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Gordon Borrell is on the cover of the current issue of Radio Ink. Borrell tells it like it is about radio, digital, and the future of local media. Borrell Associates is one of the most trusted sources of trends and forecasts for local media today.

101 ESPN, St. Louis, have signed a five-year contract extension with the ESPN Radio Network, effective January 1, 2019. The deal coincides with the station’s 10-year anniversary. The station was launched on January 1, 2009.

(By Ronald Robinson) What has happened to creativity in radio? Wouldn't it be in everyone's interest if, for example, copy was written by professional copywriters and bore the hallmarks of originality and engagement? Let's take a look.

Ed Wallace from KLIF’s Saturday morning show Wheels with Ed Wallace teamed up with Kwik Kar Industries for the 30th Annual KLIF Kids Toy Drive, raising over $46,000 for kids.

iHeartMedia has teamed up with Atlanta content outfit Tenderfoot TV to launch Monster: The Zodiac Killer. The podcast will debut exclusively on iHeartMedia broadcast radio stations around the U.S. on January 2 at 7 p.m. local time.

(By Rick Fink) If every employee were hardworking, organized, driven, unselfish, focused, and time conscious, there really wouldn’t be a need for managers. But that’s not the case.

Former CBS Radio and Scripps executive Tom Langmyer certainly stirred the pot yesterday with his comments about local radio, big market radio and where he believes things are headed. In case you missed his column, here it is again, and the many comments we received from our readers.

Midroll commissioned an ad-effectiveness study with Nielsen that shows podcast advertising generates "far better brand recall" than other forms of digital advertising.

As part of a multi-year sales agreement, Skyview Networks announced a new partnership with Alpha Media to lead the company’s network audio sales efforts.

iHeartMedia Milwaukee’s 95.7 BIG FM/WRIT-FM raised over $250,000 during its 10th annual two-day Wish-A-Thon. Over the last 10 years, BIG FM has raised over $1.5 million to benefit Make-A-Wish Wisconsin.