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(By Brian Winnekins) I read the recent Radio Ink article about how an agency feels about radio, and from a small-station owner's standpoint I felt the need to respond. I have to say that what the California agency said about how station reps and managers have treated them is sad and makes me upset for many reasons. I was taught early in my career that relationships matter. 

On June 8, Westwood One News received the Sigma Delta Chi award for breaking news coverage of last year's mass shooting in Las Vegas. The award was presented at the Society of Professional Journalists dinner at the National Press Club in Washington, DC.

New Country 92.3 afternoon team Stacey and Jonah set themselves a goal of raising $20,000 for “Got Your Six” to purchase a service dog for a local vet suffering from PTSD. “Got Your Six” Support Dogs was developed out of the need of veterans and first-responders requesting PTSD service dogs, when all other methods of treatment have failed. 

The students at Seton Hall University’s WSOU-FM just completed a clothing drive for the Our Lady of the Sioux Church on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. The clothing will benefit members of the Oglala Lakota community, as well as others on the reservation.

Dr. David Samadi, M.D., Chairman of Urology and Chief of Robotic Surgery at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City, has a new weekly show, Saturdays at 7 a.m. ET on 710 WOR-AM/New. The 30-minute program is called Men's Health with Dr. Samadi.

(By Bob McCurdy) Last week I touched upon the concept of annoying people by over-exposing them to the same commercials and the negative impact it can have on an ad campaign.

(By Jeff McHugh) Audiences in the U.S. today are more divided than ever. Many media hosts struggle with how to discuss certain controversial stories, and wonder if they should discuss them at all. But there will come a day when a touchy topic is too big to ignore.

Our thanks to Halley Phillips from Big River Broadcasting in Florence, AL for this weeks success story. Big River teamed with Second Street for a killer Fathers Day Promotion. The name of the promotion was "Oakley Napa Lawn & Garden present "Deck Out Your Dad." Our weekly success stories are sponsored by Sun & Fun Media.

The ten-day Kellar Radio Talent Institute kicks off today at Appalachian State University. Twenty-five students from four universities have been accepted into the Institute. There are no breakout sessions; every student will be in every session, including the RAB Radio Marketing Professional Certification course.

Chicago Talk radio station, WLS-AM 890, has partnered with the Chicago Automobile Trade Association to create a show all about the city’s storied car culture. DriveChicago, will air on WLS-AM 890 and at wlsam.com on Saturday mornings, 8-9 a.m.