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Radio & TV personality Sam Alex’s media masterclass Camp Broadcast will be in-person (July 12-16) in Chicago. High school and college-aged aspiring journalists & broadcasters have the opportunity to interview celebrities and learn from media experts.

The Radio Mercury Awards have announced the 2021 final round judges. The panel represents radio’s top ad categories, including automotive, consumer packaged goods, communications, community service, education, financial services, nonprofits, quick-serve restaurants, retail, spirits, technology, travel and utilities.

FEMA and the FCC are planning a nationwide Emergency Alert Test for Aug. 11th at 2:20 p.m. ET. Test messages will be sent to TV's and radio's along with select cell phones that have opted in.

Benztown has put together a 4th of July Weekend Audio Pack that stations can download for free. Benztown says the package is suitable for all formats.

Inrush Broadcast Services, is adding two to its leadership team. Shaun Dolan is a new Partner and Sam Reiman is a Systems Engineer.

They are one of the most iconic movie props in Hollywood history, Dorothy's Ruby Slippers. Multiple pairs were made for The Wizard of Oz movie in 1939; and one of the surviving pairs disappeared from a museum for 13 years.

The Black Effect Podcast Network and iHeart is adding a new hip hop inspired podcast. 'The What?! Hip Hop Questions, Legends + Lists' is hosted by Mouse Jones and Nyla "The Pretty Tomboy" Symone.

Dave Symonds has joined SummitMedia in Richmond as Director of Programming and Operations. Most recently he was an SVP with iHeartRadio.

92.3 KGON Portland is adding Jeetz to the morning team. Jeetz will join 'Terry Boyd's World' June 16. Jeetz has spent the bulk of his career in various roles at sister station 99.9 KISW (KISW-FM) in Seattle.

Jim Fox is moving to Kansas City, joining Cumulus as Operations Manager for the seven station Cumulus cluster. Fox comes over from Audacy, where he was VP Programming in Dallas.