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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.

The FCC says Michael Dudley was operating an unlicensed radio station in Guntersville, AL, and is a repeat offender who warrants a "significant penalty." Here are the details...

The folks at Kalil & Company fill us in on their latest deal. WRLF-FM, WZST-FM, WMMN-AM, and WTCS-AM in Morgantown-Clarksburg-Fairmont, West Virginia, are being sold by Spectrum Radio Fairmont to LHTC Media.

Kenny Wall has been named PD at Cumulus' NASH FM 92.9/WLXX in Lexington. Wall joins Cumulus from Townsquare in Amarillo, where he was Ops Manager.

CBS Radio's SportsRadio 94WIP in Philadelphia has a new midday show. The team of Joe DeCamara and Jon Ritchie will take over that timeslot as of Monday, October 24. The new show replaces Michael Barkann, who will remain as the primary anchor for ComcastSports Net and Ike Reese, who may be part of a new afternoon show that will be announced soon.

The merger of the two religious broadcasters, Relevant Radio and Immaculate Heart Radio, would mean the delivery of their Catholic programming to over 108 AM and FM radio stations and translators in 36 states, reaching 133 million people. The new larger network will operate in 15 of the top 50 markets, including the four largest markets: New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and San Francisco.

(By Matt Sunshine) One of the leading indicators for sales success is the number of appointments a salesperson has each week (this is not the only leading indicator you should be looking at, but it is one of them). The idea is that if a salesperson has a significant number of appointments each week, this quality sales activity will lead to good, solid revenue performance.

(By Laurie Kahn) The most important thing needed to hire your next great seller is: Don’t wait until you have an opening! When I hear about a company dictate to hire multiple salespeople in the next 30 days, I shake my head and wonder what in the world that corporate team is thinking.