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Amaturo Sonoma Media Group President Michael O'Shea shared this great success story with us. His five stations in Wine Country, CA raised over $600K this past week in a two-day radio-thon to assist local charities whose funding has been almost non existent due to COVID-19.

(By Shawn and Tom Marhefka) As a local radio broadcaster, the Ozark Radio Network has long supported the activation of FM chips in smartphones. But it wasn’t until a devastating flood hit our rural Missouri town and the surrounding area last year that we experienced firsthand the real importance of getting the FM chip activated.

Benztown and P1 Media Group will host a free webinar Thursday called How to Be Creative, Have Fun & Create Two Massive Brands – What We Can Learn From Radio in Australia. 

Hall of Famer and highly respected programming and content multi-media consultant Fred Jacobs made me aware of a recent article in Billboard Magazine that led with the headline “Radio’s Honestly the Last Thing We Talk About.”

Joni Mitchell said she decided to remove all of her music from Spotify in support of Neil Young. Young gave Spotify an ultimatum, either they dump Joe Rogan or he'd pull his music from the streamer. Spotify went with their $100 million podcaster.

(By Ronald Robinson) After swapping a few very cordial emails with a well-known and credible sales-man/copywriter, it was confirmed: He and I are operating, generally, from polarized models-of-communication for radio. Besides being an impressive, creative talent, he is very much a copywriting traditionalist. But then, so is everybody else.

Greau Creative and the Independent Broadcasters Association are partnering to offer branding, sales and marketing services to IBA Members. The partnership is one of several that the IBA has recently formed to help its members.

Beginning October 27, 1010 WINS, will be simulcast on 92.3 FM, ditching the Alternative format for the all-news radio station. Concurrently, Ben Mevorach has been elevated to VP of New York News and will oversee both 1010/92.3 WINS and WCBS 880.

In anticipation of a robust 2024 presidential election season, Skyview Networks has expanded its agreement with The Associated Press to provide radio affiliates with access to AP's election results and maps to create custom visualizations.

Yesterday we published an opinion piece from Hubbard Radio CEO Ginny Morris, who shared her thoughts on the First Amendment, which has been discussed quite a bit lately in heated political debates. Today we're publishing the column again which includes very passionate comments from our readers.