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Conservative talker Mark Belling has called Donald Trump a blowhard, buffoon, clown, fraud, and liberal. However, in his latest column, Belling says he will vote for Trump. "I don’t retract any of it. But more than half of life’s important choices are between bad options."

Twenty-one-year veteran morning host Dave Daniels has been handed that role for Cumulus station 100.7 KHAY in Oxnard/Ventura, CA. Daniels has been an Operations Manager, Program Director, and morning host in Santa Maria and Visalia, CA, and Phoenix, AZ. The Dave Daniels Show debuts Monday, July 18, on 100.7 KHAY from 6-10 a.m. weekdays.

In combination, the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation (NCBCP) and the National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters (NABOB) have joined forces are inviting the Democratic and Republican presumptive presidential nominees to take part in a "Conversation with Black America."

In his latest blog, Amplifi Media CEO Steve Goldstein put together an outstanding how-to list for podcasters. Goldstein lays out seven specific items podcasters should focus on -- or avoid -- if they want to increase listeners and become a pro at podcasting.

As we've been telling you over the past two days, a company that promotes online music produced a study that said Millennials were running away from radio into the arms of streamers. Cumulus/Westwood One Chief Insights Officer Pierre Bouvard took a whack at that study and produced 21 slides that refute it. He used data from Nielsen, Edison Research, and the Advertising Research Foundation to create the slides.

iHeartMedia and NPR have come to an agreement that results in 260 NPR member stations streaming on the iHeartRadio app. All stations that join iHeartRadio will also have access to 50 percent of their individual iHeartRadio landing page's digital banner inventory for donations.

98.7 Today’s Kiss, in partnership with City of Birmingham, will host the inaugural Silence the Violence Rally Saturday, from 11 a.m.-2p.m. Recent national events, as well as in Birmingham neighborhoods, have motivated 98.7 KISS-FM to rally the community together

Today, FM News 101 KXL Portland’s Lars Larson is partnering with Leader Capital and prominent Portland businessman Harry Merlo to host a fundraiser which benefits the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund.

The companies announced Thursday that they will be launching a new program, The Source, Powered by Life Reimagined, beginning July 16. The show will be curated by stars from across the entertainment, sports, and fashion spectrum, including Arianna Huffington, Ricky Williams, Donovan McNabb, and Ashley Judd.

Mason, Remy and Alabama from Chicago’s BIG 95.5 hosted a “Big Hero Tailgate” on Wednesday for 2,000 loyal listeners at the 17th Annual Chicago Finest vs. Chicago Bravest Charity Baseball Game at U.S. Cellular Field, home of the Chicago White Sox.