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Univision has named Dominic Fails senior vice president of Local Media Sales overseeing sales for all of radio. Fails first joined UCI in 2014 as VP and D.O.S. for Univision Chicago. Before joining UCI, he held sales management positions at Journal Broadcast Group, NBC Universal, and Viacom, among others.

The Bobby Bones Show raised nearly $1.7 million during its two-day St. Jude Radiothon on December 7 and 8. The annual event aired live and allowed listeners to donate via text, while country music stars and friends stopped by the show’s Nashville studio to perform and encourage listeners to make a contribution.

Kudos to Mega 101.1 in Houston (KLOL-FM). The station raised $400,110 during its 7th annual Radiothon in support of Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. During the 38-hour event, the station raised funds to benefit the Texas Children’s Hospital. The money will help the hospital offer services to children from the local community who would otherwise not have access to medical attention.

Z107.7, “St. Louis’ #1 Hit Music Station,” has announced the debut of St. Louis’ Most Hit Music in the Morning with Jordan, beginning Monday, December 11. The show will broadcast weekdays from 5-10 a.m. and will be hosted by local radio veteran Jordan.

Jack Swart has joined the team at River Radio (Max Media) in Cape Girardeau, MO, as GSM/DOS. He has left Community Broadcasters in Sumter and Orangeburg, SC. Swart is now also closer to family back in the Midwest. The River Radio group includes several legendary stations.

Claudia Menegus has been promoted to Market Manager for Entercom in Orlando. Menegus will oversee WQMP FM, WOCL-FM, and WOMX-FM. Menegus previously served as VP/DOS for CBS Radio. She replaces Steve Carver.

Nichole Hartman assumes the Market Manager role with Entercom Chattanooga, overseeing WKXJ-FM,  WLND-FM, WRXR-FM, and WUSY-FM. Hartman previously served as GSM for Cox in Jacksonville. She was a GSM at Entercom Greenville from 2007-2013 prior to joining CMG.

One of Urban One's first syndicated radio personalities will continue to keep listeners UP TO PARR. Reach Media has locked in a multi-year agreement for The Russ Parr Morning Show. The show is heard in Washington DC, Atlanta, Cincinnati, and Fayetteville. Parr said, "I would do this job for free, but management insisted that they pay me so I relented.”

When advertisers place ads on real radio stations they know what they're getting. Responsible broadcasters airing respectable content. When advertisers allow algorithms to choose where to put their ads on Internet radio, they really have no idea where they may land. And, sometimes that's a very bad thing.

That's the word from Chris Weil, Chairman and CEO of Momentum Worldwide. Momentum has 36 offices in 27 countries and has done work for Microsoft, Verizon, American Express, and WalMart just to name a few companies. And at Radio Ink's recent Forecast Conference in New York City, Weil had big praise for radio and dropped a bomb about digital.