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And now Caroline Beasley is making big deals in the radio industry. The Naples Daily News does a nice profile piece on Beasley and her rise to the top of the company, where she is now acting CEO as her father, George Beasley, recovers from surgery.

PRAISE 106.1 FM in Baltimore and Philadelphia’s PRAISE 103.9 FM begin airing The Sound of Praise with Gospel singer Maurette Brown Clark in the midday slot starting Monday. Clark is an artist, musician, producer, business mogul, wife and mother. Clark said she's completely humbled and excited to come to radio.

101ESPN in St Louis is searching for a new member for its PM Drive show. The search is on for The Fast Lane show after former St. Louis Ram D’Marco Farr quit to pursue other opportunities. The new host will join Randy Karraker and Brad Thompson.

The Journal Times has the details about WLGC (Ashland, Kentucky) host Tim Carper. The 49-year old has been charged with three counts of first-degree sexual abuse.

San Antonio 550/107.1 KTSA morning man Trey Ware will be inducted into the Texas Radio Hall of Fame October 29th. He said going in is an honor. "I am humbled to be voted into the Texas Radio Hall of Fame along with such outstanding broadcasters. Radio people truly are the best you will ever meet."

Alpha Media Joliet host Todd “Bossman” Boss raised $9,830 in food and monetary donations with a 55-hour hunger strike. The hunger strike helped benefit The Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry.

The network has signed a new multi-year agreement with Dr. Sanjay Gupta. He'll continue hosting the daily feature, A Better Life with Dr. Sanjay Gupta. The 60-second weekday feature – which promotes better living through better health, wellness, and lifestyle – airs 400 stations nationwide, including nine of the top 10 markets.

The recent decision by the DOJ not to modify the ASCAP and BMI consent decrees has now lead to threatened lawsuits and congressional action. The big question now is what this all means to managers at radio stations around the country. And to get the perfect answer we turn to broadcast attorney John Garziglia.

(by Bob McCurdy) In the past I've written about dealing with many of the largest and most sophisticated marketers and agencies in the country, but over the past several years I've re-discovered that dealing with the local business owner is equally rewarding and in some ways, even more challenging. Here's why...

Two local guys in Columbia, SC, both with more than 20 years of radio industry experience, have partnered to purchase country radio station WWNQ 94.3 The Dude. Kirk Litton and Keith Stover of Midlands Media Group and have purchased WWNQ. The format will remain Country.