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Haven’t you had it with sneaky little advertising agencies snapping up your local direct accounts? You know, those people who used to work for your station, but now they have their own “advertising agency”? The ones who go to your clients and tell them they can buy commercials on your station for less than the client would pay if they dealt with you directly?

If you want to succeed in 2016, it will be up to you to seek out the good news, and see the glass half full. I’m not asking you to stick your head in the sand ignoring the realities around you. But there is no win in seeing the glass as half empty. The headlines will make certain you are not oblivious to what is wrong in the world. But it’s up to you to focus on what is right, if you want to be happy, and if you want to succeed in 2016.

WLIP-AM sports talk show host and one-time WKQX-FM/Q101 morning show contributor Brad Jewell, aka "Kenosha Brad," has died. Jewell was not feeling well Sunday and was rushed to the hospital where he was diagnosed with pulmonary embolisms (blood clots) in both of his lungs. He was being kept alive by machines. He died at 1 p.m. Monday. More from the Chicagoland Radio and Media blog..

TechCrunch is reporting that trademark applications from Apple-owned Beats Electronics indicate Apple plans to launch more live streaming radio stations to Apple Music.

This announcement comes from Entercom New England Market Manager Phil Zachary. Tim Neverett gets the job on WEEI after a three-month search and more than 200 interviews.

Shack is best known as the Executive Producer for syndicated talker Howie Carr. The station she'll be holding down the noon to 3 p.m. slot is 1510 AM WMEX Boston.

With the additions of AM 920 The Answer in Atlanta and WRKO in Boston, Dave Graveline is creeping up on 200 stations as he gets ready to begin his 21st year on the air.

Three years after launch, Rick O'Dell says he's shutting down the online radio station. According to the Chicagoland Radio and Media Blog, the recently announced higher royalties were the main factor, but O'Dell's full-time job as PD for WRME-LP//87.7 MeTV FM was also getting in his way of keeping the station alive.

KHKN-FM is an iHeartMedia station in Little Rock. The station has rebranded as 'Bi 94-9 Little Rock's Greatest Hits' from '94-9 Tom FM.'

Our 2015 list of the Top 30 Local Sports Talkers in America is out and once again WFAN's Mike Francesa is number one. Francesa has been with Sportsradio WFAN for nearly three decades now and he's been number one on our list since it began four years ago. Let's take a look at the entire list of The 2015 Top Local Sports Talkers in America.