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(By Mike McVay) Today’s technology, and services available to allow for a talent to prepare for a show, is significantly better and more abundant than at any time in our past. Today’s talent has so many resources from which to choose and use.

(By Paige Nienaber, obviously) On the Tuesday before Thanksgiving in 2009, I was at Entercom in Denver. The Marketing Director, who was preparing to hit the road before rush hour, dropped me off at the Denver Airport.

With the Radio Show being absorbed into the big NAB Las Vegas Show, the NAB has decided to move the Radio Marconi Awards ceremony to New York. The 2022 awards will take place during a dinner program at NAB Show New York on October 19th.

The San-Antonio New Express says Mays received a phone call from Texas billionaire investor B.J. “Red” McCombs several months ago and McCombs asked him if he would be interested in his old company if it became available. Here's how Mays responded to the call from his long-time friend.

Holiday Toys for Girls and Boys, a virtual event to benefit Toys for Tots, dedicated to bring toys and smiles to less fortunate children across the country is underway. 100% of the virtual donations will be turned into physical toys under a family’s tree Christmas morning.

For now the court has set Monday June 18 as opening day for the trial between Todd Clem (Bubba The Love Sponge) and Nielsen.  The trial was originally scheduled to begin April 2 but was postponed

(By Loyd Ford) If you want your salespeople to increase their earnings and the revenue they haul into your local station or cluster, here are the five most powerful ways you can launch and maintain an excellent advertising sales training process.

A year long Golden Anniversary Celebration for American Top 40 kicks off Fourth of July weekend. Host Ryan Seacrest will relive some of the unforgettable moments on the chart from the last 50 years and artists will share their own personal AT40 memories.

In his latest Media Unplugged, Mark Ramsey asserts that it will take more than big screens, reserve seats, and gourmet food to save theaters. And he says there's stark evidence that the New York Times can’t save the newspaper industry.

The New York City Radio Committee, a joint partnership of all the major radio broadcasters in New York City, has developed a marketing campaign to promote the power of radio. The multi-media campaign will focus a special emphasis on advertising agencies and businesses that purchase advertising.