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For the June installment of its CRS360 webinar series, Country Radio Seminar presents "OK Boomer: A Conversation with Gen Z". This event, taking place on June 21, will bring together Gen Z personalities and industry veterans to explore effective connection.

(Paige Nienaber) The first couple of weeks of February are back-to-back promotional opportunities with Super Bowl on the 8th, Valentine's on the 13th, and Mardi Gras on the 17th. That’s a whole lotta fun crammed into a short period of time.

Frisbie most recently founded Frisbie Consulting where he helped clients with media/digital/mobile/video sales strategies and operations. Before starting his own company, Frisbie was EVP of Sales at Jun Group, where he led the company’s national media sales efforts, and eight years as the VP of Sales at iHeartRadio.

Rockcastle Media Networks is joining the Feeding America Emergency Radiothon being held across the country on April 30th. The network is donating all of its barter inventory to the radiothon on the day of the event plus additional inventory in the days leading up to the event.

'Smart Money Happy Hour', according to the Ramsey Network, is a podcast that is a mix of solid advice and snark from two friends that happen to be money experts. The podcast is hosted by Rachel Cruze and George Kamel talking about money, pop culture and trends.

105.1 The Wolf is no more in Clarksville, TN, as Fowler Media switched the Country station to an Adult Contemporary format over the weekend as 105-1 WJZM. The rebranded station pays homage to its historic call letters, first assigned in 1941.

In a speech to the FCC staff yesterday, newly appointed FCC Chairman Ajit Pai laid out one of his top priorities: bringing the benefits of the digital age to all Americans. Pai said there is a digital divide in this country — between those who can use services from cutting-edge communications services and those who can not.

Matty Staudt has left his role as VP of Podcast Programming at iHeartRadio to become President of his new company, Jam Street Media, focusing on podcasts for brands, talent coaching, and consulting for businesses entering the podcast space.

Tom Farinaro has been named Music Director at WWZY/WBHX 107-1 The Boss Monmouth Ocean. Farinaro has been part of the Press Stations family for 15 years.

After giving a first glimpse at this year’s Techsurvey results at CRS 2024, Jacobs Media is releasing new data that could significantly influence how political campaigns leverage radio ads as, perhaps unsurprisingly, radio listeners show a strong interest in the 2024 election.