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The American Forces Radio Network have linked up with the TeshMedia Group, and will now broadcast the John Tesh Radio Show/Intelligence For Your Life Radio, on AFN Radio’s “Today’s Best Hits” channel, middays.

We're seeing this more and more from radio, and that's a good thing, with the popularity of these home devices growing, especially Amazon's Echo. Impact Radio Group in Boise (Market #97) has launched a companywide initiative to bring radio back into the home.

The new Podcast from the PBS broadcaster will focus on Smiley's personal opinions on culture and current events, in combination with guests from a variety of backgrounds. Celebrities, authors, academics, attorneys, and politicians will debate with Smiley.

Drake Hall is the morning host at rocker WXMX-FM in Memphis. He's been an on the air at the station since 2006 and a talent in Memphis for over 30 years. About his new deal, Hall said, "I look forward to getting up at 4am for another 30 years.”

E.W. Scripps owned WKTI (94-5 KTI COUNTRY) in Milwaukee is bringing in Ryan Wild as its new PD. Wild comes to KTI Country from Omaha, where he served as operations manager for NRG Media’s KQKQ (Sweet 98), KOPW (Power 106.9) and KOOO (101.9 The Keg).

Westwood One is partnering with Live Nation to present an exclusive summer series of podcasts called On Tour with Live Nation, that will give fans a behind-the-scenes look at the hottest concerts and festivals to hit the music scene this summer. Two other podcasts -- Geekscape and Kickin' It With Kix -- are also being rolled out.

As the EVP of the Business to Consumer Division of the Dave Ramsey Show, Suzanne Simms is responsible for the oversight of Ramsey Media, Live Events, Consumer Products, Ramsey Personalities, and EveryDollar Budgeting Tool. In other words, Simms is a very important person with the company.

Tony Matteo is the new Region Senior VP of Programming for iHeartMedia's Central California/Nevada region. iHeart has 36 stations in that region. Matteo previously worked as the Region Senior VP of Programming for iHeartMedia’s Omaha region based in Wichita.

(by Renee Cassis) That was the topic of a lively discussion, Thursday, at the 34th Annual TV & Radio Financial Summit in New York City. There seems to be an expectation that this FCC, under the Chairmanship of Ajit Pai, is headed down the road that leads to less-strict ownership rules and more consolidation. Is that the answer to radio's revenue woes?

In his latest Media Unplugged, Mark Ramsey asserts that it will take more than big screens, reserve seats, and gourmet food to save theaters. And he says there's stark evidence that the New York Times can’t save the newspaper industry.