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The Alliance for Women in Media is celebrating the organization’s 70th anniversary, with the launch of a Voices of Courage digital tapestry, a commemorative logo and a social media campaign.

The Texas Radio Hall of Fame has partnered with Made in Texas Radio as its official broadcast partner. The agreement has MITR providing on-air support for the Hall of Fame and creating shared revenue opportunities.

CNN is reporting that the United States is running over 30,000 radio ads a month in Central America to deter people from trying to enter the country illegally. The ads -- running in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras -- are in Spanish and five indigenous languages. Radio is the medium most people outside of big cities use

One of music's biggest stars remembers exactly where he was when he first heard his music on the radio. Bruce Springsteen was standing on a street corner in Connecticut when Spirit of The Night was being played on a car radio driving by. He said he just stood there in "shock and ecstasy."

The Massachusetts Broadcasters Association has awarded 11 scholarships to promising broadcast students in Massachusetts. Nearly 100 students applied for the scholarships totaling $30,000.

The National Association of Broadcasters is teaming up with TriNet for a webinar on recruiting and on-boarding an empowered, diverse workforce. The July 21 webinar is free to NAB members.

Dana Loesch has added nine new affiliate stations. The Radio America syndicated show is heard on nearly 250 stations nationwide.

WBAL NewsRadio 1090/FM 101.5 earned four first-place awards from the Chesapeake Associated Press Broadcasters Association. In all, the station was nominated in six categories.

Pittsburgh Community Broadcasting Corporation, has appointed Mike Sauter Vice President of Broadcasting. PCBC is the owner/operator of 91.3 WYEP-FM and 90.5 WESA-FM.

Brian 'The Guru' James is the new PD for WTOS in Augusta/Bangor, ME. James comes over from Townsquare Media's WBLM in Portland. James said joining Blueberry Broadcasting is a dream come true for him because he was born and raised in Augusta.