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At the bankruptcy court Tuesday Judge Marvin Isgur set new hearing dates that iHeartMedia hopes will lead to its emergence from bankruptcy in early 2019.

On Tuesday, more than 40 Chicagoland radio stations simultaneously aired a 60-second interview with Brent Stern, VP of Marketing & IT at Rogers & Hollands Jewelers, discussing how radio is a primary advertising avenue for reaching customers.

The final round judging panel for the 28th Annual Radio Mercury Awards, made up of top-level agency creative leaders, represents radio's top advertising categories, including automotive, communications, financial services, packaged goods, OTC, retail, spirits, and fast-food restaurants.

The Philadelphia Classic Hits station raised over $250,000 to benefit the Children’s Miracle Network at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia during the 17th annual 98.1 WOGL Loves Our Kids Radiothon on December 6 and 7.

The 20th Annual 98.5 KLUC (Las Vegas) Chet Buchanan Show Toy Drive had another record-setting year, receiving over $500,000 in cash and gift cards. Buchanan once again braved the elements for 12 days.

The radio industry is losing a sales and management star in Judy Lakin to retirement, but before she goes we were able to pick her brain on how others can become sales superstars in today's radio industry. Check out all the nice comments on our story about Judy on the Radio Ink Facebook page.

Lesley Lotto's short-lived career as a Program Director and News Director at a small-town station in Montana gave her an idea: offer an affordable, reliable news product for small-market stations.

(By James Bahm) Work in sales for more than two minutes and you will be asked a question to which you won't have an immediate answer. You pause, searching for the right thing to say -- wondering, fidgeting, looking around the room, maybe even thinking about changing the subject.

As Country music has found a younger audience to go along with its traditional, older demographic, Edison Research will unveil results from a new study during Country Radio Seminar’s 50th Anniversary event, to be held February 13-15.

Media Monitors reports that The Home Depot aired 41,207 commercials on radio stations across the country last week, retaining its top spot on the list.