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Well, the St. Louis Blues won the Stanley Cup on Wednesday night after a tough seven-game series with the Boston Bruins. And, naturally, folks in radioland never miss an opportunity to celebrate.

(By Art Vuolo) When your middle name really is Records, you know you were destined to be on the radio. Back in the '90s, radio talent coach Dan O’Day proclaimed that “more young guys were influenced to become radio DJs by John Records Landecker than anyone else in the business.”

Thanks to 7 Mountains Market Manager Sean O'Mealy for sending in today's great station promo. Sean says this digital inbound marketing promo was written and produced by Creative Director Rob Frazier for the 7 Mountains cluster in Selinsgrove/Bloomsburg, PA.  

How far will radio go to be part of the exploding sports gambling market? Dan Mason and David Gow hope the industry will go very far. Both have deep backgrounds with sports on the radio and both are now betting that a new phase of growth for the industry will come from sports gambling.

The Local Radio Freedom Act continues to garner support in Congress. Nine Members of the House of Representatives and one Senator have added their cosponsorship, bringing total support to 175 cosponsors in the House and 22 in the Senate.

The 2nd Annual Beasley Radio Talent Institute is an intense 10-day program for students, interns, and young professionals that will take place at Emerson College in Boston.

According to research conducted by the Radio Television Digital News Association and Lawrence Herbert School of Communication at Hofstra University, both persons of color and women have made gains in radio newsrooms.

Chicago media reporter Robert Feder is reporting that Entercom Chicago, a cluster of 8 stations, is letting eight people go to help the company trim expenses. Feder even quotes an internal memo from Market Manager Jimmy deCastro.

Certain assets of WJTK 96.5 FM “The Jet,” which carries a News/Talk format, are being auctioned off as part of a receivership case. Before you bid, make sure you read the fine print about these call letters. There sure is some interesting history.

Hearst TV President Jordan Wertlieb (pictured) has been elected Chairman of the NAB Joint Board of Directors. He replaces Beasley CEO Caroline Beasley, whose term expired. Salem Broadcast Media President David Santrella was elected Radio Board Chair.