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After two days and dozens of legendary performances, the twelfth annual iHeartRadio Music Festival hosted by Ryan Seacrest has been dubbed a success. The iconic weekend-long concert event included the biggest names in music across all genres on the main stage at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and also featured celebrity appearances on September 23 and September 24.

'The Rewatcher: Buffy the Vampire Slayer', is hosted by Alaina Urquhart and Ash Kelley, the voices behind the true-crime and spooky stories series 'Morbid'. The podcast marks the first Wondery rewatch series, launching on Amazon Music and Wondery+.

Progressive managed to hold on to the top spot on the Media Monitors list, after climbing back to number one a week ago. Indeed pulled back into the number two slot after being bounced from the top last week.

Salem Media Group has named Todd Schowalter as the political cartoonist for the group. His work appears on television and in newspapers, magazines, books, advertisements, and on greeting cards worldwide.

Comedian, recording artist, and social media star Nicole Arbour has joined the Bleave lineup. 'The Arbour Affect', will showcase her comedic, and honest inner thoughts, while doing a deep dive into real and hot topics with her favorite experts.

Roy Williams was the keynote speaker Friday at the Radio Ink Radio Masters Sales Summit. He told the crowd that one of radio's biggest problems is that month-to-month cycle where sellers are always working to make the next month's budget, trying to keep their heads above water.

The NAB has filed an ex parte with the FCC regarding a proposed rulemaking that would enable GeoBroadcast Solutions to license its booster technology to FM stations. The NAB raised concerns with the proposal's merits in the context of accusations regarding alleged questionable business dealings of GBS CEO Chris Devine.

The gloves are off between the NAB, which wants the FCC to reject Zonecasting, and GeoBroadcast Solutions, the company behind the technology that allows stations to hyper-target programming and advertising for up to five minutes an hour with FM boosters.

(By Alec Drake) When you walk into a social setting, your first inclination is to read the room. In a professional sales setting, when meeting someone for the first time, being able to read the room now has financial implications.

(By Marc Greenspan) While Nielsen data may be the pricing tool of our industry, qualitative data is the selling tool. It does not matter if you are using Scarborough, The Media Audit, or other qualitative tools; they must be used effectively to have a positive impact on sales.