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A memorial service will be held for syndicated host Doug Banks tomorrow at Sparkman Hillcrest Funeral in Dallas. Banks died Monday of complications from diabetes. The New Pittsburgh Courrier reports that Banks lost a toe and an eye to the disease and was on dialysis. He continued to work though, making an appearance in Chicago the day before he died, at the Black Women’s Expo. Banks was 57.

After four years away, Frank Ski is back in Atlanta. Ski is returning to CBS's V-103 April 23 and will host shows Saturdays from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. and Sundays from 7 p.m.-11 p.m.

Broadcast attorney David Oxenford brilliantly details the impact the pre-1972 sound recordings issue might have on broadcasters. The issue is back after the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit deferred its consideration of an appeal of a District Court’s decision that New York law included a public performance right for pre-1972 sound recordings.

(By Matt Sunshine) Allow me to describe a scenario that many salespeople find themselves in every day where I find sellers can get easily trapped. The client or prospect asks a simple question like, “Why should I buy your product or service?”

(By Ryan Wrecker) Some of the best stations in the country are still formulating their digital plans. Radio has a lot of assets, but has even more questions on how to use them properly.

(By Loyd Ford) If you’re not passionately involved outside of your radio station with local listeners, you are probably making a mistake if you want to remain in a public-content profession such as broadcasting. So, in your social media, you have to think about what your company wants.

The new deal is between Triton Digital and Panasonic subsidiary Aupeo GmbH. Panasonic OneConnect will use Triton Digital’s advertising platform, Tap OnDemand, to insert targeted ads into the personalized audio messages from the Personal Radio by AUPEO content delivery service.

Chad Fitzsimmons gets a new title in the division he's been working in since 2013. He's now the VP of Music Initiatives for CBS Radio. Fitzsimmons will be responsible for the creation and execution of the division’s concert series, including We Can Survive and The Night Before.

No more printing 35,000 weekly copies of the magazine Cumulus purchased in 2014. The company says it's still committed to NASH and will now use the money being lost printing the magazine into other NASH branded products.

The NAB Show is set to feature several sessions on drone technology next week in Las Vegas. On Wednesday the NAB will host a Super Session called “Drones: Opening New Vistas to Content." The big show kicks off Sunday and runs through Thursday.