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The Mentoring and Inspiring Women in Radio organization has extended the deadline for applications for its 2022 Mildred Carter Mentoring Program to Tuesday, March 29, 2022.

New Jersey 101.5 (WKXW-FM) upcoming Town Hall broadcast will look at the impact the pandemic has had on students and the loss of learning. Eric Scott, Senior Political Director for the station; will host a panel of educators, behavioral specialists, education advocates and policymakers to examine how best to deal with pandemic-induced learning loss.

Jobs generator Indeed is still at the top of the Media Monitors list. The top slots are filled with familiar top of the list performers for another week.

The ratings firm announced on Sunday that its Board of Directors has decided not to proceed with an unsolicited acquisition proposal from a private equity consortium that valued the company at $25.40 per share. The board determined the offer "significantly undervalues" the company.

(By Julie Chadwick) I recently visited a very busy bookstore chain and was pleasantly surprised to see a whole area of the store dedicated to vinyl records and portable record players. I quickly took my 16-year-old daughter over there and showed her why vinyl was so fun.

(By Mike McVay) The war in the Ukraine is terrifying on so many levels. People that dress like we do, carrying children wrapped in blankets, fleeing their homes, seeing their possessions and homes destroyed and gone forever.

(By Rick Fink) This is a silly question, but I’ll ask it anyway. Do you believe in the power of advertising? Do you believe that promoting a business via radio can and will help it grow?

(By Loyd Ford) The power in sales starts with what you believe. It’s in what your local sellers believe, too. To flip around the old saying, “If you believe it, you will sell it.”

Bustos Media filed an application with  the FCC for the acquisition of KZLZ 105.3 FM - La Poderosa. This purchase brings the Bustos Media total in the Tucson market to four; 3 FM's and 1 AM. It's the second Spanish formatted station for the company in the market.

The Radio Industry is not immune to cyber-attacks! That's why a leader in cyber security will join Radio Ink for the Hispanic Radio Conference in Miami June 22-23.