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What do the President of Katz Radio Group, the Chief Insights Officer at Cumulus Media and Westwood One, and the now-retired longtime spokesman for the NAB all have in common?

Max Media's WOOZ-FM in Southern Illinois (Marion-Carbondale) just wrapped a record-breaking year for their St. Jude Radiothon with a final total of $331,148. This includes a record 4.8 million pennies and over $47K from auctions. In the 28-year history of the radiothon the station has raised $4.8 million for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

Despite revenue at Cumulus' radio stations being up a tick, Westwood One revenue, which is 30% of the company's business, took a big hit, dropping 12.3% to $89.1 million. As a result, overall revenue for Cumulus in Q4 of 2016 was down 3% to $299.5 million.

(By Laurie Kahn) If you want to win the battle for more ad dollars in 2019 you'd better have a solid talent acquisition plan in place. The number one issue radio operators share is finding good, talented salespeople. Here's a solid plan to find and keep great sellers.

WFRE-FM in Frederick, MD recently held its Free Country Cares For St. Jude Kids Radiothon and raised an impressive $481,244 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

(By LeadsRX CEO AJ Brown) I recently published a blog on three trends that will make a big mark on the marketing attribution landscape in 2020. And while I was speaking to all marketers who advertise on any medium, two of my trends come directly from our company's experience in the radio industry.

(By James Bahm) Recruiting and hiring talent is not as hard as many think it is, even after the sales landscape was changed by the pandemic to allow more employees to work from home. Managers and companies need to change with the times and be flexible.

(By Steven Goldstein) Podcasting’s most important event, Podcast Movement, took place this summer in Philadelphia. Four years ago at this same event, I counted six radio people in attendance. This time, among the 2,000 attendees were hundreds of people from virtually every major commercial radio company.

(Mike McVay) The year 2020 is one that so many “wished away.” We all wanted to get past December 31st and look forward to starting a new year. The start of 2021 makes many of us think about rejecting the “free 7-day trial of 2021” and return it.

All 58 Univision radio stations will now fall under the Uforia Audio Network. The Univision stations, while integrating Uforia Audio Network content and events into their lineups, will retain their local branding, including all on-air and offline promotions and identity.