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(By Marc Greenspan) Do you have a well-planned strategy for going after political dollars this year? Do you know who your prospects are and how to reach them?

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds declared Thursday, July 14 to be  “KXEL Radio 80th Anniversary Day” in the state. The station is owned by NRG Media.

WLZL-FM in Washington, DC has raised 246,720 for St Jude's Children bringing the total raised by the station over the years to $2.1 million dollars to cure Childhood Cancer. The $247K was raised during a one-day radiothon.

Former Emmis Communications Austin morning show and PD, Pedro Escalera has been hired by American General Media in Albuquerque to host the 7P to midnight shift at FUEGO 102.9.

KMBY-AM/FM in Monterey is 87 years old. The station, owned and operated by Hanford Youth Services, has set a community birthday party celebration for July 23.

LiveOne has announced plans to spin-out its wholly owned subsidiary, PodcastOne, as a separate public company to be listed on a national exchange. Part of the plan is to dividend a portion of PodcastOne’s common equity to LiveOne's more than 15,000 stockholders.

Savannah will join WKSS-FM Hartford as part of the "Courtney and KISS Morning Show". Savannah is no stranger to iHeartMedia Connecticut holding several positions, before starting her own social media management company.

Fox News Media's Senior Meteorologist Janice Dean is hosting a new podcast. "The Janice Dean Podcast" will highlight stories of triumph, inspiration and good deeds.

It sure would be nice if all the major radio companies got behind a national branding campaign, to not only fight back the marketing beating SiriusXM is giving the industry, but to stand up for itself in the court of public opinion. PSA's about the power of radio at 3AM just don't cut it.

The Athletic is reporting that the former agent of L.A. Dodger Freddie Freemen, Casey Close, has filed a libel lawsuit against Fox Sports radio host Doug Gottlieb (pictured).