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The shows are The West Wing Weekly, co-hosted by Hrishikesh Hirway (of Radiotopia’s Song Exploder) and acclaimed actor Joshua Malina; and The Bugle, a satirical comedy podcast, founded by John Oliver and Andy Zaltzman. 

In the last 10 days, the Hillary Clinton For President campaign has run 15,531 radio ads on stations in the 85 major markets Media Monitors receives data from. But that wasn't all...

If you are considering attending the 8th annual Hispanic Radio Conference in Fort Lauderdale next March, Radio Ink has a special offer to make conference budgeting easier. Those who sign up now through October 31 can choose between two convenient payment options. Registrants can pay in full now or spread payments out in a six month installment plan.

Pastor Rick Warren’s daily half-hour show Daily Hope can be now heard on iHeartRadio. The show, which debuted in 2013, centers around a lifetime of scriptural teaching by Warren.

The radio industry surely would not mind if a war of radio ads broke out in the insurance industry. Liberty Mutual wasn't even on the Media Monitors chart two weeks ago, but last week, the insurance provider came in at number seven.

AdLarge Media has signed the Weather Channel to an exclusive network radio ad sales agreement. As part of the arrangement, the Weather Channel radio network will join the AdLarge ROI Network. The Weather Channel’s weather services are heard on more than 100 radio stations.

Grace Broadcast Sales has released a new series of :45-second audio features on the lives and times of America’s first 40 presidents, entitled Presidential Portraits. The 40 produced features are designed for sponsorship by local advertisers and market exclusive. To hear a sample of these new features GO HERE.

WHCU Ithaca's popular radio show All Things Equal has received the "Serving New York Award" from the New York State Broadcasters Association. The award recognizes the extraordinary efforts of New York State’s broadcasters in serving their public interest every day. All Things Equal features in-depth conversations on race, class, diversity, sustainability, and other important issues.

That's the opinion of Community Broadcasters co-owner Bruce Mittman who we recently spoke with about how his company performed in Q3. We also asked Mittman about how he finds good salespeople, political advertising, his thoughts on 2017 and what he believes radio needs to do better in the coming years to compete with all the media choices in the marketplace today. One of the things Mittman says radio needs to improve on is building local stars. "We are not producing personalities as we have in the past given all the voice tracking and syndication." Here's our interview with Bruce Mittman

Jeff Warshaw's Connoisseur Media has hired Lisa Sonnenklar as COO of Connoisseur's Integrated Solutions Division. Warshaw said, "Using our potent mix of radio, digital, and event marketing assets, we have been able to get tremendous ROI and visibility for many of our clients. We are now putting even more firepower into these efforts. We are delighted to welcome Lisa into the Connoisseur family.”