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The gang at the musicFIRST coalition isn't going to like this. The NAB just announced 13 Representatives and three Senators have joined as cosponsors of the resolution that opposes "any new performance fee, tax, royalty, or other charge" on local broadcast radio stations. The Local Radio Freedom Act now has 142 cosponsors in the House and 15 in the Senate.

(Eric Rhoads) Imagine for a moment that your transmitter went down for five days. How would you still make significant contact with your listeners to keep them engaged, to communicate with them, and to get them back once you got back on the air? You say it could never happen? Perhaps not, but sometimes the best plans do go wrong.

(By Roy Williams) My goal today is to teach you how to use metaphors to make your data more interesting so that you can drive more traffic to your clients, close a higher percentage of your sales presentations, and persuade more people.

The iHeartRadio Music Awards will air live this Sunday at 8 p.m. ET on Turner's TBS, TNT, and truTV. The awards will also air simultaneously on iHeartMedia stations nationwide and across the iHeartRadio digital music platform.

For the ninth year, Compass Media Networks will broadcast exclusive, national, audio coverage of the Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament, beginning Wednesday, March 8 and concluding with the Championship game on Sunday, March 12.

Former WWE star Scott “Raven” Levy brings his infamous "Raven Effect" finishing move to PodcastOne with a new weekly podcast, under wrestler Chris Jerrico’s Jericho Network. The Raven Effect is available now, with new episodes every Monday.

Brian Kalinowski is Beasley's new Executive Vice President of Digital. Kalinowski joins Beasley from XMark Consulting, which he founded in 2015. He'll be based in Beasley’s Charlotte office.

In a silly video to their friends and a few strangers, Dana & Jayson announced they got a job. They are not saying where or when they're returning, only that they got a job. Dana tells Radio Ink more details will be coming on Monday. The two most recently worked for CMG's WBLI on Long Island until they were let go in June of last year.

Former VP/GM for Mid America Broadcasting Howard "Fritz" Frederick died peacefully in Scottsdale surrounded by family, this past Monday. He was 90. His grandson, one half of the Fred and Angi Show in Chicago, told Radio Ink, "My grandfather instilled in me a love of radio and broadcasting, and without his support, guidance, and mentorship I'd never be where I am today."

The Big 920, “Milwaukee's Sports Station,” has enlisted Milwaukee sports journalist Drew Olson as the new midday host for The Drew Olson Show, powered by OnMilwaukee.com. The show will air from 1 – 3 p.m. weekdays and debuted yesterday.