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Connoisseur Media 's WFRE held its 2023 “Free Country Cares for St. Jude Kids Radiothon” recently and raised a record $553,879 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

KYLD-FM San Francisco morning man Jeffrey Vandergrift was reported missing Friday. The San Francisco Police Department reported that Vandergrift was last seen about 10 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23, at his San Francisco home The 54 year old is considered "at risk" by authorities.

(By Loyd Ford) We talk a lot about sales. Revenue makes the world go round. How much does confidence and our own behavior change the amount of income we make and how can we bend our universe to grow revenue?

(By Alec Drake) "It was the best of times; it was the worst of times," is the first line of "A Tale of Two Cities" by Charles Dickens. The opening for this novel speaks to the ongoing dilemma in radio sales between local direct, national, and transactional sales.

(By Mike McVay) This past weekend I spent time in New York City judging for The Gracie Awards. The Gracies, presented by the Alliance for Women in Media, recognizes women in media who create content that is For Women, By Women or About Women.

(By Marc Greenspan) In the world of transactional business, it is all GRP, CPP, and Gross Impressions. In new business development, most salespeople rely on their station or cluster Cume to show how many consumers they have the potential of reaching.

D.C. United have announced that the club and iHeartMedia Washington D.C. have extended their partnership to continue to deliver the broadcasts for all Major League Soccer regular season matches. The games will be heard on 1190 iHeart Sports DC, 104.7 FM and 101.1 HD2.

Strong Tower Christian Media Stations, Hope 100.7 in Dayton OH and 93.7 The Light in Cincinnati OH joined together in February to find Child Champions. Working with OneChild Ministry, the stations found sponsors to help children living in extreme poverty.

Excluding political advertising, revenue declined 3% in what is typically radio's best quarter of every year. CEO Mary Berner blamed the flat quarter on national revenue which Cumulus has a lot of exposure to with its large market stations and the Westwood One Network.

Broadcaster Associations representing all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia have unanimously approved a resolution in support of the Local Radio Freedom Act. The resolution urges members of Congress to cosponsor the LRFA, which affirms policymakers’ support for their hometown radio stations on this issue.