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Elizabeth Pembleton will take over as Regional Vice President/Market Manager for Allentown and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pennsylvania for Cumulus Media March 1. Cumulus owns and operates eight radio station brands in the area.

Cumulus stations in Shreveport, LA collected hundreds of handmade Valentine's Day cards for hospitalized Children. The 3rd Annual Cards 4 Kids Drive benefited patients checking in for treatment at Shriners Children's Hospital.

As the commercials churn on, the Program Director can hear the clicking of radio dials away from his or her station. What's a PD to do? The station needs the revenue and will squeeze every possible dime out of that 60 minutes. The PD believes the way to more revenue is higher ratings from stronger content and long commercial breaks does not increase the ratings.

The Academy of Radio Arts and Sciences of America announced back in January that KDKA News Radio in Pittsburgh was the recipient of the 2023 World Radio Day Award. The award was presented to Audacy Market Manager Michael Spacciapolli and KDKA Brand Manager David LaBrozzi on Tuesday.

Longtime WIP-FM Philadelphia morning host Angelo Cataldi's final broadcast will be Friday after 31 years on the sports talk station. Cataldi announced in October 2021 that he would retire after the Eagles 2022 season. He began the show back in 1989. The host is 71 years of age.

98.9 KPNW is the new Triple A formatted station in Seattle. "Seattle's Home For Music Lovers" is formerly Country station KNUC "98.9 The Bull".

iHeartMedia has named Joey Zanetis Executive Vice President, Sales, Markets Automotive. Zanetis has been with iHeartMedia for 17 years; most recently serving as SVP, Automotive Business Development and Partnerships.

The four critical components of a successful audio ad are sonic branding, music, voice, and message. These factors improve intent to purchase, recall, and brand favorability, according to a recent study by Audacy in partnership with Veritonic.

(By Jeff McHugh) Reaching your goals, feeling confident and finding success as a media professional depends more on mindset than most people realize.

The K95.5 (KWEN-FM) 9th Annual K95.5 Cares for St. Jude Kids Radiothon raised more than $200,000 to benefit the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The Cox Media Group station used its airwaves and social media pages for two days to encourage listeners to call in and donate while sharing stories of local patients.