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(By Wayne Ens) Who’s telling radio’s story in your market? There’s a lot of noise about all things digital, but you need to shout radio’s story loud and clear. Here's the best way to establish your credentials as a marketing expert, and to tell the story of radio’s role in the new media economy.

Cumulus has extended the early tender date of the private exchange offer for its 7.75% senior notes due 2019 by two weeks.

(By Roy Williams) I’m betting you’re successful. You’re talented — gifted, in fact — an overachiever. But the odds are 7 in 10 that it’s difficult for you to believe these compliments. I say this because 70 percent of our population suffers from Impostor Syndrome.

WMMR is making its first on-air change in 8 years. Longtime WMMR-FM night host Matt Cord is moving over to mornings on Beasley's 95.7 BEN-FM. Cord will co-host mornings with mid-day host Kristen Herrmann as of January 3. Jacky Bam Bam will take over Cord's shift.

Guillermo Moreno will begin hosting a talk show on iHeart's PowerTalk 96.7 and AM 1400 in Freson January 3 from 6 to 8 p.m. Moreno is a conservative talker.

Out this week, the newest print issue of Radio Ink magazine. ESPN's Dan Le Batard and Stugotz are on the cover with an amazing story about how their show became one of ESPN's most popular. In addition, our annual list of Top Local Sports Talkers in America is in this issue along with a ton of content to make you a stronger leader, manager, and seller in 2017. Subscribe to our digital version for only $49 per year HERE.

Christmas was a lot more joyful for many Salina, KS, kids thanks to KSAL-AM and Y93.7. The Alpha Media stations collected hundreds of toys through on-air donations, and several community toy drives at Target, November 28 through December 13, to benefit the Saint Francis Community Services “Christmas for Kids” campaign.

Michael Banks has been hired by Connoisseur as GSM for its Farmingdale, Long Island, cluster. He joins the Sales Management Team, consisting of GSM Paul Anthony and Digital SM Lisa Phillips. He'll report to Connoisseur Media Long Island’s Director of Sales Darren DiPrima. Banks' first day on the job was Tuesday, December 27.

Entercom's KOIT-FM in San Francisco has hired Nick Steele and Kristen Flowers to host morning drive. They begin Thursday, January 5, 2017 and replace Andrew Hart, who resigned earlier this month to pursue opportunities outside of radio.

(By Bob McCurdy) Lately there’s been a lot written about “fake news” on the Internet, with Facebook mounting an aggressive effort to address it. Similarly, there’s a lot of fake news and erroneous perceptions surrounding AM/FM that we must also address. We need to look no further than the Q3 2016 Cumulus/Westwood One/Edison Share of Ear study to confirm some of these misperceptions.