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The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation handed out the 43rd Annual Gracie Awards in L.A. this week. Pictured here are Heather Cohen, EVP, The Weiss Agency; Christine Travaglini, President, Katz Radio Group; and Becky Brooks, Executive Director, Alliance for Women in Media. Check out more photos sent in to Radio Ink from our radio friends at the Radio Ink Facebook page..

What if a small business cut out all advertising except audio advertising for six weeks? This was the purpose of a new case study that underscores the effectiveness of audio advertising in driving foot traffic to brick-and-mortar businesses.

It's called "97.5 Pride Radio" and iHeartMedia says it will be the pulse of LGBT Austin. 97.5 Pride Radio is iHeartMedia’s second FM radio station in the country with programming devoted to local Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) listeners and allies. The station is being launched on a new translator and not replacing any format iHeart currently has in the market.

As we head into the second half of 2023, the campaign to save AM radio is only getting stronger. Attorneys general from 16 states have expressed their concern about the decision of several organizations to eliminate AM radios in electric cars.

The restaurant industry is being decimated by this virus. If a restaurant is unable to cover its bills by providing takeout only, it will have to close its doors. Hubbard West Palm Beach morning show co-hosts Tim & Chelsea heard from one of those restaurants earlier this week.

(By Mike McVay) Tomorrow is the fourth anniversary of the day the world shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic. I remember where I was as I am sure most do, too. In my case, I flew from Atlanta where I was working returning to my home state on March 13.

Digital Sound & Video offers custom imaging production at its state-of-the-art studios in Ormond Beach, FL, using fully licensed libraries and sound effects. Clients include iHeartMedia, Entercom, Alpha, SummitMedia, and Saga. Sun & Fun Media will now be repping the company.

Those are the words of Jeff Greenfield, the COO and co-founder of C3 metrics, an attribution platform that measures the impact of media and demonstrates that impact to advertisers.

Radio executives from all over the country are in Las Vegas this week for the 2023 Consumer Electronics Show. On Thursday the radio industry is hosting a special VIP reception at The Bellagio.

Cumulus Media has flipped WFAS-AM to AM1230Digital: New Talk for New York. The station features news talk on weekdays and sports talk on the weekends.