Staff Writer Frank Witsil sat down with Cumulus Media's local general manager Gary Pizzati to discuss the radio business and its future. Mr. Pizzati's...

Harold and Winkie Johnston are exactly the kind of customers the restaurant industry loves. The two are enjoying their golden years by dining at nice places.

...luxury motor home. "This, is not," he said, with his tiger eyes narrowing, "the final destination." Reach Frank Witsil at 823-3352. Name: Gary Pizzati Born: Nov. 30, 1958, Brooklyn, N.Y. Title: General manager Education...

...Golf, Turf & Specialty Products division announced an alliance with ProLink, the inventor of the GPS golf course information management systems. ProLink will sell systems through the E-Z-Go branches. Reach Frank Witsil at 823-3352.

...2,300 others in 25 other countries. Last year, Video Update was taken off the Nasdaq listings. Earlier this week, the company started trading over-the-counter under the ticker symbol VUPDE.OB. Reach Frank Witsil at 823-3352.

...spokeswoman for the Augusta Metropolitan Convention and Visitors Bureau. "You're supposed to go somewhere else for vacation," she said, adding that she has taken trips to several South Carolina cities. Reach Frank Witsil at 823-3352.

...with people," said Jackie Moore, area director of the University of Georgia Small Business Development Center. "You can talk to them when you might otherwise have trouble getting past the gatekeeper." Reach Frank Witsil at 823-3352.

A congressional investigation this week revealed tests performed by Bridgestone/Firestone Inc. may have shown there were problems with its recalled tires as early as 1996.

...2.5 percent, down from 2.7 percent; Atlanta, 3.1 percent, unchanged; Columbus, 4.7 percent, up from 4.5 percent; Macon, 4.1 percent, unchanged; and Savannah, 4 percent, unchanged. Reach Frank Witsil at 823-3352.

...from offering long-distance service in Texas. BellSouth plans to use the example in Texas and new competition, such as Alltel's entry into the local-service market in Augusta, to bolster its case. Reach Frank Witsil at 823-3352.