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New York Times writers Tiffany Hsu and Marc Tracy do not like the fact that both radio and podcasts offer hosts the freedom to exercise their free speech.

ABC Audio has a potpourri of specials for the Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend. Included a special on transportation technology and music specials for country and rock formats.

Benztown is looking for VO talent. The application deadline for the 8th Annual Benztown 50 List of Radio’s Biggest Imaging Voices, is January 7, 2022.

The Home Depot has toppled Indeed from a four-week perch at the top of the Media Monitors list. The top-five welcomes Kohl's up from 34th place.

99.5 The Mountain (KKQMT-FM) raised more than $58,000 to help Veterans. The 4th annual 'Helping Heroes Heal' Radiothon benefit Project Sanctuary in Colorado.

98.1 The Max (WXMX-FM) has raised more than a half-million dollars for Ronald McDonald House Charities in Memphis. The 31st Annual Radiothon raised $533,435.01 in less than 12 hours.

Doug Ray has been in the media business for nearly 30 years. He started in 1992 as an assistant media planner at a mid-size integrated ad agency. Today Ray is the Chief Product Officer for Global Media at dentsu America's. He's one of the many speakers at Forecast 2022 tomorrow, and, he's on the latest issue of Radio Ink Magazine.

(By Mike McVay) Companies spend money building shows. Talent are their own brands. The magnitude of their success comes from their hard work and the level of investment made in them.

(By Jeff McHugh) As the saying goes, what you focus on grows. How do you maintain focus amidst a hurricane of distractions? What do you focus on, and what do you filter out?

(By Rick Fink) In the profession of media sales, one of the areas where procrastination rears its ugly head the most is when it comes to renewals. Why is that?