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Speaking before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation Wednesday, FCC Commissioner Michael O'Rielly, who is also a keynote speaker at Radio Ink's upcoming Hispanic Radio Conference, made it clear shutting down pirate radio stations remains an important issue to him.

Former WBLI Long Island morning hosts “Dana and Jayson” will debut on Alternative KBZT-FM in San Diego on Monday. The duo had been teasing on their Facebook page that they picked up a new gig after being let go by CMG last June

Mark Ramsey says the deal with podcast publisher Wondery is to create new and original content. The first project produced for Wondery will be Inside Psycho, a six-part series about the making of the classic movie Psycho. The first two episodes will premiere March 24.

Jep and Jessica Robertson, who star in A&E’s Duck Dynasty and Growing the Dynasty, are the latest celebrities to get their own show on PodcastOne. PodcastOne Founder and Executive Chairman Norman Pattiz made the announcement Wednesday.

The 2017 Ward L. Quaal Leadership Awards, presented by The Broadcasters Foundation of America, will be handed out at the Foundation's annual breakfast April 26 during the NAB Show in Las Vegas. NAB Executive Vice President of Radio John David and Patrick Communications Managing Partner Larry Patrick will be two of the award winners.

The new six-year deal extends their broadcasting and marketing agreement through 2022. Under the agreement, SiriusXM will continue to deliver 24/7 racing content plus daily NASCAR talk and interviews with voices across the industry through its SiriusXM NASCAR Radio channel.

iHeart's Classic Rocker in Denver, KBCO, is bringing back popular afternoon host Keefer. Keefer hosted afternoons on KBCO from 1999 until 2012, before taking a five-year hiatus.

David Carlisle Perley, was, along with Partner & CEO Jim Christian, one of the founding partners of Tapscan in Birmingham in the mid 80's. Carlisle was instrumental in building the Tapscan brand as the pre-eminent Radio & TV Research Software Development organization in the United States and around the world. Services are being held tomorrow in Homewood, AL.

She has over 35 years experience at every level of the radio business, including ownership and all aspects of operations — management, sales, FCC compliance, recruiting, and on the air. Kelly Orchard is expanding her consultancy business, Orchard Media Services.

The three honorees will be recognized at the NAB Show Technology Luncheon Wednesday, April 26, in Las Vegas. They are: John Kean, former senior technologist at NPR; John Lyons, assistant VP and director of broadcast communications at the Durst Organization; and, Catherine Badalamente (pictured), VP of digital media for Graham Media Group.