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CEO Bud Walters shares with Radio Ink that on Thursday the company held its annual St. Jude Radiothon in Mattoon, Illinois. The first Radiothon back in 2000 raised $19,000. This year, over $128,000. Over the years, WMCI in Mattoon has raised over $1.5 million for St. Jude.

Rick Sanchez has been a journalist, author, correspondent, and television news anchor for more than 25 years. These days he has turned his attention and is using his media background now to focus on what he calls the “New American Mainstream.”

During CRS '22 in Nashville in February, NuVoodoo gave a one-hour presentation on a multi-generational research project examining the Country Music Radio audience. The upcoming Webinar, "What You Didn't See", takes a closer look behind the data.

Despite slick, new, computer-like infotainment systems installed in every new automobile that rolls off the lot, free radio continues to dominate listening in vehicles. Here's the data to prove it...

Something else to keep an eye on is online listening. According to Edison's latest research, online listening, which includes AM/FM radio, continues to increase.

A lot of fresh podcasting news and stats came out in the 2022 Infinite Dial report presented by Tom Webster Wednesday. For all of that news make sure you subscribe to The Podcast Business Journal daily newsletter by clicking HERE.

#GALSNGEAR, in partnership with the National Association of Broadcasters, will host an in-person Women’s Leadership Summit at the 2022 NAB Show in Las Vegas. Other content and networking events are also planned for the show April 23-27.

WMAS-FM in Springfield, MA recently held its Children's Miracle Network Radiothon and raised $226,925. The funds raised will be donated to the Baystate Children’s Hospital in Springfield. Over the years, the WMAS Radiothon has raised over 4.5 million dollars. 

G Accelerate Networks has signed a long-term agreement with the Lou Dobbs Financial Reports for exclusive advertising sales, affiliate sales, and distribution. Dobbs move to G Accelerate Networks from Salem.

The NAB Show has launched a 'National Advisory Council for Web3'. Seth Shapiro, Managing Partner of D[a]2: Digital Asset Advisors, will chair the group.