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How far will radio go to be part of the exploding sports gambling market? Dan Mason and David Gow hope the industry will go very far. Both have deep backgrounds with sports on the radio and both are now betting that a new phase of growth for the industry will come from sports gambling.

The Local Radio Freedom Act continues to garner support in Congress. Nine Members of the House of Representatives and one Senator have added their cosponsorship, bringing total support to 175 cosponsors in the House and 22 in the Senate.

The 2nd Annual Beasley Radio Talent Institute is an intense 10-day program for students, interns, and young professionals that will take place at Emerson College in Boston.

According to research conducted by the Radio Television Digital News Association and Lawrence Herbert School of Communication at Hofstra University, both persons of color and women have made gains in radio newsrooms.

Maggie Corry, 88Nine Radio Milwaukee’s membership manager for the last three years, has been named the non-commercial station’s Development Director. Before going to 88Nine, Corry served as a fundraising consultant.

The latest episode of Bob Pittman’s Math & Magic: Stories from the Frontiers of Marketing features Ben Lerer, CEO of Group Nine Media, a digital holding parent company to popular digital brands, including The Dodo, Seeker, Thrillist, and NOWThis.

Chicago media reporter Robert Feder is reporting that Entercom Chicago, a cluster of 8 stations, is letting eight people go to help the company trim expenses. Feder even quotes an internal memo from Market Manager Jimmy deCastro.

Wednesday’s sold-out UJA-Federation of New York’s annual Music Visionary of the Year Award Luncheon honored Bob Pittman, Rich Bressler, John Sykes, and Tom Poleman.

Jeff Brummel has been named SummitMedia’s Group National Sales Manager. Brummel was previously Director, National Sales for one of the country’s largest radio broadcasting companies.

Certain assets of WJTK 96.5 FM “The Jet,” which carries a News/Talk format, are being auctioned off as part of a receivership case. Before you bid, make sure you read the fine print about these call letters. There sure is some interesting history.