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Not too long ago, Charles Osgood retired from his role as host of CBS TV's Sunday Morning news program. However, he continues to be heard on the radio, the medium that got him into the broadcast business, as part of the Westwood One family. When he retired from his television show in September, Osgood said radio was his window on the world.

The Leader-Telegram in Wisconsin has the details about Mid-West Family morning man John Murphy who quit on the air last week. Murphy has been on the air in Eau Claire for 34 years, the last 14 as co-host of the “WAYY Morning Show, where local and national politics are discussed and debated. Murphy told the paper he was done putting up with all the ugliness of today's politics.

In a document filed with the SEC, CBS Corporation said it's changing the way it manages its television and radio operations. This is all in anticipation of the company spinning off its radio division.

(By Bob McCurdy) Radio brings a lot to the advertising table: unparalleled reach, powerful return-on-ad-spend, unique personalities, audio dominance, affordable presence, as well as onsite experiential and sampling opportunities, to name a few.

Emmis CEO Jeff Smulyan gave the board three extensions, the third expired Friday, October 14, without another extension. Smulyan had offered Emmis shareholders $4.10 per share in his third attempt to take the company private. Here's what Smulyan's final letter, filed with the SEC stated...

Power 106 in L.A. have recruited Andrew Berger as their new Imaging Director. Berger’s radio career began at the tender age of 14. His talent was recognized by DJ Enuff of HOT 97 and SHADE 45.

Alpha Media is selling five Kansas stations to Rocking M Media. The five stations are in Salina, Abilene and Manhattan Kansas. The stations are; KSAL-AM 1150; KSAL-FM 104.9; KABI-AM 1560; KYEZ-FM 93.7 and KBLS-FM 102.5. No price was announced.

The veteran jock and TV personality will be honored by the Museum of North Texas, which is making him its second North Texas Legend, reports the Times Record News.

The streaming music service now allows users to send songs to their friends via Apple's iMessage. According to The Verge the person receiving the text message will have 30 seconds to preview the song and has the option to start a station based on that song. The new feature is now available to download from the iMessage App Store for all Pandora users.

Cumulus owned 95.5 WPLJ in New York has re-signed long-running on-air host Race Taylor to a multi-year contract extension. Taylor has been part of the 95.5 PLJ on-air team since October 1999.