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Entravision will host the El Paso Strong Telethon to raise money for the victims and families of the tragic shooting that occurred on August 3. The telethon will take place Sunday, August 18

Kennesaw State University in Georgia, and Dickey Broadcasting Company, have extended their partnership to make Atlanta Sports X 106.3/103.7 the official home of KSU football for the 2019 season. The partnership goes back to 2015.

The LGBTQ+ Talk Radio Network is adding 9 more markets bringing the total number of markets for the format to 28. Entercom is using HD Radio to add the additional 9 markets.

We want your video success stories. Let's all help tell radio's story. And social media is the way to do it. Today when you go out on your sales calls, record a short video with one of your successful clients. We will share it on our social media pages for all the world to see. Here are all the details....

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Thanks to Martin Ashley for sending in this great photo from KROD in El Paso when he worked there back in 1967 when he was 20 years old. Send your Blast From The Past photo to edryantheeditor@gmail.com.

John Sykes discusses the shift in the entertainment marketing landscape and the influence of radio as the pioneer media platform. He also gives listeners tips on how to get your next project funded and how he helped pull together a concert for NYC in just four-and-a-half-weeks.

iHeartPodcast Network has premiered a new true-crime series called Hit Man which follows the real story of Lawrence Horn, an engineer at Motown records, and the peculiar circumstances surrounding the murder of his ex-wife, son, and friend.

Veritone has inked a deal with ART19 — a podcast hosting, content management, monetization, and measurement platform. Under the agreement, ART19 will use aiWARE for targeting ads based on the content of an individual podcast episode.

The cross-pollination of podcasting with other media continues. CBC, Canada’s public broadcaster, has announced a development slate of podcast-to-television series that will see five popular, original CBC Podcasts adapted for the screen.