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January 21, 2011

COVER STORY
KUBE & KBKS/Seattle PD Eric Powers

Eric Powers is a fixture in the Seattle radio scene. For nearly 20 years he's been a part of the programming team at Rhythmic powerhouse KUBE. Nowadays, he's also oversees programming at sister CHR KBKS. His passion for the business is a breath of fresh air and his vision on the importance of radio's role in people's lives has become the voice of a new generation of forward thinking programming minds. [more]

PROGRAMMER INSIGHT

Chase Murphy

The Dwindling Talent Pool Issue
If the talent pool is dwindling and has been for the past 10+ years…what are you doing to reverse the trend? WFBC & WSPA’s Chase Murphy addresses the critical issue of the dwindling talent pool and what needs to be done about it.

"If you are not taking steps to impact the future of this industry, you will soon be run over by the busload of others who will." [more]

PROGRAMMING TO WIN

Mike Bettelli

Getting The Most Out Of Sports
Sports programming is increasingly expanding from Sports-only stations onto other formats. How does your station handle the influx of new programming from a different realm of radio? Mike Bettelli runs down a list of ways to promote your station and the rest of your programming around and during the game itself, as well as different and unique ways to attach your station to the local teams. [more]

QUESTION OF THE WEEK

What radio stations do you admire the most and why? [more]

HOT SHOTS

Diddy-Dirty Money, Bartel, Rich Davis, Plain White T's,
Travie McCoy, Joe Mack, Seether, Terrie Carr. [more]

THIS WEEK IN FMQB HISTORY

Kid David, John Boulos, Steve Rivers, Michael Plen,
Chris Blackwell, Johnny Barbis [more]

Breaking News
	Cumulus Expands Country NASH FM Brand To More Stations
	The Week In Review: 5/20-5/24
	Pandora Reports Record Revenue In Fiscal Q1
	Study: Pandora Not A Major Threat To Radio Ad Dollars
	In Brief - May 24, 2013
	FMQB FYI... Links You Should Know About
	May 23, 2013
	More Delays, Frustrations For Apple's iRadio Service
	Latest "Infinite Dial" Data Released Focuses On Urban P1s
	Industry Vet Jimmy de Castro Named President/GM Of WGN-AM
	CMG Stations Aid In Oklahoma Tornado Relief
	ATO Records Signs Distribution Deal With Caroline
	In Brief - May 23, 2013
	May 22, 2013
	Mat Mitchell Named PD For KZZP & KYOT/Phoenix
	Kirdis Postelle Named SVP Of Marketing For Capitol Music Group
	Cox Enterprises Donates $1 Million For Oklahoma Relief
	SiriusXM CEO Meyer Touts "Superior Revenue Model"
	Monte & Avery Lipman Deliver Commencement Speech At University Of Albany
	In Brief - May 22, 2013
	May 21, 2013
	Arbitron & Edison Release More Infinite Dial Data On AC P1s
	Rob Wells Joins Universal Music Group's Executive Board
	Spotify Launching Top 50 Charts
	Pandora To Preview New Releases With "Pandora Premieres"
	Bill Pugh Named PD Of KFOG & KSAN/San Francisco, Dennis Constantine Exits
	Jacobs Media Releases Techsurvey 9 Data On News/Talk Format
	Duke Professor Connolly Rumored As Next FCC Nominee
	NAB Commends Broadcasters On Oklahoma Tornado Coverage
	In Brief - May 21, 2013

Music News
	Josh Homme Talks New QOTSA Album, Elton John
	The Week In Review: 5/20-5/24
	Quick Hits: Muse, Kanye West, Queens Of The Stone Age, American Idol / Jennifer Hudson, Eminem
	Quick Hits: Metallica, Bruce Springsteen, Teen Choice Awards, Paul McCartney, MuchMusic Video Awards, CBGB Music & Film Festival
	Vampire Weekend Notches Best Sales Week Yet
	Metallica Writing New Tunes, But Focused On Film
	Quick Hits: One Direction, Daft Punk, Trevor Bolder, Interlocken Music Festival
	Doors Keyboardist Ray Manzarek Passes Away
	Johnny Marr: Don’t Shoot The Messenger
	Quick Hits: Prince, Cee-Lo Green, Thirty Seconds To Mars, The X Factor, The Transplants, Sick Puppies, Cage The Elephant, First City Festival, The Clash
	Taylor Swift Dominates Billboard Music Awards
	Kanye West Unveils New Songs On SNL
	Chester Bennington Joins STP At KROQ Weenie Roast, Release Single Together
	Quick Hits: Beyonce/Jay-Z, The Voice, Ed Sheeran, Coachella, Interlocken Music Festival, The Beatles
	Britney Spears To Hit The Studio Next Week