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(By Gary Berkowitz) I don’t know about you but growing up my mother always told me to be a “professional man” A doctor, a lawyer, a dentist. When she heard I wanted to go into radio (a very foreign idea to her) there was a bit of disappointment.

Tom Kief of the 95 WIIL Rock morning show has once again helped raise money to fight childhood cancer. The co-host of Tom & Emily Morning Show raised more than $15,000 to help the St. Baldrick's Foundation.

Westwood One, the official network radio partner of the NCAA, tips off coverage of the 2021 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship, March 18. The coverage will be across multiple platforms including more than 400 radio stations nationwide.

KMJ’s Morning News has taken home a Golden Mike Award from the Radio & Television News Association of Southern California. This the second year in a row the team has won honors for “Best Newscast under 15 minutes” (Division B).

Spanish Broadcasting System has entered into a long-term agreement for Nielsen Audio services. The multi-year renewal includes a continuation of their audio audience measurement licenses across all five PPM markets and the diary market of Puerto Rico.

The Mentoring & Inspiring Women in Radio Group has unveiled the MIW Group Mildred Carter Mentoring Program’s Class of 2021. Here are the four candidates.

Cox Media Group has announced who will take over the Noon to 3pm slot previously occupied by the late Rush Limbaugh on WSB in Atlanta and WOKV in Jacksonville. Recordings of previous Limbaugh shows have been airing around the country as stations decide how to fill that time period. The CMG changes begin March 22.

The National Association of Broadcasters is offering a new online training course for radio stations that provides information for complying with Federal Communications Commission regulations.

BIA Advisory Services and SalesFuel are continuing their digital series examining what the vertical ad spend pie looks like in 2021. The next webinar is set for March 23.

Hot 93.7 (WZMX-FM) is kicking off a yearlong 20th anniversary celebration. The station launched March 16, 2021 when it flipped to Hip Hop and R&B.