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Music Policy Forum and Georgetown University will host the 2018 Music Policy Forum Summit on October 26-27. This year’s Summit will focus on the strengthening of local music ecosystems through policy, programs, research initiatives, and collaborations.

Connoisseur Media's WALK-FM 97.5 will have a new slogan for this Thursday. “WALK 97.5, Don’t Text and Drive” will replace regular station messaging for the day in an effort to remind Long Islanders to be safe behind the wheel.

Through the Rusty Walker Scholarship program, Country Radio Seminar gives complimentary registration to three driven radio employees who have never had the opportunity to attend the 3-day educational and networking event. Interested individuals must apply by end of the day on Nov. 13, 2018.

Dallas-Fort Worth Top 40 station HOT 93.3/KLIF-FM is picking up the nationally syndicated Tino Cochino Radio show. Tino Cochino Radio will air weekday afternoons 3 p.m.-7 p.m., debuting Monday, October 29. Cochino will be joined by co-hosts Raquel and DJ Nicasio. 

Popular talker Phil Valentine, host of The Phil Valentine Show on SuperTalk 99.7 WTN/WTTN-FM, has been recognized by readers of Nashville Scene as “Best Conservative” in its Best of Nashville 2018 special issue. 

Colin Kinsella is CEO at Havas Media Group North America, an award-winning global media network operating in over 140 countries worldwide. Kinsella is also on the upcoming (11/12) cover of Radio Ink Magazine, which is also our Forecast 2019 issue (Kinsella is also speaking at Forecast 2019). Most importantly, Colin Kinsella is helping you tell radio's story.

And it was created by five of the company's interns at KMEX-TV in Los Angeles. The campaign is called Vota Conmigo, and the goal is to increase nonpartisan voter participation ahead of midterm elections.

This year the 2018 NAB Marconi Radio Awards, handed out at the Radio Show in Orlando, included new audio and video production elements provided by The Mix Group.

Westwood One is adding yet another podcast to its growing lineup. The Team Never Quit podcast is now part of the Westwood One Podcast Network. Team Never Quit is a one-hour weekly original podcast co-hosted by former Navy SEALs Marcus Luttrell and David Rutherford. They've already hosted over 100 episodes.

Ann Marie Mulholland is the new Market Manager for Hubbard Radio in Seattle. She replaces Marc Kaye who announced his retirement, after 45 years, this past July. Hubbard owns five stations in Seattle: KQMV 92.5 FM (Movin 92.5), KNUC 98.9 FM (The Bull), KRWM 106.9 FM (Warm 106.9), KIXI 880 AM, and KKNW 1150 AM.