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Both Benztown and vCreative were on hand Tuesday night at the 2017 Gracie Awards Gala in Los Angeles to celebrate the 2017 Gracie winners and outstanding programming created by, for and about women. The companies sponsored the Reception Suite at the Gala. Pictured here are Dave Denes from Benztown and Jinny Laderer, vCreative Co-Founder and President.

Conclave #42 is set for July 26–28 in Minneapolis. Jacobs Media's Seth Ressler will host a panel of podcasting experts, as that space continues to grow. Ressler will be joined by Matt Cundill, host of The Soundoff Podcast, Samara Freedmark, Senior Producer of In The Dark Podcast, and Rob Greenlee who is the Content Director at Spreaker.com. For more info GO HERE.

On June 20, it’s the 19th annual Celebration of Service to America Awards night. The awards, presented by NABEF, will be handed out at a gala evening at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C. Renowned musician and philanthropist Jon Bon Jovi will receive NABEF's highest honor, the Service to America Leadership Award.

University of South Carolina Athletics and IMG have signed a multi-year agreement with Cumulus that will keep 107.5 The Game (WNKT-FM) the official flagship station for the Gamecock IMG Sports Network. WNKT will provide coverage of Gamecocks football, baseball, and men’s and women’s basketball.

It’s a great idea for helping veterans. 106.5 The Arch and Spencer’s Neighborhood, in partnership with other businesses, collected several dozen suits as part of their “Boots to Suits” campaign, which wrapped up this past weekend.

Back in May Lakes Media President Tom Birch was told by the Commission that Arohi Media had to shut down the translator Arohi Media was broadcasting on 98.3 in Durham. Birch had been arguing for nearly a year that the translator was interfering with WLUS-FM, causing it to lose thousands of listeners. This week Birch received a letter from the FCC letting him know that the translator has been OK'd to go back on the air

As expected, at Apples' WWDC Conference on Monday, CEO Tim Cook unveiled the company product he's hoping will challenge the Amazon Echo, which has become wildly popular. Apple's device is called HomePod. It's 7 inches tall, wrapped in a mesh speaker, powered by Siri of course. The device will cost $349, however it will not be available until December.

iHeartMedia has named Tom Poleman Chief Programming Officer. Under a new long-term agreement, Poleman will also remain President of iHeartMedia’s National Programming Group. He'll continue to report to CEO Bob Pittman. Poleman was named President of iHeartMedia’s National Programming Group in August 2011.

Back in 2003, while hosting The Nighthawk on KTRS in St. Louis, George Noory was recruited by Premiere Networks to guest host Coast to Coast AM. He became the permanent host of the over-night program, replacing Art Bell. On Monday, Noory signed a new long-term deal with Premiere to host the show, which is heard on 600 radio stations. Details about the new deal were not disclosed.

Four years ago, Robert McManus plead guilty to two felonies: the sale of unregistered securities and the sale of securities without a license. McManus hosted a Sunday morning show on 700 WLW called Safe Money America. According to the Journal-News, 18 local residents lost $2 million because of McManus's fraud. The investments were for two oil wells with the promise of as much as 15 to 20 percent return. A judge sentenced McManus to five years. READ MORE HERE