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Doug Ray has been in the media business for nearly 30 years. He started in 1992 as an assistant media planner at a mid-size integrated ad agency. Today Ray is the Chief Product Officer for Global Media at dentsu America's. He's one of the many speakers at Forecast 2022 tomorrow, and, he's on the latest issue of Radio Ink Magazine.

Petra Mayer, the books editor on NPR's Culture desk, died on Saturday from what's believed to be a pulmonary embolism.

(By Mike McVay) Companies spend money building shows. Talent are their own brands. The magnitude of their success comes from their hard work and the level of investment made in them.

(By Jeff McHugh) As the saying goes, what you focus on grows. How do you maintain focus amidst a hurricane of distractions? What do you focus on, and what do you filter out?

(By Rick Fink) In the profession of media sales, one of the areas where procrastination rears its ugly head the most is when it comes to renewals. Why is that?

(By Loyd Ford) How do you improve your ability to be seen as a consultative problem-solver and not just like one of the many sales people others see all day in person, online and in their email every single day?

SiriusXM host Joe Madison is on a hunger strike until Congress passes, and President Biden signs, the Freedom to Vote Act or the J.L. Voting Rights Advancement Act. Both bills were recently passed by the House and both have stalled in the Senate.

New Country 93.1 (WDRQ-FM) in Detroit 'Broadway’s Veterans Matter Honor-Thon' raised $8,000 in four hours Veterans Day. The money is enough to house 10 local homeless veterans in long-term housing.

CBS has Thanksgiving and Christmas specials ready for affiliates. The Thanksgiving special is available now and the Christmas special is available November 17.

2022 will find two new co-hosts anchoring GBH News in Boston. Paris Alston and Jeremy Siegel will co-host Morning Edition on the NPR station.