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Radio Facts: R&B singer-songwriter Amel Larrieux grew up in New York's Greenwich Village; her mother, Brenda Dixon Gottschild, was a dance critic and professor,...

Radio Facts: R&B singer-songwriter Amel Larrieux grew up in New York's Greenwich Village; her mother, Brenda Dixon Gottschild, was a dance critic and professor,...

Radio Facts: Tocarra Hamilton -National Recording Artist, Tocarra Hamilton releases her much anticipated single, "Just Like You", a true ladies anthem and hit to...

Radio Facts: WNYM (970AM) The Apple announces another addition to its distinguished cast of New York's favorite talk show hosts. Effective January 5, 2009, Dennis Miller will move his witty, intelligent show of political and social commentary to WNYM (970AM) The Apple. The show will air Monday through Friday from 11:00am to 1:00pm.

Joe D. Davis, Salem Radio Division President calls Miller one of the "brightest and funniest, but as a '9-11 conservative' he also resonates with our listeners. And yes, this is the same Dennis Miller we all remember from Saturday Night Live. We carry Dennis in many of our markets, and this is just the latest example of his growing popularity as a talk show host."

"WNYM (970AM) The Apple offers the best midday punch in New York Talk Radio with Mike Gallagher starting at 9:00am, Dennis Miller at 11:00am and Dennis Prager at 1:00pm," says Peter Thiele, Program Director. "We are thrilled to be adding Dennis Miller to the line-up on The Talk of New York." "Advertisers are learning that WNYM (970AM) The Apple provides results, and adding the Dennis Miller Show proves that the station is attracting some of the very best programming in New York City," says Sean O'Neill, General Manager. The Apple features talk show hosts like Mike Gallagher, Bill Bennett, Michael Medved, Hugh Hewitt, Dennis Prager, Dr. Laura Schlessinger and now Dennis Miller. The Apple is New York's newest station broadcasting at the FCC approved limit of 50,000 Watts. Salem Communications (NASDAQ: SALM) is a leading U.S. radio broadcaster, Internet content provider, and magazine and book publisher targeting audiences interested in Christian and family-themed content and conservative values. In addition to its radio properties, Salem owns Salem Radio Network ®, which syndicates talk, news and music programming to approximately 2,000 affiliates; Salem Radio Representatives(TM), a national radio advertising sales force; Salem Web Network(TM), an Internet provider of Christian content and online streaming; and Salem Publishing(TM), a publisher of Christian-themed magazines. Upon the close of all announced transactions, the company will own 94 radio stations, including 59 stations in 23 of the top 25 markets. Additional information about Salem may be accessed at the company's website, www.salem.cc.

Radio Facts: Looking at the suicides and the tragedies that have taken place during Christmas, I was left to ponder.... Is Christmas overrated? I for one had a great day yesterday but I have one major complaint. After having to work six hour shifts for most holidays during my career in radio I absolutely without question Despise Christmas music. I not only despise it.... It literally makes me nauseous. How many times can I hear Silent Night? One song, sung but 9 million singers. While in the store doing some shopping before the holiday, I wore my iPod so that I could not hear the music. While I am not saying it's a day that people should kill themselves, it's been documented that it is one of the most likely days people are at their lowest when it comes to depression. Everybody does not want to celebrate and there are lots of people who don't have families or friends and they are not considered. Christmas is shoved down our throats whether we want it or not and I think that's bullsh....   I think a movement should be created where people where shirts that say "Screwged Christmas" and demand stores stop playing the music and they throw big buckets of water on Christmas Carolers who invade their privacy. Am I Scrooge? No, I'm a champion for the underdog. Christmas is not for everyone, just like religion (another editorial) so why must we be forced to accept it?

Radio Facts: A coroner has ruled that an accidental overdose of methadone and alcohol killed the husband of singer-songwriter Corinne Bailey Rae, reports say. Police found the body of Scottish-born Jason Rae, 31, at a flat in the Hyde Park area of Leeds, West Yorkshire, on March 22. Leeds Coroner's Court said the saxophonist had alcohol and methadone, a heroin substitute, in his blood. He also found traces of cocaine and ecstasy during the post-mortem examination, but said those would not have contributed to Mr. Rae's death. Coroner David Hinchliff gave a verdict of "death by misadventure," according to Eurweb.com. Bailey Rae, 29, met her husband at a Leeds jazz club where she was working as a cloakroom attendant. They married in 2001. In a statement read by the coroner in court, the singer, who was not present, said her husband had struggled with alcohol for "a few years." "My husband is my first and only true love," she said. "He is the most beautiful and complex person I have ever known. He is utterly irreplaceable." Rae's band played as a backing band for Amy Winehouse, Mark Ronson and Bailey Rae herself, and had recently released a debut album, "Hot Damn!," at the time of his death.

Corinne Bailey Rae

Radio Facts: The death of R&B singer Sean Levert in Cleveland has led to a proposed new policy that provides more flexibility in giving inmates their anti-anxiety medication. The member of the 1980s R&B trio LeVert and son of lead O'Jays singer Eddie Levert died March 30 after becoming ill at the Cuyahoga County jail in Cleveland . The jail administrator and a jail doctor proposed the change to allow inmates to get their prescribed medication as soon as their prescriptions are verified. Levert's widow, Angela Lowe, filed a wrongful death lawsuit in June accusing jail officials of neglecting his medical needs. The lawsuit says Levert was not given the prescription Xanax that he had brought to the jail when he started serving a sentence for failure to pay child support.

Radio Facts: (L-R) Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin, comedian Jonathan Slocomb and civil rights activist Andrew Young attend the 25th anniversary UNCF Mayor's masked ball at the Marriott Marquis December 20, 2008 in Atlanta, Georgia. (L-R) Former baseball player Hank Aaron, civil rights activist Andrew Young and actress Dawn Lewis attend the 25th anniversary UNCF Mayor's masked ball at the Marriott Marquis December 20, 2008 in Atlanta, Georgia. (L-R) Comedian Maurice Jenkins, actor Clifton Davis, and singers Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr. attend the 25th anniversary UNCF Mayor's masked ball at the Marriott Marquis December 20, 2008 in Atlanta, Georgia.