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The 'Dr. Phillip Bowden Cognac, Cars, & Cigars’ is being presented by iHeartMedia Memphis on November 13. A portion of the ticket proceeds will go to the Dorothy Day House, an organization fighting homelessness.

WIVK morning team Tony & Kris are reaching out to Knoxville area listeners to reach out to military members overseas. They are hoping to gather more than 10,000 greeting cards to be delivered in time for the holiday season.

SummitMedia has named Victor Starr the new director of programming and operations for the company’s Omaha cluster which includes KXSP-AM, KQCH-FM, KKCD-FM, KSRZ-FM and KEZO-FM. Starr will also program KQCH.

MARC Radio, broadcast veteran Jerry Butler has been promoted to Market Manager. Butler will handle a mixed format bag consisting of eight stations in the Gainesville/Ocala market.

iHeartMedia and DraftKings have agreed to a multi-year strategic relationship, making DraftKings the official odds supplier for iHeartMedia’s broadcast, digital, podcast and social platforms. Content development and cross platform interactive games could result from the agreement.

The radio consultancy partnership of Dave Paulus and John Shomby will be working with Key Networks. The agreement with 'Radio's Fresh Eyes' will have Key Networks offering the service to stations for cash or barter.

SummitMedia has hired Paul Windisch as General Sales Manager for its Springfield market which includes KSGF, KRVI, KTTS and KSPW. The one-time Market Manager for Clear Channel has 25 years experience in media under his belt.

Cumulus has signed a new long-term agreement with Country Radio Hall of Famer Mark “Hawkeye” Louis, longtime morning show host on Dallas country radio station KSCS-FM. Louis hosts the show with 10-year station veteran Michelle Rodriguez. 

If you're attending Forecast 2022 on November 16th you'll find out when Chesley Maddox-Dorsey interviews General Motors Global Chief Marketing Officer Deborah Wahl. In advance of that interview (which also includes Doug Ray of dentsu), we interviewed Wahl yesterday for a preview of what Forecast attendees will learn.

The radio industry found out Tuesday that former Interep CEO Ralph Guild passed away Monday at the age of 93. Guild created Interep Radio in 1981. The comments about the impact Guild made on the radio industry came in immediately...