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Access.1's National Black Network Broadcasting has taken over American Urban Radio Networks. The press release announcing the purchase said it was to settle the "breach of fiduciary duty lawsuit against its former partner Sheridan Broadcasting Networks."

Broadcast attorney David Oxenford reminds broadcasters who have on-air employees who decide to run for office that they must give competing candidates equal opportunity to be on the air whenever their employee’s recognizable voice or picture appears on the air.

And 45 days to get there in order to take back the station. If the June 30 deadline for raising $7 million is met, KPLU will become an independent station.

MediaPost has the details about Sprint, a big advertiser for radio, attempting to cut back on $2.5 billion on the cost side of its balance sheet. The company has created an in-house advertising agency called YellowFan Studios.

Hedge fund Corvex Management, which is run by Keith Meister, a protégé of billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn, disclosed it owns 9.9 percent of Pandora's stock (22.7 million shares) and is pushing the online streamer to explore a sale instead of pursuing a "costly and uncertain business plan."

Sean “Mac” McNally picks up the evening shift at Country outlet WIVK in Knoxville. McNally was most recently morning show host and Program Director for Brewer Broadcasting’s WPLZ (Cat Country) in Chattanooga, prior to the station’s format flip to Classic Hits late last year.

Coast to Coast AM host George Noory will present a live stage version of his overnight program at Lindenwood University in St. Louis, June 18 at 7:00 p.m.

Amy Lewis Schachter (pictured) is PodcastOne's new VP for East Coast Sales. Schachter joins PodcastOne after 20 years with CBS Radio and Digital properties. The company also promoted Dana Senit to Vice President for West Coast Sales. Senit joined PodcastOne in 2015.

The hedge fund pushing for Pandora to be sold is also criticizing the company for bringing Tim Westergren back on as CEO and his statements about the future of the company.

(By Ronald Robinson) In a candid and self-effacing editorial, Radio Ink Chairman/CEO Eric Rhoads pleaded guilty to the charge of having his attention drawn away by “shiny objects” -- more often than he was comfortable with. Harsh penalties will not be applied, but “forgiveness” may be indefinitely withheld. Besides, those shiny-object episodes are still considered as standard issue “guy thingies.”