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Chris Allison is the new President and Market Manager of SummitMedia's Louisville cluster. Allison previously served as General Sales Manager in the Wichita, Kansas cluster.

Author, actress and model Emily Ratajkowski has teamed up with Sony Music Entertainment to launch "High Low with EmRata". The podcast will explore whatever is on Ratajkowski’s mind from politics, philosophy and feminism to sex, pop culture and Tik Tok.

Southern California Public Radio has hired Jeff Rowe as Vice President of Programming for KPCC and LAist. Most recently Rowe worked for NPR; helping member stations to improve overall local station sound and coordinate promotions between NPR shows and stations.

The 22nd annual Power of Urban Radio Forum is set for Thursday, October 20, 2022. The forum is part of the "By Black" Conference October 19-21 at the MGM National Harbor Resort and Casino just outside of Washington, DC.

Bruce Ramer is the longest-serving member of The Corporation for Public Broadcasting Board of Directors. The Los Angeles attorney, specializing in entertainment and media matters, is being honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award for his outstanding contributions to public media.

Forecast 2023 is set for November 16, 2022 in NYC, it will happen with the broadcast industry still recovering from the pandemic and figuring out how to deal with the results of the midterm elections. That's why you can't miss the "Economic Forecasting: Broadcast Revenue Trends and Expectations for 2023" panel discussion.

One of radio's big booming voices will soon no longer be heard. The legendary Jim Bohannon will retire as host of The Jim Bohannon Show this Friday due to health reasons. Bohannon has been hosting his syndicated program for over 40 years.

The National Association of Broadcasters will present the New York Impact Award to two legendary radio hosts, Elvis Duran and Scott Shannon. The award program will take place on Thursday, October 20 as part of the 2022 NAB Show New York.

Starting at 6AM today, WABC-AM will present an all-day special tribute to Bernard McGuirk, who passed away last Wednesday from prostate cancer. McGuirk was co-host of WABC’s Bernie & Sid in the Morning with Sid Rosenberg since April of 2018.

Benztown has released two radio specials honoring the life and career of host Art Laboe, who died October 7th at the age of 97. Hosted by Sunday Night Slow Jams’ R Dub!, the two-hour special is available free to stations.