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It looks like the folks at State Farm are sold on radio, as the insurance and financial services company was the leading national advertiser...

(By Rob Dumke) Winning the hearts and minds of fans, and ultimately the market, is the challenge Sports PDs face daily. We have put together a panel of experts who understand the nuances of the format, the subtleties of how to select and motivate talent, and how to create product and content that enhances the bottom line. Here's what they had to say...

The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner is reporting that Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski absolutely believes talk radio is, in part, to blame for the shutdown of the federal government over a border wall with Mexico.

The Broadcasters Foundation of America lends a helping hand to broadcasters whose lives and families have been upended by unthinkable and tragic circumstances. Requests for assistance have never been higher and the Foundation is asking broadcasters to be generous.

After so many managers took advantage of our special gift right before Christmas, we decided to offer it one more time, before the new year begins and your sellers hit the streets. If you want them to be at the top of their game, here's how.

During the holiday season advertising dollars dished out by retailers dropped 4% according to Standard Media Index. Online Retailers spent 21% more on advertising in October & November 2018 compared to what they spent in the prior year.

Forbes is reporting that this year sales could beat 2017, depending on how December finishes. Despite several challenging headwinds in 2018, sales could end up by 60,000 for one of radio's big advertisers, to 17.3 million.

Despite the partial government shutdown The Federal Communications Commission has announced it has enough funding to stay open for business and pay its staff through January 2.

(By Barry Cohen) Obviously, not everything that's said about radio is true. And if certain assertions about radio's pervasiveness or utility are accepted as gospel, one can become quite discouraged. So let's lay to rest some of the common myths that aren't fair to our medium.

GEICO was radio's number one advertiser last week after airing 46,356 commercials on radio stations across the country. Here are the top five from Media Monitors.