» Bolton Rises At Dial-Global: It didn't take long for D-G co-President David Landau to recognize the management talent he'd acquired through the company's recent acquisition of the former Jones Radio Networks. Landau promotes Amy Bolton from VP/GM News/Talk to Senior VP/GM of Dial-Global's News/Talk Syndication Division. Bolton, who joined JRN in 1999, was named GM of that company's Talk division in 2002. Her network radio resume also includes stints with MediaAmerica, ABC Radio Networks and Westwood One. "Amy is a true leader and she has successfully transitioned our News/Talk hosts and producers during our company's recent merger," said Landau. "We are pleased to recognize her efforts by elevating her to Senior Vice President."

» Arbitron Feels Effects Of Ike: The ratings company has suspended recruitment efforts in the Houston-Galveston market in the wake of last weekend's hurricane in Southeast Texas. The company says it's continuously monitoring the status of things like restoration of electrical power, telephone service and postal service in the region, along with station programming/simulcasts and survey processing data for Houston-Galveston (PPM), Beaumont-Port Arthur, and Lufkin-Nacogdoches, TX and Lake Charles, Lafayette and New Orleans, LA. With the exception of the suspended areas, Week 3 (October 2-8) diary placement begins this week, with follow-up calls for Weeks 1 (September 18-24) and 2 (September 25-1) also taking place. In other news from Arbitron: The preliminary findings from the just released RADAR 98 shows that traditional radio reaches more than 235 million listeners weekly and 96% of all adults 25-54 who have a college degree and earn an income of $50,000-plus.

» "Radio Industry Has About 36 Months": That's the opinion of Erik Schwartz, CEO and co-founder of mobile radio on demand service Foneshow. In the latest post to his BLOG Schwartz uses the eve of the annual NAB Radio Show to tell radio that the industry can't afford a business-as-usual convention this year in Austin. "The future's looking grim, he writes. "The radio industry has a brief window of time standing open right now. I estimate it's about 36 months. Broadcasters can either embrace change and understand what they are, or settle into the dustbin of industries that have failed to adapt to the changing needs of the audience. The time is now."

» Roseanne's Back On The Radio: Comedian Roseanne Barr will return to radio today to host a live talk show on KCAA/Riverside, CA. The local Press-Enterprise reports that Barr will host a one-hour show from 4-5pm, Tuesday-Friday for "at least six months." It's the second run at Talk radio for Barr and her co-host Johnny Argent. The duo first launched Roseanne Talk Live in March of 2007, a show that ran for three months before Barr decided to pull the plug. Find out more HERE.

» Talk Media News Notes: Dial-Global syndicated talker Clark Howard will be in Orlando tonight for a live appearance at the Maitland Civic Center in conjunction with his O-Town affiliate WDBO ... Talk Radio Network host Laura Ingraham nabs WBAP/Dallas as her syndicated show's latest affiliate. Ingraham will air from 7-10pm nightly on the Citadel News/Talker ... KBYR/Anchorage afternoon talker Eddie Burke is suspended after giving out the phone numbers of two organizers of a rally to protest against Alaska governor and Republican VP candidate Sarah Palin. Along with giving out the personal phone numbers of the protest organizers, Burke referred to the two women on the air as, "socialist, baby-killing maggots."

» We're Heading To Austin! The NTS Aircheck Today crew will be in Austin for the rest of the week rubbing shoulders with broadcasters and hurricane refugees at the NAB Radio Show at the Austin Convention Center. We'll be keeping you posted on news and events from the convention that's relevant to Talk media professionals, along with our usual daily review of all the news that's happening in the Talk radio industry. Just a reminder that anytime you have news or pictures you'd like to see here in NTS Aircheck Today, email it to us anytime, 24/7, HERE.