 | |  | | |  |  | | | | | As Nashville and Middle Tennessee continue to struggle the aftermath of devastating flooding, Clear Channel Radio's Nashville stations are holding a radiothon today to help in relief efforts. CCR was set to match the first $10,000 raised. | |  In his latest "Corner Office" column, Greater Media CEO Peter Smyth says that, as radio hiring picks up, it's time to "consider not just the need that we have today, but also the long-term contribution that these new recruits must make to the radio business." | | | Westwood One chooses Reza Hariri as director of sales for Metro Traffic in Northern California. He comes over from the DOS/Western region post for employment site Monster.com. | | | ADVERTISEMENT -- REALTORS® spend $1 billion annually to market their services and 30% are ready to buy radio! See the video from the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® Annual Conference. Read more. | |  | | Research | |  | | Sponsored by  |  The new Mediaguide AdMonitor review of radio advertising shows that placement in the domestic auto category was up 12.5 percent year-over-year in Q1, with the foreign auto category up 17.8 percent. | |  In a new report on Internet radio, SNL Kagan says "a convergence of factors" is making Internet radio increasingly competitive in 2010. Pandora is the user and revenue leader among Internet pure-plays, with CBS Interactive -- including all the CBS websites and streams -- leading in users and revenue overall. | | | | Business | | | | Sponsored by  | | Luna Communications' 12 stations are transferred into the Luna Communications Trust, effective immediately, with Savage Media Group serving as trustee under the direction of President Scott Savage. | | | Waco Entertainment Group closes on its purchase of Univision's KHCK-FM/Waco, TX. | | | | Technology | | | |
|  Apple says it sold its millionth iPad on Friday, just 28 days after introducing the tablet device on April 3. Apple CEO Steve Jobs said, "That's less than half of the 74 days it took to achieve this milestone with iPhone." | | | | Washington | | | |
| | Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI) is recommending that the Cuba-directed Radio Marti and TV Marti broadcasts be shut down, after a committee staff report said they have "failed to make any discernible inroads into Cuban society or to influence the Cuban government." The broadcasts are on a list of proposed cuts in Feingold's Control Spending Now Act. | | | |
| | There are an estimated 50 million smartphones in the U.S., and they represent an ever-growing share of handset sales. And as the smartphone replaces the desktop for a significant chunk of Internet usage, radio's mobile opportunities are vast. How can your station capture that mobile audience and make money today? At Radio Ink 's Convergence, you'll hear from experts on the art of "Mastering Mobile Media." At this panel, moderated by Vibes Media's Steve Levy with Borrell Associates' Gordon Borrell, Jacobs Media's Paul Jacobs, and comScore's Brian Jurutka, you'll learn where to focus your attention, what will pay the highest dividends, and how to create and embrace a mobile strategy now. Click here to register now. | | | | Radio Ink | | | |
| | Does your station do extensive online video? Are you regularly posting news, personalities, events, or other video content, and seeing success with it? We want to hear from you for a story in an upcoming issue of Radio Ink magazine. So if you have a great online video initiative, please let us know: Contact Managing Editor Wendy Bernstein. | | | Click the headline to view Radio Ink Publisher/CEO Eric Rhoads' complete "Radio Reinvention" presentation at the Cumulus corporate meetings earlier this month. | |  The Apple iPad is out now, and Radio Ink magazine is there, the first radio industry publication on the iPad and one of the first of all publications. With the iPad's touchscreen, you can flip through the digital edition just as you would a copy of the magazine, with live links, interactive ads, links to video, and with more interactive features on the way. | | | If you've been displaced by the changes in the business or are seeking a new opportunity, Radio Ink wants to help. Put your name in front of the industry with a free listing in Radio Pros Available. And we'll be happy to post your aircheck or demo, or a link to your website. Click the headline to learn more. | | | | | | | | | 
 
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'Radio Reinvention'
May 17: On the cover: Rob Curley. Keynote speaker at Radio Ink's Convergence -- and a newspaper guy with a lot to say to radio.
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