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iHeartMedia has named Greg Millard Executive VP of Event and Experiential Partnerships. Millard will spearhead the strategy for all of iHeartMedia’s national sponsorship sales efforts, including the company’s roster of marquee events; the iHeartRadio theaters in New York and L.A.; custom events and partnership opportunities; and local events in over 150 markets.

Dan and Michelle are the new morning team at EMF's Air1. The due joins Air1 from Bonneville’s KYMX (Mix 96.1) in Sacramento, California, where they've hosted mornings for the past six years. They begin in early November. They replace the team of Eric and Heather.

The team at the Radio Mercury Awards announced that Chris Beresford-Hill, Chief Creative Officer at TBWA\Chiat\Day NY, will be the 2019 Chief Judge for the 28th Annual Radio Mercury Awards Competition.

Registration is open for radio stations to participate in Jacobs Media's Techsurvey 2019. This year's study will launch in early January. Stations have until December 21 to sign up HERE. The technology survey for radio included information from over 560 radio stations last year.

(By Deborah Parenti) As I sit here pondering a blank page, trying to decide what to write about this month, I am struck by the similarities between a blank page and a manager’s first day in the office. In both cases, there is always that first seed of doubt. Can I do this? Am I ready and able to keep this ship on course and bring it into harbor?

(By Rick Fink) Don’t expect handouts, and get your butts and brains to work on time — and that goes for baby boomers, Gen X, Gen Y, and anyone else who wants to be successful!

Raleigh, NC, station 96.1 WBBB has announced former WDCG and WRSN morning host Madison Lane’s return to waking up the Triangle (Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill) on October 15.

Interested parties can submit nominations for the Country Hall of Fame at www.countryradioseminar.com/awards. The 2019 Hall of Fame inductees will be revealed at Country Radio Seminar’s 50th Anniversary event which will take place Feb. 13-15, 2019 at the Omni Hotel in downtown Nashville.

(By Bob McCurdy) One of our markets has been working hard with an exclusive TV advertiser (a well-known law firm) to convince them that a mix of media would deliver a greater bang for their ad dollar, in general, but also due to the sheer magnitude of their TV GRP weight.

(By Lisa Thal) If there is one communication skill you should master, it is listening. Actively listening can be the key to opening more sales and providing better customer satisfaction. It can also build better relationships with your co-workers.