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For the third week running, the big-box home improvement giant has topped the Media Monitors list for radio advertisers. Last week, the company ran 41,207 spots nationwide, just edging out familiar rival GEICO with 41,025.

Former on-air personality and radio executive Johnny Andrews died Thursday after a difficult battle with cancer. Andrews had a very long and successful career on the air and as a programmer and manager of many successful stations.

It's been a long two months, but iHeartMedia Iowa City/Cedar Rapids' 100.7 The Fox (KKRQ) is back broadcasting after being taken offline due to tornado damage. In late March, an EF-2 tornado collapsed KKRQ's 1,000-foot broadcast tower near Solon, IA.

Pervin has been brought back as Director of Global Sales for the company. He will lead the sales efforts of InterTech’s products and services to the broadcast industry, revenue generation, and marketing strategies.

(By Alec Drake) Managing perception is a 360-degree effort that begins before initial contact. First impressions, communication style, and points of product differentiation are critical to perceptions. The perception process relies on you defining the quality of your product, matching needs to appropriate solutions, your image as the product expert, and your reputation. 



The 2019 NAB Marconi Radio Awards will recognize two new award categories, "Legendary Manager of the Year" and "Best Radio Station Podcast." “Best College Radio Station of the Year” has been renamed from "Noncommercial Station of the Year.”

Last week we posted a story about the 1996 Telecom Act, that turns 20 years old in 2016. It generated quite a few comments from our readers and one very long response from former manager Dave Aamodt. Aamodt says deregulation didn't work out too well at the place he used to run.

Todd Schnitt took his Tampa based talk show into syndication 20 years ago. Compass Media secured the national rights to the show in 2010 that is heard in more than 20 markets.

“Hard Fork" is a new podcast from The New York Times, explores stories from the wild frontier of tech. Two veteran tech journalists Kevin Roose and Casey Newton discuss the latest stories in the world of tech and business.

Audacy has taken the wraps off of its fall lineup for the BetQL Network leading into the NFL and College Football seasons. The fall lineup is available cross-platforms on radio stations, mobile apps, websites and YouTube.