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The San Antonio talk show legend died Friday morning, reports NEWS4SA.com. Ware began his radio career in the mid-1950s in Baytown, Texas before moving to Austin, Texas, where he worked for LBJ at KTBC radio and television.

(By Roy Williams) The biggest mistake made by modern media buyers is that they pay too much of a premium for targeting. We live in an age that worships data, but what I’m about to tell you is the truth nonetheless.

(By Bob McCurdy) This past week, we met with one of the largest tier-3 auto agencies in the country. In preparation for the meeting, we dug into Nielsen’s Commspoint channel planning data to highlight radio’s role and importance to local auto dealerships in South Florida.

Hubbard COO Drew Horowitz is on the cover of the next issue of Radio Ink magazine, which is set to start mailing to your radio station today. Horowitz started as AE in radio. Today he's one of the industry's most respected executives. His journey to the top is a must-read for every aspiring manager. Also in that issue will be our annual list of Radio's Best Managers. To subscribe to Radio Ink in time to receive this issue delivered to your digital device GO HERE.

It's a multi-year contract renewal for Michael Martin. Martin is Senior VP of Programming and Music Initiatives for CBS Radio and PD at Top 40 station KMVQ-FM and Hot AC KLLC-FM in San Francisco. Martin is also CBS Radio's Top 40 format captain.

The former WOR New York General Manager is launching his own radio show on WVOX-AM, The Voice of Westchester. The weekly two-hour show that debuts this weekend is called The Best of Everything.

John Caracciolo is the President and CEO of JVC Broadcasting, a company he formed back in 2009. Caracciolo has stations on Long Island and in Florida, with an eye toward more growth. The JVC radio execution philosophy is to "broadcast, and present with the mindset that if we under-promise and over-deliver, have integrity in all of our relationships, and create an atmosphere of high energy fun and excitement, our results will be exceptional for our clients, listeners, and our families."

Radio One founder and chairperson Cathy Hughes will be honored by Howard University, Sunday, when the Washington, D.C. college renames its school of communications the Cathy Hughes School of Communications. The unveiling ceremony will be live-streamed via Facebook and on all of Radio One local and national digital media platforms. Radio Ink will also honor Hughes in November at Forecast with the Radio Ink Lifetime Leadership Award.

There's been a lot of publicity recently about copyright lawsuits being filed against broadcasters for alleged illegal use of pictures that are being lifted from the Internet without permission. Broadcast attorney David Oxenford, in his latest blog, offers up a few reminders about what you should do if you plan to use photographs on your website.