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The 13-hour Wine and Dine Radiothon in Ithaca, NY raised $13,574 for The United Way. Restaurants donated $200 and a case of wine or craft beer to be auctioned off during the event hosted by Dave Ashton and Jen Mattison.

(By Alec Drake) Every salesperson who reaches the top performance levels needs help from others to succeed. The environment we work in is just as important as the individual drive we have to do our best and achieve specific goals.

(By Rick Fink) In your media sales career, have you ever uttered the words, “All the good accounts are taken”? While it’s true, most of the “good” accounts are being called on, today. But tomorrow is a different story.

(By Loyd Ford) You see this most visibly in sports franchises. People place a lot of value on high impact coaches and finding those coaches. But it often gets confusing to actually value high impact coaches. You see teams that pay too much for what they get.

The Saturday men’s basketball game between Tulane and East Carolina universities was postponed after ECU's longtime radio announcer Jeff Charles died Friday while with the team in New Orleans.

Allison Hagendorf is launching a weekly celebrity-interview podcast. The Allison Hagendorf Show will draw on her experiences and connections from 20 years in the music industry.

Good Karma Brands 101.7 The Truth (WGKB-FM) in Milwaukee is celebrating its second anniversary. Community leaders, fans and partners marked the sophomore anniversary with a special party.

Two Backyard Media stations in Bend, Oregon are changing up morning drive. KRXF-FM has hired Oregon radio veteran Gustav for the slot while KMGX-FM has added The Woody Show.

A 2022 campaign in New York City promoting the power of radio was a smashing success. That's according to new information from the New York State Broadcasters Association that was shared with the radio industry this week.

The sports betting category has become a very lucrative one for the radio industry. In New York, Congressman Paul Tonko has introduced the Betting On Our Future Act that would ban all online and electronic advertising of sports gambling. At least one radio organization in New York plans to fight Tonko on this.