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Carl Amari will host a four-hour Halloween show on WGN October 31. Halloween Radio Theatre With Carl Amari will feature six classic radio Halloween shows.

Benztown has promoted Thomas Green to Director of Custom Imaging and moved Royce Stevenson into Green's Custom Imaging Manager post. Stevenson comes over to Benztown from Power 93.5 in Wichita, KS; Green has been with the company since 2019.

Reveal and PRX will premiere a new seven-part serial investigation 'Mississippi Goddam: The Ballad of Billey Joe' October 16. It's a detailed look at the circumstances of the death of a 17 year old Black top high school football recruit.

A small digital company, according to an SEC filing on Wednesday. Everything is going digital, including local ad revenues. A day doesn't go by without a report about how Google, Facebook and other digital and social media companies are taking billions of ad revenue away from traditional media.

The ratings firm is out with its latest Nielsen Audio Consumer Sentiment survey, an ongoing study about how COVID is impacting the daily lives of Americans. The seventh study in the series was conducted in September and reflects responses from 1,022 people in the U.S.

It's finally time to meet again. It's been too long since broadcasters have been able to gather, meet and discuss the issues, challenges, opportunities that matter. Forecast is back - live, in person, and bigger than ever.

(By Buzz Knight) It’s the most wonderful time of the year. A time when hope springs eternal when many brain cells get expunged in the budget process for 2022. Ok, it is not necessarily the most wonderful time of the year, but it is a vital time for every business to take a step back and prepare for the next year.

Shelly Easton has been named PD for iHeartMedia's WKKT-FM in Charlotte. Easton said, “I am so thrilled to be back in the country format. To be able to rejoin the company where I launched my programming career, is a dream come true.”

To help educate the next generation about alternatives to student loans, Ramsey Solutions is offering every teacher in the U.S. free access to the documentary Borrowed Future: How Student Loans Are Killing the American Dream, which was produced by Dave Ramsey.

With Darren Davis leaving iHeart soon, Chris Williams is being elevated to the role of General Manager & Chief Product Officer for iHeartRadio. Williams will report directly to Conal Byrne, CEO of iHeartMedia’s Digital Audio Group.