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In 2014 Sonia Katz Ungerman was the Radio Ink Radio Wayne Sales Manager of the Year. This year she's a finalist again. She's that good. Her boss, Hubbard Radio Regional Manager Dan Seeman says his sales manager leads with "unbridled positive passion and enthusiasm. She is a tireless leader and has some of the strongest relationships with advertisers in the market and is a mentor to many young women in the radio business and the advertising business." Today, this 2016 Radio Wayne finalist shares her secrets to becoming the best in the business.

A few months ago Pandora introduced the Uber driver app and to date drivers have played more than 60 million songs. Yesterday Pandora released an app for the Uber rider. Here's how it works.

(By Paul Weyland) Sometimes you come up with a revelation that is so important and so misunderstood, you feel like you have a moral obligation to share it with others. Over my decades in media sales, I feel like I have discovered a couple of things that must be shared with others, particularly in this calamitous time in broadcast history.

(By Laurie Kahn) We all are aware of the tight labor market. We are also aware that your star talent is being recruited. Eighty-seven percent of today’s workplace, are open to making a move, they may not be an active job-seeker, but they could be open to listening when other companies come calling. Think you are covered with a “non-compete?” Not so...

And that goes into effect today, as Broadcast Attorney David Oxenford reminds us in his latest blog. For the next 60 days, stations are required to charge political candidates the “lowest unit rate” for comparable advertising time that runs on their stations.

99.1TONY-FM has hit the airwaves in Utica, NY, and the format is...everything. Galaxy Communications CEO says,"Listening to TONY-FM is going to be wild. You will never know what's coming up next!."

Entercom Buffalo and Pegula Sports and Entertainment have extended their broadcast partnership between WGR Sportsradio 550 and the NFL's Bills and NHL's Sabres through the 2020-21 seasons. With the new agreement, Entercom will be expanding and adding positions in its WGR Sports Marketing Department.

Peru and Mexico are the latest countries to offer NextRadio, joining the United States and Canada. Partnering with the Ambassadors Office in Peru, NextRadio hosted a promotional event on August 10, officially announcing the launch of NextRadio in Peru. The event included 75 guests from all major broadcasters, large advertising agencies, and dignitaries from Peru.

He's never hidden the fact that broadcast radio is his biggest competitor and Wednesday was no exception. The Pandora CEO was answering questions at the Citi Global Technology Conference in New York and was asked about selling ads in the local markets. It was a perfect chance for Westergren to take a swipe at radio. But he also mentioned something his company will never be able to do, something radio will always be number one at.

That it will be unlike any other on the market, of course. Westergren said there are only two real alternatives now: free radio and the subscription product. And about those other subscription products, Westergren isn't impressed.