the format’s biggest names call it home. Dungan is also on the cover of the February 13 issue of Radio Ink, which also includes our Best Country Program Directors in America list.

Stevie Wonder is in a unique position to talk about the Performing Rights Organization controversy radio is now dealing with. Not only is Wonder a successful songwriter and performer, he's a successful radio station owner. He's owned KJLH, licensed to Compton, California, for nearly 40 years.

In 2016, Edison Research conducted three studies on behalf of PodcastOne. The goal was to examine the effectiveness of podcast advertising for five national brands. Some brands in the study were well known, launching new messaging, others were lesser-knowns looking for increased awareness and trial.