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It's a newly created position for Smith, who gets promoted from VP of Sales to GM for two Cumulus FMs, Hot AC WDVD-FM and Country WDRQ-FM.

Capitol Broadcasting announced Monday that 2015 Marconi award winners Gene and Julie will no longer be hosting mornings on MIX 101.5 WRAL-FM. We spoke to GM Katie Phillips and asked her about the change.

(Bob McCurdy) Several years ago I wrote an article titled, “Targeting Your Way to Lower Profits.” It contained four important premises. Our conclusion was that just like salt, a little bit of targeting is good but too much is a recipe for lower profits. Last week, the world’s largest and arguably its most sophisticated advertiser came to a similar conclusion. Let's take a closer look.

Are you getting your fair share of back to school ad revenue? This time of year, all over the country, parents and their kids are scrambling to get everything they need to start another school year. And advertisers are doing everything they can to be top-of-mind when that group of shoppers is ready to dig into their wallets and make purchases.

Your on-air personalities are what make you unique. They are what differentiates radio from every other medium, including every shiny new digital choice consumers are bombarded with every day.

The Denver Post has a nice profile of Pierre Wolfe, who recently turned 91 years of age. Wolfe (picture here) is the longest running radio host in the country.

The FCC Enforcement Bureau has issued a notice of apparent liability for $15,000 to a Florida pastor for operating an unlicensed broadcast on 89.1 and 102.1 FM in Broward County. The bureau says Kender Maxime was warned that operating the stations was illegal and that he could face further enforcement action, but disregarded those warnings.

Dick Taylor has a new blog up on his website. In the piece Taylor says, despite radio being the biggest word of mouth form of advertising in the marketplace today, it still doesn't get the respect it deserves.

It's called "A Man and His Medium,"and Hastings tells Radio Ink it's a memoir of Alan Henry and he helped Henry write it. The book includes information about talk radio in Los Angeles from the early 1960s and extensive information on the development of the all-news radio format. The book should be available later this week.

Changes at Fox News Channel as Jack Abernethy -- who in an earlier role spearheaded the launch of Fox News Radio -- is named co-president of Fox News Channel, alongside Bill Shine, who moves into the co-president role from EVP. Both report to FNC Exec. Chairman Rupert Murdoch.