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This is a follow-up to a story we first brought to you back in February. KHVN, which is near Dallas, hosted Democrats John Wiley Price, a longtime Dallas County Commissioner, and Dwaine Caraway, a former city council member. A fight broke out when one accused the other of having an adulterous affair with his wife.

Talk 99.5 (WAPI-AM) in Birmingham showed its support for the Dallas Police Department with a gift of a large Alabama state flag. It was signed by hundreds of listeners and Birmingham police officers. Matt Murphy and Andrea Lindenberg of "The Matt and Aunie Show" went to Dallas to present the flag to Dallas Police

It’s a great program that helps the most vulnerable members of society: children. Now in its fourth year, Mix 106 and the Idaho Foodbank will partner together for the radiothon to help kids in the Treasure Valley who are food insecure. And you can help too!

Beasley interim CEO and CFO Caroline Beasley, CMG Executive VP of Radio Bill Hendrich, and Alpha Chairman Larry Wilson will be featured on a financial panel at the Radio Show in Nashville next month. All three will speak at the “Pillsbury’s Broadcast Finance Forecast-2016 Leadership Breakfast,” Wednesday, September 21 at 8:30 a.m.

Jason Vondersmith at The Portland Tribune has the details about 8-year old Sammy Patterson who, at KISN Radio in Portland, loves to spin the oldies.

The Wall Street Journal has the details about Univision winning a court-administered auction for Gawker Media Group. Univision outbid Ziff Davis for Gawker which was forced into bankruptcy after losing a big legal fight with former professional wrestler Hulk Hogan. The sale must now be approved by a Bankruptcy Judge.

WCBS-FM 101.1 New York morning personality and United Stations Radio Network’s nationally syndicated host of America’s Greatest Hits, Scott Shannon, will host the 28th Annual National Radio Hall of Fame Induction ceremony.

Power 106 Imaging Director Justin Credible gets the promotion with a 5-hour air shift in the nation's #2 radio market. Credible is taking over the 7 p.m.-Midnite #Liftoff Show immediately. Joining Credible at night is his LA Leakers teammate DJ SourMILK, from 7-10 p.m.

WAXY-AM 790 The Ticket is adding University of Miami football and NFL star DJ Williams to its roster of on-air hosts.

A follow-up to our story reporting the death of Ann Thomas, a host on rocker WRCQ in Fayetteville who died before going on the air Monday.