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(By Bob McCurdy) One of Gordon Borrell’s recently published charts was titled, "What Prompts Advertisers to Trust Reps?" It contained the feedback from 2,182 advertisers. A strong, statistically reliable in-tab.

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....

The company announced that Active Rock station I-Rock 93.5 made its debut for Iowa and Illinois, Friday, bumping ESPN sports programming to 1170 AM.

Dickey Broadcasting’s sports station WCNN-AM/Atlanta Sports (680 The Fan) has signed a multi-year contract extension with the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl and the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game.

The Podcast Business Journal reports The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette sent a cease-and-desist order to the hosts of Crime Junkie podcast. This revolves around an episode the newspaper says includes copyrighted material used by the hosts without crediting the paper. Get the details HERE.

From Fort Myers to Miami to West Palm and Orlando, the entire state of Florida awaits the arrival of the slow moving monster hurricane heading toward The Sunshine State.

Tom Joyner, host of the Tom Joyner Morning Show, and Allstate today announced the lineup for the 17th annual Allstate Tom Joyner Family Reunion.

It took nearly a year for the AM station owned by the Yakama Nation in Central Washington to get back on the air after burglars stole all the station's equipment. Yesterday, DJ Roy Dick popped a CD in the CD player and the station was back.

John E. Kage is the new PD for 106.7 The Bull in Denver. He will also continue in his role as PD for 95.7 The Party. Before joining the iHeartMedia Denver, Kage served as the PD for KYGO-FM and KQKS in Denver.

For the fourth year in a row, Andrew Curran, President and COO, DMR/Interactive, has penned an Open Letter to Radio. This time, Curran reminds radio about advertising giant Procter & Gamble’s sage advice to “focus on your bread and butter,” namely broadcast radio.