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Several panels took place at the same time at the conference yesterday. Here are just a few of the details from the event Paul Rotella and his team organized. Radio Ink Publisher Deborah Parenti led a lively panel at the NJBA Conference Thursday called "Successful Women in Radio."

107.7 The End, Entercom's Alternative station in Seattle, has pegged Page to host middays, replacing Pepper who left a few months ago. She comes to Seattle after covering weekends and swing shifts at Cumulus' Rock 100.5 in Atlanta. She'll also be responsible for social media at the station.

Buzz Sports Radio in Raleigh-Durham will debut The Sports Shop with Reese & Kmac Tuesday, July 5. The Sports Shop will be the first African-American sports talk morning show in the Raleigh-Durham market. The show, which is billed as "urban sports radio," moves from its current 10 a.m. to noon timeslot to morning drive, and replaces The Morning Show with Mike, Lauren & Demetri.

The Commission has upheld the fine against Peconic Public Broadcasting's WPPB-FM in Southampton, New York, denying the station's request for the Commission to reconsider. The station missed 13 quarterly issues programs from 2010 to 2015.

Noble Financial Analyst Michael Kupinski believes that the resignation of CFO JP Hannan for John Abbot is "not a good sign" for the company. Kupinski says, as a result of the change, a restructuring is likely. Here are his comments, according to StreetInsider.com...

This year’s Country Radio Hall of Fame inductees were Blair Garner, Mike & Dana Schuff, and Lisa Dent in the On-Air category, and Mick Anselmo, Kerby Confer, Jack Reno, Tim Roberts, and Jim Slone in the radio category. The Country Radio Hall of Fame recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to the radio industry over a 20-year period, 15 of which must be in the Country format.

947 KUMU’s 3rd Annual “Drive for Wishes" radiothon raised over $60,350 for Make-A-Wish Hawaii. In partnership with the local ABC affiliate, the 13-hour radiothon included interviews with local "Wish" children and their families, a live phone bank, and incentives to encourage monetary donations to fund wishes for kids with life-threatening medical conditions.

One of Radio Ink's most anticipated issues of the year is now ready to download to your device (SUBSCRIBE HERE). This issue features the very inspiring story of vCreative CEO Jinny Laderer in our cover interview, Joan Hamburg as the 2016 MIW Radio legend, an interview with rising syndicated star Dr. Laura Berman and 100 of the Most Influential Women in Radio today. Each and every one details how and why they are successful in radio today.

Listeners of Philadelphia's 93.3 WMMR-FM listeners came through again. The station, in conjunction with the Penn-Jersey Blood Services Region of the American Red Cross, collected 1,297 units of blood on June 18 at Valley Forge Casino Resort -- the largest blood drive in the PA, NJ, DE region.

KSAL-AM (Salina, KS) has scored two awards and multiple nominations in the 2016 Salina Journal Reader’s Choice Awards. The station was awarded “Favorite Radio...