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By now there should be no manager or owner in the radio industry thinking, 'it could never happen to me.' We've reported on several radio companies that have been hacked by those lurking on the dark side of the Internet. If you're not prepared for a cyber attack, it will cost you time, money and a lot of aggravation, when it does happen.

On Wednesday, inspired by Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis who announced she had breast cancer, CMG Tampa radio host Drew Garabado shared with his audience that he has stage 2 testicular cancer.

Broadcasters Foundation of America President Jim Thompson will retire from the organization at the end of 2022. He's been the President since 2009. Tim McCarthy will serve as Co-President with Thompson through 2022, then take over as President.

According to Podtrac, for the month of September, iHeartRadio carried 620 shows (30 more than August), pulled in a unique U.S. monthly audience of 30 million (2.4 million less than August) and 281.8 million global streams (29.4 million more than August). Here are Podtrac's top 20 networks for September.

Audacy and the Boston Red Sox have announced a multiyear contract extension. WEEI-FM will continue to be the Red Sox flagship radio station, as it has since 1995. The length of the new deal and how much Audacy will pay for the rights were not released. 

HOT 99.5 (WIHT-FM) Washington, DC morning personality, Intern John from raised $50,000 for Fisher House during the "Intern John What's Next Comedy Tour." Fisher House has been the exclusive beneficiary for Intern John's Comedy Tour since he began touring in 2017.

Beasley Media Group has hired Deanna Marie for the morning show on WJBR-FM in Wilmington, Delaware. She will co-host with Johnny B starting Monday, October 11.

The Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the organization in charge of the government’s investment in public broadcasting, unanimously re-elected Bruce Ramer as chair and Laura Gore Ross as vice chair. They will serve one-year terms.

The 46th Annual Gracie Awards were held and streamed virtually this week. The alliance for Women in Media Foundation gala was hosted by Lauren Ash and featured performance from Jewel and CeCe Winans.

Stitcher has launched 'Lovers and Friends with Shan Boodram', a new weekly series exploring sex. Sexologist Shan Boodram talks about about sex, relationships and the science of attachment.