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Did you read the recent New York Times article on Howard Stern? Coming Monday in our headlines, Andy Bloom, ponders the NY Times headline, "What the Hell Happened to Howard Stern?" Here's what Bloom writes for us...

According to The Hill, USA Business Freedom PAC is purchasing $1 million in radio ads to boost Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. The spots will focus on wooing military veterans. The ads are planned for Florida, Ohio, Virginia and California.

Radio One engaged Edison Research to conduct a study on the state of race relations in the U.S. The results will be released Thursday morning at 9 a.m.

Cumulus Media CEO Mary Berner will appear on Radio Ink's 2016 NAB/RAB Radio Show cover in September. She makes her debut on our 40 Most Powerful People in Radio list at number three. Berner will also report Q2 earnings Thursday afternoon as we edge closer to her one year anniversary as CEO. Here's why she was chosen third on our 2016 Power list -- and the Most Powerful Woman in the industry today.

Three of iHeartMedia's Regional Presidents, two in Florida and one in Georgia, are being given additional responsibilities. Brian Olson, Linda Byrd, and Justin Schaflander will pick up additional markets to supervise.

It's a new News and Information format for WYGC 104.9FM in Gainesville-Ocala, FL. JVC is calling it "104.9 The Talk of Gainesville." The station will feature local news, weather, traffic, Imus in the Morning and Fox News’ Brian Kilmeade.

Broker George Reed of Media Services Group fills us in on the details. WVJT LLC is purchasing WVMP-FM in Roanoke, VA, from Community Media Group.

WBAL NewsRadio 1090 and 98 ROCK in Baltimore​, with support from WBAL-TV and the Baltimore Ravens, raised close to $20,000 for victims of last weekend's flood in Ellicott City, MD.

Alpha Louisville's WMJM, WGZB, and WGHL held their 2nd Annual Stuff the Bus event at a Walmart and Outlet Shoppes where supplies were collected for the upcoming Supply a Dream Back to School Block Party. Last Year over 2,000 individuals attended the celebration.

The collective of seven regional stations will chalk up their ninth radiothon in support of the Children’s Hospital in Greenville, South Carolina, August 4-5, 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. They’ll be partnering with the Greenville Health System for the event. The radiothon will be broadcast live on all seven Entercom Upstate stations.