Joint Communications CEO and long time media maven John Parikhal reacted to our story yesterday in which Westwood One host Jim Bohannon warned broadcasters to get ready for government-mandated “NAGS” — Neighborhood Adversarial Groups — as part of future license renewals. Parikhal thinks instead of fearing, or criticizing the FCC’s proposed community action groups, broadcasters should come up with their own better plan. “How can radio serve the local community better?” he asks. “How can it help?” Parikhal suggested putting that charge to NTS MediaOnline Today readers and soliciting your “practical suggestions.” Great idea! Email your thoughts and ideas to al@ntsmediaonline.com.

Premiere Radio Networks host Glenn Beck has been doing one-night stands across the country this week, taking his Common Sense Comedy Tour to Denver, Phoenix, San Diego, Kansas City, Houston and Richmond. The radio talker and FOX News Channel personality has been selling out venues along the way, including a packed Copley Symphony Hall in San Diego this past Wednesday night where he appeared on behalf of affiliate KFMB-AM. Last night’s show in KC was also simulcast live on 450 movie theater screens across the U.S.

Todd Schnitt makes an amicable segue from Dial-Global to Peter Kosann’s new Compass Media. D-G handles sales for Compass which will now takeover syndication of Schnitt’s 3-6pm, WFLA/Tampa-based show … Veteran Talk programmer and author of Censorship: The Threat To Silence Talk Radio, Brian Jennings, has been named a keynoter on July 17 at the upcoming annual Conclave in Minneapolis … Scott White, the man who killed former KIRO/Seattle late night host Mike Webb and buried the body in the crawl space of Webb’s home, has plead guilty to second-degree murder … Genesis Communications flips WMGG/Tampa to Business/Talk with a lineup that includes United Stations Radio Networks’ Lou Dobbs Show, Dial-Global’s Clark Howard Show and TRN’s Jerry Doyle Show … Diaper Derby: Congrats to KXL/Portland PD James Derby on becoming a dad of brand spankin’ new twins! Wish Derby the best on getting some sleep over the next few months HERE.

The Associated Press has made “a significant update” to its AP Mobile application for iPhone and iPod touch users. AP’s version 2.0 gives users the power to customize their own “front page” to define news they want to see first when opening the app. The software also allows users to set the number of stories to be displayed for a number of news categories, from breaking news, to local and regional coverage. AP reports during the month of April iPhone users visited AP Mobile “five times more often than other smartphone users.” That stat, says Jeff Litvack, General Manager/Mobile and Emerging Products, confirms that the company’s decision to develop the new app for Apple’s mobile devices has, “paid off in spades.”

WTOP/Washington’s recently held “Sleep-In-For-The Cure” gave frazzled DC early morning commuters a pass to allow them to sleep in during last weekend’s big Susan G. Komen Race For The Cure, but only after contributing to help find a cure for breast cancer. Winners of the Bonneville all-newsers best-PJ’s-worn-to-the-office contest are (l-r); morning anchor Bruce Alan, investigative reporter Mark Seagraves, and WTOP’s Man About Town, Bob Madigan.