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Radio largest company has launched a national campaign called iHeartRadio BackToSchool, to support school teachers, in partnership with DonorsChoose, a national education nonprofit which connects donors to teachers in need of classroom supplies.

WHBC finished the 14th Annual Aultcare Wish-a-thon to benefit Wishes Can Happen with a total of $334,928 raised during a 36 hour radiothon. The total was an increase of almost $145,000 over last year's event.

Blake Shelton will be featured for 'The Artist Interview' at CRS 2022. The event is set for the Omni Nashville Hotel from February 23-25, 2022.

Audacy has been honored with five 2021 State Television and Radio awards and four awards of merit, presented by the South Carolina Broadcasters Association. The majority of the awards went to programs and personalities on WYRD-FM in Greenville.

Gen Media Partners has launched a new Radio Network Sales and Affiliate Sales division called G Networks.

iHeartMedia St. Louis has flipped a music station at 104.9 to a conservative leaning talk station called The Patriot Real Talk for St. Louis. The station will feature local news and weather, breaking news, live morning and evening shows and syndicated hosts.

According to Nielsen Audio’s June 2021 Consumer Study, sentiment about recovery from the pandemic is improving among Hispanics. The results of the study and more will be shared by Stacie M. de Armas, SVP Inclusive Insights & Initiatives at Nielsen. She is one of many experts that will be taking part in the Radio Ink Hispanic Radio Conference in Miami September 22 & 23.

(By Charlie Sislen) I have spent nearly 40 years selling with data. I am a data-driven person. However, there is so much more to selling than, as Dragnet’s Joe Friday would say, “All we want are the facts, ma'am.”

(By Chris Byrnes) Jeff Vidler of Signal Hill Insights and Radio Connects asked 1,510 Canadians in July this year where when and why they listen to various audio platforms including radio. In this article I will focus on the findings for radio.