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The National Religious Broadcasters association has announced their keynote speaker for the 2023 Media Leadership Dinner on Wednesday, May 24 - U.S. Senator Josh Hawley.

Detroit’s Oldies 94.7 HD2 has switched to 24/7 Christmas music. The first song that was played on the air was the holiday classic “It’s Beginning to Look A Lot like Christmas” by Johnny Mathis.

‘CRS Heads Of State’ just added a couple industry heavyweights. David Field, Chairman/President/CEO, Audacy; and Bob Pittman CEO, iHeartMedia will be part of the series at CRS’22 February 23 – 25, 2022.

On August 9th Radio Ink's 2021 Best Managers list will be released. On the list this year is Cumulus Charleston-Savannah Market Manager Eric Mastel. We asked every one of our 30 Best Managers to describe the perfect radio station workplace. To give you a peek at what you'll see in August, here's Eric's outstanding answer.

For what seems like years now Entercom CEO David Field has said radio is undervalued. He's never bought into the radio naysayers who say that flat revenue is the new up. He's consistently stated that radio is the most undervalued and least disrupted media. And he has always said you can reach more people, get better results for far less money, using radio, and "we should act like it." David Field is doing more than just talking the talk.

The Independent Broadcasters Association is partnering with Auddia for a members presentation on revenue generating opportunities. Auddia is a tech company that uses AI for a subscription-based app.

BIA tracks the local advertising spend for 16 different media (8 traditional media and 8 digital/online). Their nationwide and local market estimates are delivered in BIA ADVantage. Every week, BIA and Radio Ink will be partnering to provide an exclusive look at BIA's estimates for market groupings.

NewsRadio KDKA in Pittsburgh is expanding its high school sports programming schedule for the 2021-22 scholastic sports season. Market Manager Michael Spacciapolli said, “High school sports is deeply woven into the fabric of our community, much like KDKA Radio has been for 100 years."

It's a multi-year partnership for TTWN to remain the traffic data provider for Univision's 67 radio stations.

Cumulus Media's Westwood One is set to cover every moment of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship through to the National Championship on April 8. Coverage will include live Spanish-language broadcasts of the Final Four and National Championship.