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The NAB Education Foundation is accepting applications for two leadership development programs: Broadcast Leadership Training (BLT) and the Management Development Seminar (MDS). Fellowships are available.

That's according to a report from Standard Media Index released on Monday. Across all media, SMI says February was a great month for national which rose 8% (excluding the Olympics) with digital seeing the biggest gain at 18%. National TV grew 12% and Out-of-Home grew 9%. Print continued its decline, off a whopping 26% for the month.

The New York Post says Univision's board is considering several internal candidates once Falco (pictured) retires at the end of the year. Those candidates include CFO Peter Lori and Chief Revenue Officer Tonia O’Connor. The Post reports former Univision networks President Cesar Conde is also being considered. Conde is now an executive at Telemundo

The ratings firm announced it's launching a new set of reports for diary market subscribers called Diary Monthly Insights. The new reports, available to subscribers of PD Advantage and Arbitrends, will provide more details about diary listening behavior and trends.

According to Media Monitors, the national retailer aired 32,981 commercials on radio stations across the country last week. That was good for second place (up from 11th) and only behind GEICO which was first again (36,868). Who else made the top five?

(By Gabriel Barnes) Are Facebook’s recent updates the end for radio on social media? The short answer is no! However, the changes do require everyone to rethink their Facebook strategies — lest they suffer the repercussions.

Spanish-language broadcaster LBI Media has announced a new multi-year agreement to carry Astros games on La Ranchera Deportes 850 AM and 101.7 FM. The stations will broadcast all 162 regular season games.

Radio stations 98.5 WTFM, Classic Hits 102.7 (WVEK), 95.9 The Hog (WRZK), and ESPN Tri-Cities of Holston Valley Broadcasting raised $404,626 during their sixth annual Niswonger Children’s Hospital Radiothon in Johnson City, TN, on February 26 and 27.

A whopping $329, 557 was raised by Townsquare Media in Sioux Falls for "Cure Kids Cancer,” March 22-23. Townquare Media Stations HOT 104.7, MIX 97.3, KIKN 100.5, KSOO 1000, and BEE 102.7 held a two-day radiothon at the Sanford Children's Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD.

How many times do salespeople drive by a big chain franchise and say to themselves 'I'm not calling on them, all their advertising is probably handled by corporate.' Here's one big reason why that should never happen. (Our weekly Advertiser Success Stories are sponsored by Sun & Fun Media)