For decades, Joel, Sat, and the All Access staff served the radio and music industries on a level like no other publication. This great newsletter will be missed in a multitude of ways. For me I will miss:

• THE daily source for radio and music industry news.
• Going to the industry directory to find contact information for anybody and everybody.
• Attending the World Wide Radio Summit for presentations and panels features radio and music luminaries from all over the planet.
• Voting and honoring the industry’s best innovators in radio and music at WWRS.
• The in-depth articles and interviews from the industry and culture’s thought leaders.
• Accessing up to the minute music charts in multiple formats.
• Going to dinners with Joel and hearing about his annual vacation on the Big Island. I know his heart must be hurting for the people of Hawaii.

Well done All Access!

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