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They are getting together to highlight the success a local advertiser has been having using radio. Over 40 stations in Chicago will simultaneously air a 60-second interview with Roy Spencer, President and owner of Perma-Seal Basement Systems discussing how radio is a primary advertising avenue for reaching customers.

Cumulus CEO Mary Berner will be part of a keynote conversation at the Country Radio Seminar next month in Nashville. Emmis Communications’ New York Market Manager Charlie Morgan will conduct the interview which is called “Radio Today with Cumulus Media’s CEO Mary Berner.” The interview will be Tuesday, February 6 from 3:30 to 4:20 at The Omni Hotel in Nashville.

Salem was a busy company, Monday. Not only did it have several new management announcements, the company also changed the name of its National Promotions Department to Salem Events & Marketing.

The National Association of Broadcasters Education Foundation will host the NAB Show Career Fair at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort and Casino from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 11.

A new report from Moffett Nathanson Research states that in 2018 radio revenue will be flat, compared to being down 1% in 2017. Overall, according to the report, total U.S. advertising revenue will increase 6.7% with the biggest bulk of those gains coming from digital (up 17%).

Dave Ramsey is joining the weekday lineup on Freedom 970 (KUFO-AM/Portland) in the 9 a.m. to noon slot. Ramsey joins the lineup of Kilmeade and Friends.

(By Buzz Knight) The Consumer Electronics Show has come a long way since its inception in June of 1967. The first show had roughly 200 exhibitors and 17,500 attendees spread over  two hotel ballrooms (the Hilton and the Americana). Exhibitors included LG, Motorola, and Philips featured in 100,000 square feet of exhibit space.

(Advertiser Success Story) Boondocks is a 9,000-square-foot live music venue and bar in Springfield, IL, and it was recently recognized at the 51st Annual American Country Music awards as Nightclub of the Year. Since the venue opened in 2012, it has used two Neuhoff markets consistently to advertise (Today's Success Story is sponsored by Sun & Fun Media).

(By Bob McCurdy) Over the Christmas holiday I went back and reviewed notes from the previous 12 months. What immediately stood out was the widespread recognition of the critical role “reach” plays in marketing success. Here are some of highlights from last year’s notes...

(By Deborah Parenti) On Sunday, I attended a visitation for longtime Dayton radio broadcaster "Bucks" Braun. His passing was unexpected — Bucks was only 68 — but reminded me once again of the power of a radio personality.