Pioneering black radio deejay and broadcaster, Hal Jackson, has died at age 96, reports gothamist.com. (Photo: Hal Jackson)

Jackson began as a sports announcer in Washington, D.C. but transitioned to a deejay and interviewer. "In 1954 he moved to New York City, and soon became the first radio personality to broadcast three daily shows on three different New York stations," says the website.

Jackson and an associate purchased New York stations WLIB and WBLS in 1971, where he broadcasted for the rest of his career.

Hal Jackson was inducted into the National Association of Broadcaster's Hall of Fame in 1990 and the National Radio Hall of Fame.

View: Hal Jackson on YouTube

More: WBLS has a tribute page to Hal Jackson at the station's website.

Racing fans with a satellite radio subscription to SIRIUS XM will be able to hear the Indianapolis 500 direct from the race on Sunday, May 27. Pre-race and complete race coverage will air on XM channel 94 and channel 212 on Sirius Premier (formerly known as "The Best of XM"). (Graphic: Sirius XM Radio)

Programming, hosted by Jack Arute, begins 9:00 a.m. ET race day and leads up to the actual green flag drop at 12:00 p.m. ET. Afterward, a post-race recap and interviews will follow.

On race moring, SIRIUS XM will also air the Formula One Grand Prix of Monaco at 8:00 a.m. ET (Sirius channel 94/XM channel 208) and after the Indy 500 subscribers can hear the Coca-Cola 600 NASCAR Spring Cup Series at 5:00 p.m. ET on Sirius channel 90 and XM Premier.

SIRIUS XM will air the Firestone Freedom 100 at 12:00 p.m. ET on Friday, May 25 (same channels).

More: NASCAR Radio and Other Racing Plentiful Online, on Satellite, and On-the-Air

As a working radio professional I meet a lot of people during the course of doing my morning show. I often hear two things over and over again: "I used to do a radio show in college," and "How do I get into radio?" It seems doing a radio show is still quite attractive. The problem today is there are a finite amount of jobs in the business. (Photo: "The Dave and Mahoney Morning Show", Daena Kramer, Dave Farra, Jason Mahoney, Photo: CBS Radio)

So, what's the best way to get into radio? I think the better question is: "What would you do to get into radio?"

Here's what one person did. Read more.

Clear Channel Media and Entertainment, the corporation behind iHeartRadio.com, says a new look is coming to the streaming portal beginning Monday, May 21.

"Now it's even easier to find, create, and personalize your station," announced an email. The new interface will allow users to get to saved stations faster using the "My Stations" tab at the bottom of the screen. (Graphic: Clear Channel Media and Entertainment)

A "Discover Tuner" (being labeled as "one of a kind") will now allow you to view artists in the user's Custom Station "...as you adjust variety."

Plus: the new iHeartRadio is promising faster and smarter searching so that finding live stations, artists, and songs is "simple and speedy."

The iHeartRadio.com is also touting new drop-down menus. John Hogan, Chairman and CEO, recently announced that iHeartRadio had surpassed 10 million registered users.

For listen online, go to iHeartRadio.com

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