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Boston's NPR News Station, is ending its first-ever capital campaign. WBUR raised more than $35 million to expand local journalism initiatives.

Superadio Networks and ARC Software have entered into an agreement establishing ARC as the primary affiliate research and automation tool for the network.

104.5 The Zone/WGFX-FM, Nashville is getting ready for the NFL season. Greg Cosell, Senior Producer for NFL Films will co-host the program with the station's midday host Buck Reising.

Pandora has launched eight new stations from artists who have hit one billion streams. The 'Billionaires' stations cover key genres: Pop, Country, Hip Hop, Alternative, Dance, Classic Rock, R&B and Hard Rock.

According to the 6th Nielsen Audio Consumer Sentiment survey, radio reached 122.1 million consumers in PPM markets during an average week in May 2021 which was an 8% Year-over-Year increase vs. May 2020. The study focuses on how people feel about getting past the COVID-19 pandemic.

InTown Media has launched a new podcast called Media Insultant. The 15-minute twice weekly show, hosted by Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels, offers up their opinions about issues and the people in media, including radio, TV, digital, streaming, and print.

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."