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(By Marc Greenspan) Nowadays you can find several sales training courses that will show you the best ways to sell … to close business. I am sure you have been through many sales training courses.

(By Randy Lane) There’s an adage in the film and television business that “if we don’t care about the characters, nothing else matters.” That holds true for radio and podcast shows as well. The likability factor is key to the audience caring about characters from the sweetest to the most lecherous and everyone in between.

Houston based RFC Media has three more Texas Radio Hall of Fame members on their roster. Longtime Houston radio hosts Pam Kelly, Laurie Kendrick and Maria Todd have been elected to the Texas Radio Hall of Fame’s class of 2022.

iHeartMedia Phoenix and Arizona State University have signed a broadcast agreement for Sun Devil Hockey. Starting in October Fox Sports 910 (KGME-AM) will carry home games, select road games and a weekly coach's show.

Dana Cortez is ready to outwork you. She knows what she wants from her radio career, has high expectations of herself, and she's doing the work. Fresh off a Gracie win earlier this year, Dana is on the cover of Radio Ink Magazine this month.

American Urban Radio Networks has promoted Stephen Bates (left) and Isaiah Bryant to the positions of Vice President of its sales division.

Educational Media Foundation is expanding its on-air lineup with the addition of Carlos Aguiar on K-LOVE and Mary O’Brien on Air1. K-LOVE is heard on over 650 signals across all 50 states. Air1 broadcasts on more than 330 signals in 45 states.

The Chicago-Sun Times is reporting that the NFL's Chicago Bears will be looking for another station after the conclusion of this coming NFL season. The paper says Auadacy is losing money airing the games on WBBM-AM and WCFS-FM.

Wine Down Media, home to Napa Valley’s KVON-AM & KVYN-FM, has shared that that their Sports Director Ira C. Smith was inducted to the Napa High School Athletic Hall of Fame, the Vintage High School Athletics Hall of Fame and the Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame.

The Friends of Georgia Radio has announced its first four scholarship winners. The four student winners will be awarded $1,500 scholarship checks at the organization's RADIO BASH August 27th. Here are the winners...