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That's how many weeks The Home Depot has been radio's top advertiser according to Media Monitors. The big-box home improvement chain ran 72,634 commercials on radio stations all across the country last week.

The 43rd annual Conclave Learning Conference is set to go, July 18–20, at the Doubletree by Hilton-Minneapolis Park Place. Online registration ends Monday, July 9 and is only $299 for a limited time. Walk-ups will be welcomed.

Our thanks to Tommy Tatum, Larry Fuss, and the team at the Delta Radio Group in Greenville, MS, for introducing us to the owners of The Vapor Shak. The Vapor Shak is owned by Michael and Frankie Street in Greenville and they are becoming a wildly successful business in that town....thanks to radio. Our weekly success stories are sponsored by Sun & Fun Media.

(Bob McCurdy) Last week an agency working on a media plan for a theme park contacted me looking to access Nielsen’s channel planning tool, Commspoint, which lead to me spending 90 minutes on a video conference call with their head planner. The benefits of these kinds of sessions are immense.

(By Randy Lane) Station appearances are your chance to come face to face with your audience and make a very personal impression. Never underestimate the value of this. In fact, you should prepare carefully and give the appearance your best. Here are some guidelines to help you do just that.

On Thursday morning, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved the Music Modernization Act by unanimous voice vote. The bill now advances to the full Senate for further consideration. Following the vote there was praise all around.

It's not often you see a newspaper giving high-fives to radio. Lynn Petrak, writing for the Chicago Tribune, did just that. For years, we've heard radio executives say, "We need to tell a better story." This may be a column you want to send to the printer, then the copy machine. Petrak does an excellent job telling radio's story for you.

Radio Ink's 2018 MIW Legend, and highly successful radio and Television broadcaster, Rita Cosby was nice enough to show off her profile in Radio Ink Magazine at the Gracies Awards Luncheon this week in New York City. Cosby, picture here with Radio Ink Publisher Deborah Parenti, said "Thank you again so very much for this tremendous honor and fantastic story, seeing it brought me to tears."

(by Ron Schadt) Back when I was in 8th grade, which was about two months before rocks were formed, I sat in geography class, and as usual was paying no attention to where Egypt or Mesopotamia were located. Instead, I was drawing out a schematic of the class B modulator with a pair of 6L6’s that I wanted to build for my 40 meter CW rig. 

(By Ed Levine, Paul Stone, and George Reed) Much has been written in the radio trades over the last week regarding the NAB Radio Board vote in favor of recommending to the FCC an update of its radio ownership rules. We'd like to give you our take.