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Skyrocket Radio has launched CaptureRelay, a new mobile app designed to help radio stations quickly build libraries of original local photography by sending images directly from employees’ phones to station websites. Available for iPhone and Android devices, CaptureRelay allows approved staff members to take or select a photo, add a descriptive title and send the image

Urbaninsie.com has learned that Harvey Stone, the longtime President and General Manager of KBLX/San Francisco who helped develop the station’s signature “Soft and Warm” sound, died August 4. Stone spent 31 years leading KBLX and became an influential figure in Bay Area and Urban radio. Stone guided KBLX from Inner City Broadcasting’s acquisition of KRE through

iHeartMedia Philadelphia has promoted Daija Moore-Evans to Digital Content Manager, effective immediately. In her new role, she will oversee digital content strategy for the company’s six-station Philadelphia cluster, leading audience growth and engagement across its music, talk and news brands through broadcast, digital and social media platforms. Reporting to Senior Vice President of Programming Jeff

T-Pain has revealed the reason why he sold his entire music catalogue. Eighteen months after the Buy U a Drank singer sold his works for $100 million (£74 million), the father of three has shared that his children, daughter Lyriq and sons Muziq and Kaydnz, and his wife, Amber Najm, were top of mind when making