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Standard availability of SiriusXM is the biggest part of a new agreement between SiriusXM and the BMW Group. It extends the relationship between the companies through the 2026 calendar year.

If you've ever spent time in Boston radio, you likely are familiar with the name Clark Smidt. He's well-known as the architect of "Softrock 103," the former WEEI-FM, and today serves as radio programming consultant focused on New England and New York State. Now, Smidt is becoming a licensee.

First, it was former CEO Kim Guthrie. Then came the departures of Miami-Fort Lauderdale GSM AJ Punjabi; WFEZ-FM in Miami Director of Branding and Programming Gary Williams; and market veteran Rob Sidney, who had been handling weekends and voicing various station promos. Now, there's more change on the way at Cox Media Group's radio division.

An Emmy Award–winning broadcaster who has interviewed newsmakers including President Clinton who served as a co-keynote interview participant in the recent Black Media Symposium is joining the iHeartMedia network created expressly to serve the nation's Black community. At the same time, Chris Thompson and Angela Ingram are taking key roles.

Radio industry syndication company Key Networks has entered into an exclusive agreement with Bloomberg Radio to manage all network advertising sales, affiliate sales and marketing.

In the 1960s, he owned a Top 40 radio station that heavily influenced David Gleason's "Radio Musical" in Quito, Ecuador. By 1978, he had assumed ownership of such dynamic radio stations as "Y-100" in Miami. Today, industry veterans are paying tribute to Norman Wain, who has died at the age of 92.

"There are several pieces that I've learned along the way from doing this work," says NPR Chief Diversity Officer Keith Woods. He is one of three radio industry executives who participated in a 2020 Radio Show virtual presentation on Friday that shared best practices for fostering diversity and inclusion initiatives at radio broadcasting companies across the U.S.

For 15 years, radio industry veteran Allen Shaw has overseen a Greensboro, N.C.-based media company comprised of six radio stations in Virginia. As of today, one of those properties -- a booming 22kw Class B with a tower atop a peak in the Shenandoah Mountains -- has just been sold. And, it's an eye-popping deal -- because of the small dollar amount.

What was up for discussion with key programming leaders from Univision Radio and SBS, in addition to research pro Harold Austin and Grupo ACIR’s Manuel Fernandez Tellez, at the Hispanic Radio Conference LIVE? We get an exclusive preview in this InFOCUS Podcast with RBR+TVBR Editor-in-Chief Adam R Jacobson. LISTEN HERE

As the world’s largest advertiser, Procter & Gamble Co. is using its clout and its powerful voice to promote social messages and create transformative change.  How can U.S. broadcast radio be a key part of this global effort? Charlotte La Niear, Group Director for North America Media at P&G, shared her thoughts in a 2020 Radio Show session.

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“The innovation and creativity that we heard with this year’s winning audio truly impressed the jury,” said Robin Fitzgerald, chief judge and CCO, BBDO Atlanta.

Unforeseen disruptions force businesses to adapt. Count COVID-19 as one of them. A 2020 Radio Show session held Tuesday offered four tales of how broadcasters and those outside the radio broadcasting industry have rethought, revamped and retooled what they do to meet the challenges of today.

Two HD Radio AM pioneers shared their respective progress reports to virtual 2020 Radio Show attendees in an afternoon session moderated by NAB VP/Advanced Engineering David Layer.

Just last week, the broadcasting company Ron Stone oversees, Adams Radio Group, moved its national rep partnership to the newly created IBA Radio Sales. Why, and what advantages might other independent broadcast groups have in taking his lead? That's just one of many questions in this special extended InFOCUS Podcast. LISTEN HERE