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(By Loyd Ford) OMG! I have been reminded that I don’t give enough time (equal time) to excuses for why "we can’t sell.” So, I thought I would dedicate this week to the reasons you can give for not selling enough advertising.

(By Randy Lane) In the first two seasons, Ted Lasso was a cultural and ratings sensation. This current third season is a different story. The show has lost its buzz and the weekly ratings are typically in the bottom half of the top ten. Sound familiar?

(By Buzz Knight) There is no denying that AI has arrived. This year had made me and so many others in our industry realize that artificial intelligence has fully made the jump from buzzword to reality.

On Friday, May 12, Audacy Minneapolis teamed up with Think Great Foundation to raise funds for academic scholarships for military spouses in honor of National Military Spouse Appreciation Day. 102.9 The Wolf (KMNB) and 830 WCCO helped in the initiative.

With Memorial Day approaching, Benztown is offering radio stations a free four-hour music special for the holiday weekend. The Hot Mix Memorial Day Party Starter is customizable in Top 40/CHR and Rhythmic/Crossover formats.

While Amazon's AMP Radio allows would-be air talent to dip their toes in the medium for free, a new pirate competitor is rising that is free to listen to, but you have to pay to play - illegally for the most part.

According to the seventh annual Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) US Podcast Advertising Revenue report, podcasting continues to be one of the fastest-growing digital channels, growing two times faster than digital advertising overall because of the medium's continued diversity.

Former Disney Channel star Christy Carlson Romano has signed her podcast, Vulnerable, to independent ad sales company AdLarge's portfolio. The PodCo Network series features interviews with former child stars about their experiences growing up in the spotlight.

Police raided former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon's home and podcast studio in Washington, DC while he was doing a live episode of War Room last week in a "swatting" incident. Authorities received an erroneous call reporting a shooting.

Hollywood and film industry news site Deadline has introduced Strike Talk, a series covering the Writers Guild of America's strike against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers with topics such as the impact of AI and writer compensation.