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Radio programmer Guy Zapoleon will present a free webinar hosted by Benztown and P1 Media Group. “How to Create a Winning Playlist in a Streaming & Social World, Part Two” is set for Thursday, June 23, 2022.

WBUZ-HD3 in Nashville has relaunched as 94.9 The Fan. The former ESPN 94.9 is adding Dan Patrick, Colin Cowherd, Nashville based syndicated OutKick 360 and VSiN Sports Betting content.

"Sound, Sobriety & Success" is hosted by Matt Pinfield, Rock journalist, national television and radio personality, and music executive. Pinfield has been on the road to recovery for some time and has been vocal about his sobriety journey.

The Podglomerate has hired Emmy Award-winning producer Chris Boniello as its new Vice President of Production Services. Boniello has spent the past decade as a senior editor for multi-million-dollar commercial video campaigns and TV series, overseeing productions for numerous Fortune 500.

United Stations is offering a one-hour Kenny Loggins radio special. The special is an audio companion to the just-released Loggins memoir titled "Still Alright."

(By Rick Fink) While reading a story on customer satisfaction with products, it dawned on me that the reasons people stay loyal to certain products or brands are the same reasons that business owners stay loyal to their media reps and stations.

(By Loyd Ford) It gets really sticky when you are in a sales slump. You start to doubt yourself. Others on your sales team may look at you differently. Your brain will surely try to trick you into thinking this is permanent, and you deserve it, but you don’t.

(By Marc Greenspan) Grow your revenue by getting your existing clients to buy more spots! This sounds simple, but you need data to demonstrate the value of this investment to justify your request to the advertiser.

Edison Research and Triton Digital will present The Infinite Dial® 2022 Canada in a webinar June 30. This is the 5th annual iteration of the study on digital trends north of the border.

(By Mike McVay) Who hasn’t heard the expression “Lawyers ruined radio?” Usually, it is spoken after you’ve been turned down for a promotion that you wanted to execute, the rejection of a talent or seller you wanted to hire, or an appearance that you wanted to execute has been deemed inappropriate for the station.