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The NAB Education Foundation, in partnership with the Broadcast Education Association, will host a career fair, September 27, Noon-3 p.m. at the 2018 Radio Show. The Radio Show will be held September 25-28 at the Hilton Bonnet Creek and the Waldorf-Astoria Orlando.

How listeners use podcasts is different than broadcasts. So how do on-air skills translate to podcasts? With podcasting getting bigger, radio is dissecting the phenomenon and asking questions like this. To that end, Conclave 43 presents “Finding Your Place in the Podcasting Space.”

Award-winning hospitality legend, New York Times best-selling author, entrepreneur, and top-rated television personality, Jon Taffer, takes on his latest business venture in partnership with PodcastOne. His new podcast, Jon Taffer: No Excuses premiered this week and is available now on PodcastOne.com, the PodcastOne app, and Apple Podcasts.

Cumulus Media has signed on-air personalities Walt Flakus and Lauren O’Neil to multi-year contracts at Chicago Alternative Rocker 101WKQX. Flakus is also APD and Music Director and hosts the evening shift. O’Neil hosts middays.

Podcast and media company Cadence13 has announced a partnership with talent and entertainment company United Talent Agency to create Ramble, a podcast network dedicated to digital talent. The goal of the company is to expand how audiences connect with digital talent. 

Barnett is Director of Operations and PD for Heaven 97, KHVN, in Dallas. She has been promoted to Director Of Operations for Mortenson Broadcasting Dallas. Barnett — who has been the PD of KHVN since 2009 — will now oversee all of Mortenson's stations in the Dallas-Fort Worth Area

Streaming company ZenoRadio announced, Wednesday, the acquisition of AudioNow and a rebranding to Zeno Media. Zeno Media streams to 6 million-plus monthly active users .

Rachel Buchanan has been named General Manager of HOME.fm, Spring Arbor University’s proprietary radio station. Buchanan’s time with the station has included various format changes (89.3 the Vibe, 89.3 the Message) and being on the ground level with a team that created and developed the HOME.fm format.

(By Peter Radd) Like you, I’ve been following the fascinating discussion regarding what Radio Ink calls the “love-hate” relationship between stations and ad agencies.  Also like you, I’ve seen that relationship strained, particularly over the last 15 years.  Unlike you, I’ve never been employed by either a station or an agency,

(By Gary Berkowitz) I recently attended a webinar that featured New York real estate magnate and Shark Tank star Barbara Corcoran. She said, "Sales is the bloodline of every business.” It is with that in mind that I share some solid strategies with my fellow programmers about your relationship with sales.