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On Friday, Twitter removed the controversial labels describing NPR and other prominent broadcast news organizations as “government-funded.” The companies were informed by way of an email from Twitter owner Elon Musk, who said it came on the recommendation of Walter Isaacson.

John DeBella, morning radio personality on Beasley Media Group’s WMGK, has been inducted into the Philadelphia Music Alliance's 2023 Walk of Fame. DeBella is best known in the industry for being one of the earliest pioneers of the Morning Zoo format.

Rocky Cosgrove has been named Market Manager for Results Radio LLC's Chico, California cluster. Cosgrove now oversees KBQB-FM, KCEZ, KRQR, and KTHU, taking over from Josh Blumm. He was VP/Strategic Development for the past 14 years at Katz Radio Group. 

Shawn Patrick, the Assistant Program Director and afternoon host at Bonneville Denver’s KYGO, made his Grand Ole Opry debut over the weekend with some help from an old friend. When artist Chancey Williams found out he would be making his Opry debut on Saturday, April 22, he thought of Patrick.

With the preliminary hearing for accused murderer Bryan Kohberger approaching, ABC News has announced The Idaho Murders. The podcast will cover the murders of four University of Idaho in late 2022 and the manhunt that led to Kohberger's arrest.

(By Marc Greenspan) A client asks “Is this going to make my company money?” A new car dealer may not care that you have 262,600 people tuning to your station, but they do care if data shows your listeners will spend $1.16 billion at new car dealers over the next year.

(By Mike McVay) Finding air talent and sellers for small and medium market radio stations isn’t the easiest task, but the opportunities may be greater than you'd expect. This week I’m sharing takeaways from the NAB Show table that I hosted which focused on recruitment.

(By Buzz Knight) It was tremendous being with so many friends and colleagues at NAB Show. It’s uplifting to be connected in person with so many folks after our recent period of disconnection. But we cannot forget the words of friend and industry veteran Gary Marince: “Hope is not a strategy.”

(By Loyd Ford) Language is constantly evolving, and words change their meanings over time. We don’t often notice it if we are used to using the same words, but the perception can be completely different for candidates you hope to attract to your sales team.

Triton Digital released its US Podcast Report for April 2023 on Thursday. For the US' top podcasts by downloads, NPR News Now, produced by National Public Media, claims and retains the top spot on the list. Audiochuck and SiriusXM Media's Crime Junkie takes second.