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Denis Prior has been named salesperson and Talent Coach for Sound Advantage Media. Prior’s key role will be selling for the That Thing with Rich Appel show, as well as formats under the Sound Advantage Media umbrella, including All 80s Hits and niche formats such as “Touch of Class” -- a rich-sounding Adult-Standards format.

In a blog called Everyone's Listening -- Radio Advertising: Driving Sales And Building Brands, on the Westwood One website, Local Ad Recall CEO Tom Meyer says his company has fielded 27 local ad recall studies involving 8,377 consumers. The research company quantifies the impact of radio advertising and measures what advertiser attributes are important to listeners.

That's what Big Media is calling the Comey hearing on Capital Hill, Thursday. The fired FBI Director will appear before the Senate Intelligence Committee, and it's expected he'll take some shots at President Trump, specifically conversations they may have had about Russia hacking into the U.S Election. Here's what ABC, NPR, and SRN have all lined up for coverage...

(By Buzz Knight) Jack Trout was a giant figure in the world of branding and positioning. He recently died at the age of 82. Without him and his former partner Al Ries, there would be no such thing as “branding” and “positioning.” His influence on our thinking as marketers and strategists has been around since 1969 when he first used the term "positioning," a concept more vital today than ever.

Philadelphia’s WMGK-FM will broadcast the John DeBella Annual Radiothon live from in front of the National Constitution Center on Friday, June 16, 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. At the same time, the station will conduct a series of eBay auctions accessible via wmgk.com.

They’re called the Innovation in Music Awards and they made their debut Tuesday night in Nashville. The awards celebrate individuals who've played a critical role in the development and advancement of the music industry. Cumulus' Mike McVay was one of the winners...

Internet Advertising revenue in the U.S. was $72.5B in 2016. That number is expected to reach $116.2B in 2021, according to a new report released by PwC. Mobile made up 50.5 percent of the total in 2016, up from 34.7 percent in 2015. So what does the report say about radio?

And CEO Tim Westergren touted that at a music label conference, Tuesday. In fact, Pandora represents more than 40 percent of music listening on the Apple device. In a recent third party survey, according to CNET Amazon's own service, Amazon Music Unlimited, came in behind iHeartRadio, Spotify, and TuneIn.

That according to The New York Post, and Pandora shares tumbled to $8.75, down nearly 8 percent Tuesday. Pandora has set a Thursday deadline to either be sold or close a sale with KKR to take on another $150 million in financing. KKR will get a Pandora board seat of that deal closes.

He's not sitting behind his desk in DC pushing papers around. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai was in Durand, Wisconsin yesterday where he paid a visit to WRDN. The Chairman met with station owner Brian Winnekins, County Legislators and local business owners. Here's what they discussed.