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And it didn’t take long! The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation has announced that the recent call for entries for the annual Gracie Awards was the most successful in the program’s history. 

Hispanic consumers: How much do you really know about this fast-growing demographic and where to find them? Has the political climate altered their shopping habits? Are Hispanics cocooning more and avoiding brick and mortar, especially in border towns, due to uneasiness in what are for some uncertain times?

You’ll see a lot of familiar faces on this list. There isn’t a lot of turnover in this group, which is one of the reasons the relationships with the record labels in Nashville and their artists has been so strong for so long. Not to mention the skills these individuals possess to make their stations the best in a format loved across the country, even with so much competition.

(By Jeff McHugh) Busy media talent are dividing their time between on-air, social media, blog pages, website content, events, station concerts, and podcasts. Is it all worth it? Consider which of those tasks are winners and which are losers by figuring out your return on investment.

(By Bob McCurdy) The three key principles in media planning are “impact,” “targeting,” and “presence.” Keeping the “So what and why should I care?” line in mind when crafting copy addresses two of them: impact and presence.

The Radio Ink Hispanic Radio Conference brings together leaders in the Hispanic radio community and experts in Hispanic advertising and media for an overview of opportunities and strategies within this rapidly transforming sector. The 2018 conference will be held March 13-14 in Miami. Look at our agenda HERE. Register HERE.

Wayne “Big D” Danielson has been named Program Director for 95.5 The Bull, “Las Vegas’ NEW Country Leader.” Danielson will work closely with on-air personalities and sales to oversee the station brand’s on-air and digital programming, as well as local events and partnerships.

William “Will” Althoff has been named afternoon drive host and Music Director for 104.3 The Shark (WSFS-FM), “South Florida’s Alternative.” The new show will air weekdays from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturdays from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Althoff takes over the afternoon drive from Zach McHugh.

Cox Media Group has named Tim Clarke to the newly created role of VP of Audience and Content. He will set the overarching content strategy for radio. CMG’s VP of Programming, Steve Smith, will continue to oversee CMG format leaders and work directly on radio programming.

ABC News Radio is once again offering the 30-part series Tax Tips, hosted by ABC News Correspondents Scott Goldberg and Daria Albinger. These widely popular features are offered in thirty :30 and thirty :60 versions of the features.