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It's another one of iHeart's signature annual events and this year's tour includes Dallas; San Francisco/San Jose; Los Angeles; Minneapolis/St. Paul; Philadelphia; New York; Boston; Washington, D.C.; Chicago; Atlanta; Tampa; and Miami/Ft. Lauderdale.

Newsradio KKOB's hot air balloon flew high Monday at the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in New Mexico. The Fiesta was started in 1972 by KKOB to celebrate the station's 50th anniversary.

Envision Networks is getting in the holiday spirit this year with the 2017 updated edition of their award-winning 100 Greatest Christmas Hits of All Time, the 10-hour radio countdown special hosted by TV icon Wink Martindale.

Radio Ink's Editor-in-Chief Ed Ryan sat down with Daymond John, of ABC’s Shark Tank, to find out what this world-famous branding expert has to say about radio’s branding? John will also be a key part of Radio Ink’s Forecast 2018 on November 15 in New York City, where he’ll be taking part in a special one-on-one conversation with Jay Abraham, CEO of the Abraham Group.

Craig Fugate served as President Barack Obama’s FEMA Administrator from May 2009 to January 2017. Before that he was Florida Governor Jeb Bush’s Emergency Management Director from 2001 to 2009. Over the weekend, Fugate penned an op-ed piece regarding the recent controversy between the radio industry and Apple.

Following the devastating hurricane that battered Puerto Rico, several firms turned to radio to find employees they could not locate because the storm knocked out cell service and landline service for so many people. Yet another story that helps point out the importance of pushing the FM Chip in cell phones.

Severe weather has wreaked havoc on the island of Puerto Rico this Hurricane season. Nielsen has confirmed to clients that the Summer 2017 Radio Market Report for Puerto Rico is releasing as scheduled today. However, the Fall Survey has been canceled due to Hurricane Maria. Here are the details.

Jumping from 30th to 4th on the Media Monitors weekly spot chart, Macy's aired 27,584 commercials on radio stations all across the country last week. The Home Depot was back in the top spot (50,810) after spending a week at number five. GEICO was second (42,474), followed by JC Penney (32,900). Rounding out the top five was McDonald's (27,014).

The RTDNA presented the 2017 National Edward R. Murrow Awards, which recognize work of the highest quality produced by radio, television and online news organizations around the world, at its annual Awards Gala in New York City. Pictured here is Westwood One's News VP Kevin Delany accepting the award for hard news reporting. RTDNA awarded 122 awards in 15 categories last night at Gotham Hall. See the full list of winners HERE.

Tom Joyner has been doing his bit for the folks hit by the recent hurricanes. The nationally syndicated radio host just distributed $50,000 to 50 Houston-area families affected by Hurricane Harvey. To date, Joyner has raised $500,000 for the BlackAmericaWeb.com Relief Fund.