Boulder: Minutes To Save
If you’re reading this on Tuesday night, April 30, you still have time to save on registration for the FMQB Triple A Conference, August 7-10 at the St. Julien Hotel & Spa in Boulder, CO. Registration is only $299 now, but it goes up to $349 on May 1, which is only hours or minutes from now. Along with the usual round of panels, the Keynote Interview with Mick Management founder Michael McDonald and the Pro.qb Music Meeting, attendees will see Bobby Long, Brett Dennen, City And Colour, Frank Turner, HAERTS, Houndmouth, Jamie N Commons, Kopecky Family Band, Little Green Cars, Neko Case, Ozomatli, Phoenix, Saints Of Valory, The Airborne Toxic Event, The Head And The Heart, The Lone Bellow, The Wheeler Brothers, The Wild Feathers, Tom Odell and Tora, with many more to be announced. In addition, the St. Julien is almost sold out, so go to FMQB.com to register and get hotel info now.

Triple A News Bites
It’s only two weeks until the 13th Annual NON-COMMvention at WXPN/Philadelphia, featuring a long and impressive list of artists starting with Steve Martin & Edie Brickell, Phoenix, Tom Jones, Robert Randolph and more, plus a NON-COMMversation with noted producer Don Was. All the info is at thetop22.com… WDST/Woodstock announces the addition of Katie DeMartile as MD/Promotions Director. DeMartile, who comes to Radio Woodstock from the APD chair at WXRV/Boston, replaces the departing Drew Frankel and will land in Woodstock on May 28... WCBE/Columbus has created The WCBE Fund, a website for members to make donations to the station in support of music education, cultural heritage, news, music and entertainment... The Rolling Stones played a surprise, last-minute club show Saturday night in Los Angeles. The 90 minute show at the 700-capacity Echoplex in the Echo Park neighborhood featured a mix of Stones classics and cover tunes. Tickets went on sale that afternoon for $20 each, with hundreds of fans lining up to buy them at the El Ray Theatre on the other side of L.A. The Stones' tour officially kicks off this Friday night in L.A. at the Staples Center... Arcade Fire's Win Butler and Regine Chassagne welcomed a baby boy into the world this past weekend. The couple's first child was born on April 21, according to Le Journal de Montréal, though the baby's name was not revealed. Arcade Fire has been working on the follow-up to their 2010 album, The Suburbs, but a projected release date is unknown... The lineup for this year's Austin City Limits Festival isn't due to be revealed for another week, but Muse spilled the beans that they'll be one of the headliners. During a recent Q&A with Montreal radio station CHOM 97.7, the band was discussing their tour plans when Matt Bellamy said their fall touring leg will "finish up on the Austin City Limits Festival." The big event takes place over two weekends (October 4-6 and 11-13) at Austin's Zilker Park... A funeral for Country music legend George Jones will be open to the public this Thursday, May 2, at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville starting at 10 a.m. "George would have wanted his fans and friends everywhere to be able to come and pay their respects along with his family," his publicist, Kirt Webster, said in a statement. In addition to the public funeral, there also will be a private visitation Wednesday for "family, friends and fellow performers." In lieu of flowers, the family has asked that contributions be made to the Grand Ole Opry Trust Fund or to the Country Music Hall of Fame. Jones died Friday after he was hospitalized earlier in the month with a fever and irregular blood pressure.

James Meyer Officially Named SiriusXM CEO
SiriusXM Radio announced this morning that James E. Meyer has been appointed CEO, effective immediately. Meyer has served as the interim CEO since December.
"After a thorough search of excellent candidates, we are delighted to name Jim as the CEO of SiriusXM, where he will continue to lead a very strong executive team. Jim is a highly qualified leader and operator, and we look forward to working with him to build on SiriusXM's position as the innovator in audio entertainment," said Greg Maffei, Chairman of SiriusXM. "He has been a vital part of SiriusXM for close to a decade, and his extensive knowledge of SiriusXM's business and significant industry experience will be invaluable assets in the highly competitive market within which SiriusXM is thriving. Jim's leadership, strategic vision and operating focus are exactly what SiriusXM needs today and in the future."
"I look forward to leading SiriusXM," said Meyer. "SiriusXM is a great service with world-class programming that comes from teams of focused and motivated employees. I am honored to be working with our talented management team as we continue to deliver the best content and services to our subscribers nationwide and enhance value for our stockholders."
Meyer served as SiriusXM's President of Sales and Operations from May 2004 until his appointment as interim CEO in December. Prior to joining SiriusXM, he was President of Aegis Ventures, a general management consulting company, and provided consultant support for SiriusXM. Before Aegis, he held a number of senior management positions in consumer electronics, including the Senior Executive Vice President of Digital Media Solutions for Thomson, a worldwide leader in consumer electronics.

CCM+E Digital Names Brian Kaminsky EVP Of Operations
Clear Channel Media and Entertainment announces that Brian Kaminsky will join the company's digital division as EVP of Operations, effective immediately. Kaminsky, who joins Clear Channel from The Huffington Post, will report to Brian Lakamp, President of Digital and will be based out of New York City.
In this new position, Kaminsky will oversee digital advertising operations, customer support, product analytics and partner operations across the suite of Clear Channel's digital products including iHeartRadio, and its vast network of station websites. His responsibilities will also include setting best practices for the management and modernization of digital ad inventory, and working with sales and product teams to define and develop new ad products.
"Having Brian on board as the EVP of Operations illustrates Clear Channel's commitment to hiring exceptional, innovative talent that will continue to strengthen our position as a market leader," said Lakamp. "His business management skills and experience in optimizing the use of digital advertising inventory within technology-driven organizations will be a great asset to both our advertisers and the Clear Channel digital team."
Kaminsky, who has spent 17 years working with both big brands and high-growth startups, served as COO/GM of The Huffington Post, where he led business operations, advertising products and business development. After AOL acquired The Huffington Post in 2011, Kaminsky spearheaded the integration of the two operations and subsequently helped oversee the tripling of The Huffington Post's revenue and users. Prior to The Huffington Post, Kaminsky was VP of Global Revenue Operations at Reuters Media. He has also served as Director of Operations and Business Manager for the Eastern Region at Yahoo!.

Tom Davis Named VP/Market Manager For CCM+E-Melbourne, FL
Clear Channel Media and Entertainment-Melbourne announced today that Tom Davis has been named VP/Market Manager. He will lead and manage Melbourne’s three station cluster.
Davis has more than 20 years of experience in the media industry and will join the Melbourne market from Charlotte, NC, where since 2010 he has served as GM of a NASCAR race team. He previously served in radio and TV as an Account Executive, General Sales Manager, Director of Sales, VP and Market Manager in the Las Vegas market. Davis' tenure in the broadcast industry includes roles with Centennial Broadcasting, The Beasley Broadcast Group and Cox Media.
"Tom Davis brings his professionalism and success as well as proven leadership to Melbourne," said Sherri Griswold, Regional Market Manager for CCM+E-Florida. "I am extremely excited he has chosen to join my team and be a part of an already successful market in Melbourne."
"I look forward to joining the team and contributing to the three already successful brands Clear Channel operates in Melbourne," said Davis. "This is a tremendous opportunity for me to get back to my true passion, radio."

Katz Confirms Strength Of Broadcast Radio
Katz Radio Group has released a new report looking at audio listening trends over the past year. In Arbitron's most recent RADAR findings, which measure national listening behavior from October 2011 to September 2012, broadcast radio continues to strongly dominate listening – reaching 243 million listeners per week and representing 92.4 percent of all listening.  In comparison, digital listening currently represents only 7.6 percent of all audio listening.
"The latest findings bear out what we continue to find from all our research – and hear from consumers – that broadcast radio is still by far the overwhelming leader in audio listening," said Mary Beth Garber, EVP/Radio Analysis and Insights at Katz Radio Group. "Broadcast radio isn’t losing listeners – in fact just the opposite, which makes it clear that digital listening actually represents incremental listening. So as digital listening – which is both AM/FM digital listening and personal music collection digital listening – continues to grow, it is an expansion of broadcast radio listening, additive to it rather than a substitute. Research from Infinite Dial 2012 shows that digital listeners are also heavy broadcast users; digital extends the reach and popularity of broadcast radio to new devices and new listening opportunities. We're pleased with digital's growth and how it has added to the broadcast radio experience."
Garber continued, "A digital-only ‘music collection’ audio service like Pandora only has 4.4 percent of total audio listening, even if you assume the Triton measurement of when the service is left on is comparable to the measurement of actual listening that Arbitron does. That said, even though it is still a relatively small percentage of all listening, we remain excited about the role of digital listening in extending radio listening to new devices, further enhancing radio's role as the major mobile entertainment and information service to the consumer."