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(By Deborah Parenti) Last month, I was prompted by a series of current events to pen a blog for our daily newsletter about the art, or perhaps the lost art, of communication.

Forecast 2020 is coming up November 20 at the Harvard Club, NYC. Independent and Optimistic: Why Smaller Can be Better & More Profitable is one of the informative panel discussions on the agenda.

Indianapolis sports talker Dan Dakich has been suspended for five days. Dakich hosts the 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. slot on the Emmis-owned ESPN affiliate in Indy.

Alex Quigley is the city of Elgin’s (Illinois) new Content Developer. Part of his job is to produce podcasts for the Elgin local government to help put a human face to the people working there.

The tornado that swept through the Dallas area Sunday night knocked KNON-FM (89.3 FM) off the air.

Westwood One is now offering a third version of the popular Classic Hits format, for stations desiring a pop format with more '60s music. Classic Hits Gold complements the company’s modern Classic Hits and Classic Hits Rock formats.

Denver Rock station 99.5 The Mountain/KQMT-FM, is partnering with BMW of Denver Downtown for the Mountain of Gratitude Radiothon, November 8 from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., to benefit Colorado veterans organization Project Sanctuary.

Townsquare Media’s New Jersey 101.5/WKXW-FM is presenting an on-air/virtual town hall on opioid addiction and recovery Oct. 23, at 7 p.m. The on-air guest panel is comprised of alumni of New Jersey recovery programs who will answer questions from listeners.

(By Charlie Sislen) The motto for Skidmore College in upstate New York is Creative Thought Matters. This is more true today than ever before. Most radio sales reps have the same toolkit. What sets you apart? You need to get creative.

On September 23, the Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals tossed out media ownership rules that had been approved by the Federal Communications Commission in 2017. Will that ruling impact the possibility of further radio deregulation? If so, how? Hear from those who have placed their bets on smaller markets at Forecast 2020.