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Dave Paulus struck a nerve. Many of our readers have commented on Dave's column about going around an advertising agency to make sales calls on the local client. In case you missed it last week, here's the column again, along with your comments at the end. Keep the conversation going!

(By Bob McCurdy) Curiosity and the discipline to follow up on where that curiosity takes us could be the most important ingredient to long-term success in any profession as it serves to drive continuous professional growth.

iHeartMedia Seattle’s Classic Rocker KZOK-FM raised over $101,000 during its 22nd annual Rock The Harvest radiothon. The money benefits Northwest Harvest, a hunger relief agency in the state of Washington.

Residents of New Jersey’s largest city still have lead-contaminated drinking water. While problems with residential water filters were recently addressed, pregnant women and children under six years of age are still being advised to avoid drinking city water and to drink bottled water.

The station is WQNA in Springfield, IL. The students have set up a GoFundMe page to raise the funds to purchase the community station.

It was only a week ago that Kinglsey announced he had bladder cancer. The National Radio Hall of Famer and host of Bob Kingsley's Country Top 40 died Thursday at his home in Weatherford, Texas. He was 80 years old.

Westwood One has released the results from its latest podcast study. The network has been conducting what it calls the "Podcast Download" study for the last three years. The study found that more women are tuning in to podcasts, events are becoming bigger and listeners prefer host-read ads.

Border Media owner Ricki Lee is taking one of his recently purchased stations, in Saratoga Springs, NY, and flipping the entire day back to local programming.

More than a month ago, in the wilderness heart of the Colorado Rockies, lightening sparked a wildfire that continues to burn. The Decker Fire has consumed more than 8,000 acres and is now reportedly 30 percent contained.

Modelo beer has teamed up with rapper Anderson .Paak for the Modelo Fighting Chance Concert Series, produced by iHeartRadio. They are raising money for the International Rescue Committee to help refugees, immigrants, and Americans in need achieve their full potential.