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Gerry Vaillancourt, a long-time sports broadcaster who called Charlotte Hornets games for more than a decade, died on Sunday at the age of 72. The cause of death was related to a heart condition, his daughter told a local newspaper.

(By Mike McVay) Radio station after radio station fails to create fantasy in how they write and produce their station imaging and in how they use audio to enhance their promotional messaging. Promo after promo is written with the necessary details, but without an acknowledgment of the benefit of winning the prize.

(By Randy Lane) Your show or podcast is either a commodity or a brand. Commodities are perceived by consumers to be the same as the other products or services in that category.

(By Loyd Ford) You often know when something isn’t right, but you don’t always know. The truth is that the radio business sees employees in two different lights.

That's the question Autoweek asks in a lengthy article released yesterday that includes the opinion of Radio Ink Chairman Eric Rhoads. For some reason, there continues to be a problem with AM Radio interference caused by the electric motors leading to the demise of AM Radio in these vehicles.

Country Top 40 with Fitz and its syndication partner, Skyview Networks, is producing a Thanksgiving holiday special called Thankful for the Hits, co hosted by Dan + Shay, that will air on Saturday, November 26 and Sunday, November 27.

iHeartMedia's Los Angeles news station KFI (640 AM) will host its 12th annual KFI PastaThon event on Tuesday, November 29. As part of the initiative, KFI's Tim Conway, Jr. will broadcast live from the Anaheim White House.

Premiere Networks and the Steve Harvey Morning Show are donating thousands of turkeys as part of the show's annual Turkey Give initiative. More than 6,000 turkeys have been provided to affiliates of the show to help those in their community.

Newark public radio station WBGO (88.3 FM) was honored with eight awards from the New Jersey Society of Professional Journalists in early November. Several WBGO programs received awards, including The Black Church: WBGO Panel Discussion

The Library of American Broadcasting Foundation announced the appointment of WSBT South Bend (Channel 22, CBS) General Manager Sally Brown to their board of directors for 2023. Six others will serve three-year terms, while three will serve two-year terms.