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The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) has named Townsquare Media Chief Operating Officer Erik Hellum first vice chair of the executive committee for the NAB Radio Board, while Salem Media Group CEO Dave Santrella has been appointed to the Radio Board of Directors. Both appointments are effective immediately. Hellum, a current NAB Radio Board member,

R&B singer and New York City native Freddie Jackson has died at the age of 70. The musician was known for soulful classics like “You Are My Lady.” Jackson began singing gospel music at a Baptist church in Harlem at an early age. In 1985 he released his debut album which featured the song “Rock

Urban One Dallas has announced a programming realignment across its three-station Dallas-Fort Worth cluster, including new and returning personalities at KBFB (97.9 The Beat) and KKDA (K104) and a new music direction for 105.7 KRNB. At 97.9 The Beat, Radio Hall of Famer Rickey Smiley returns to the station to anchor mornings beginning at 5am. Jazzi

Atlanta’s Condace Pressley has been named Broadcaster of the Year by the Georgia Association of Broadcasters! Beth Clardullo multi-media consultant at Cox says, “I’ve had the pleasure of working with Condace for many years at WSB-TV, particularly through our Family2Family partnership, and I’ve seen firsthand the impact she’s had on our community. Her passion for

Indy Radio Alums and Fans on Facebook reports, an Indianapolis woman (Glenda West) is suing Radio One, claiming their Rickey Smiley morning show heard on WTLC-FM aired a song she wrote without obtaining her permission. The woman claims she heard the song “Too Too High” on the station several times. The Rickey Smiley show is

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Rick Ross has been arrested on domestic violence charges in Florida. The rapper was arrested by Miami Beach police in the early hours of Thursday on domestic violence charges, including felony battery by strangulation, according to Miami-Dade jail and court records. The 50-year-old, whose legal name is William Leonard Roberts, was booked into the Turner Guilford Knight