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(By Wayne Ens) You have probably heard all the cliches, like “Attitude determines altitude” or Henry Ford’s famous quote “Whether you think you can, or think you can’t, you are right.” But our friends in the newsroom are in a race to undermine your attitude.

(By Dick Kalt) The other day a friend asked me how I thought radio was doing in this digital/social age. I’m sure she was looking for a defensive statement because everyone is virtually submerged in a digitally controlled lifestyle. I responded that radio is doing fine and will be even better, because it is not just a delivery medium. It is an originator of content.

It's now official. After nearly 30 years as an Alternative Rocker, iHeart is flipping that format in Dallas to a Mainstream AC and will call it "Star 102.1." The new station blasted off Thursday evening with commercial-free Christmas music.

Warm 106.9/KRWM in Seattle will keep listeners jolly through the holidays according to Hubbard Seattle Market Manager Marc Kaye. Kaye said the station also will be aligned with many of the area's biggest holiday events, including My Macy’s Holiday Parade/Westlake Tree Lighting/Redmond Lights/Kent Winterfest and the Great Figgy Pudding Caroling Competition!

San Francisco-based Alien Imaging has a new, subscription-based sound effects service, AI-FX Monthly. The service delivers monthly sound effects packages to radio stations of all formats and market sizes for barter.

(By Ronald Robinson) After swapping a few very cordial emails with a well-known and credible sales-man/copywriter, it was confirmed: He and I are operating, generally, from polarized models-of-communication for radio. Besides being an impressive, creative talent, he is very much a copywriting traditionalist. But then, so is everybody else.

It was the 4th annual Share the Warmth Coat Drive for Alpha Media, North Dallas-Sherman-McKinney, October 3 to November 4. More than 3,000 coats were collected at over 50 locations for those in need. The coats were cleaned and repaired by Texas Laundry and Dry Cleaning.

CBS Radio has announced the appointment of Fred Bennett to the newly created position of VP/GM, Traffic Operations and Partnerships. Bennett is charged with building an in-house traffic content and sales operation to serve CBS Radio's 117 radio stations.

Jeff Mitchell has been appointed to the position of General Manager for Salem Media Group’s stations in Dallas. Mitchell has been with Salem Dallas as Director of Sales for the past 6 ½ years.

Al P is the new nighttime host for CHR Top 40 station, WFLC/HITS 97.3. The young jock started his radio career at the ripe old age of 16, hosting and mixing an Internet radio show.  At 19 he interned for at SBS Entertainment in New York City, then scored his big break when he was hired to be a part of the morning show at CBS’ WBMP.