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Station Owner Dies In Accident

Posted: 17 Jun 2022 09:53 AM PDT https://radioink.com/2022/06/17/station-owner-dies-in-accident/

Shawn Knight, owner of Knight Broadcasting, was killed in a paragliding accident in eastern Ventura County California. Knight Broadcasting owns and operates KRAZ-FM Santa Ynez, KSYV-FM Solvang and KUHL in Santa Maria.

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VSiN Hires A GM

Posted: 17 Jun 2022 09:40 AM PDT https://radioink.com/2022/06/17/vsin-hires-a-gm/

Len Mead will join the VSiN, The Sports Betting Network team as General Manager. Mead joins VSiN from PointsBet, where he was VP of Content.

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Seattle Sports Adds New Show

Posted: 17 Jun 2022 09:37 AM PDT https://radioink.com/2022/06/17/seattle-sports-adds-new-show/

Bonneville's Seattle Sports 710AM (KIRO) has added a new midday
show. "Bump Stacy" is being branded as - 'an energetic mix of
entertainment and fun, a new and youthful take on sports talk in Seattle'.

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WCKG Puts Podcast On-Air

Posted: 17 Jun 2022 09:33 AM PDT https://radioink.com/2022/06/17/wckg-puts-podcast-on-air/

AM 1530 WCKG Chicago is bringing “The Sick Podcast” to the Windy City. The program is hosted by the NFL Network’s Adam Rank, and debuts June 24th.

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Why Do People Buy Smart Speakers?

Posted: 17 Jun 2022 12:48 AM PDT https://radioink.com/2022/06/17/why-do-people-buy-smart-speakers/

To listen to music, according to data released by Edison Research and NPR.
That was the reason in 2017 and that's the reason today. Is your radio
station taking advantage of that fact?

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BIA Reduces Advertising Forecast Estimate

Posted: 17 Jun 2022 12:01 AM PDT https://radioink.com/2022/06/17/bia-reduces-advertising-forecast-estimate/

BIA Advisory Services has decreased its 2022 U.S. Local Advertising
Forecast estimate to $167.4 billion, from its original estimate of $173.3 billion issued in December 2021. Here's why...

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Kellar Radio Talent Institute Returns

Posted: 17 Jun 2022 12:00 AM PDT https://radioink.com/2022/06/17/kellar-radio-talent-institute-returns/

Nineteen students successfully completed the Kellar Radio Talent
Institute’s one-of-a-kind broadcast radio training program at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina. This is the first institute to
be produced by the RAB since it acquired the National Radio Talent System
in 2020.

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Advertisers Betting On Success

Posted: 17 Jun 2022 12:00 AM PDT https://radioink.com/2022/06/17/advertisers-betting-on-success/

Media Monitors reports the casino hotel and resort business is on a hot
streak. The trackers of spots bought and aired, shows the industry is
doubling down on radio to attract visitors.

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More Awards For WTOP

Posted: 17 Jun 2022 12:00 AM PDT https://radioink.com/2022/06/17/more-awards-for-wtop/

WTOP took home eight Dateline Awards from the Society of Professional Journalists D.C. Chapter. Most notably, the Robert D.G. Lewis Watchdog
Award presented to WTOP investigative journalists Megan Cloherty and Jack Moore.

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Have You Made Your Radio Wayne Nomination?

Posted: 16 Jun 2022 11:50 PM PDT https://radioink.com/2022/06/17/honoring-radios-superstars/

The 30th anniversary Radio Wayne™ Awards will be celebrated during Radio Ink's Masters Sales Summit this fall. Radio's symbol of excellence and achievement in sales, marketing, and management will be presented live and
in person during the event September 22-23 in Miami at the Intercontinental
at Doral.

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