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How and why does LifeLock use so much radio to advertise its product? That question will be answered at the Advertiser Breakfast, Thursday, September 22, at the Radio Show in Nashville. Radio Ink's Radio Wayne awards will also be handed out at the breakfast.

Baseball's Milwaukee Brewers and Scripps owned 620 WTMJ have extended their radio rights agreement, although the length of that new agreement was not disclosed. WTMJ-AM has served as the radio flagship of the Brewers for all but two seasons since the team moved to Milwaukee in 1970.

Townsquare Media and Lendio, which focuses on small business loans, have formed a new partnership. Townsquare Media CEO Steven Price says "Partnering with Lendio will allow us to further support and service our loyal SMB clients as a true business partner while powering local economic growth."

The NHL's Florida Panthers have reached a multi-year contract extension with WQAM-AM in Miami to continue to broadcast all Panthers regular season and playoff games. Play-by-play announcer Doug Plagens and analyst Bill Lindsay will return to call all the action.

New York’s 710 WOR programming can now also be heard on FM station 104.3 HD 2 (WAXQ-FM), by anyone who owns an HD radio. The station covers all New York Mets games.

104.9 The Wolf/WXCL (Peoria) Program Director Dr. Chris Michaels and Afternoon Host, Joe Greenwood will be saving “Seats for Soldiers” at Dozer Park July 21-22. In an ambitious move, the station will be trying to save every seat in the Peoria Chiefs’ baseball park for a soldier, while raising money for Hope For The Warriors.

He'll join iHeartMedia to become PD for Power 93.3 KISS-FM. Riley previously worked as PD for iHeart's Z100 and JAM’N 107.5 in Portland, OR. He's also held PD gigs at KKOB-FM and KMGA-FM in Albuquerque and KSII-FM in El Paso. Riley replaces Rich Davis.

Cox Media Group Tulsa has named Mary Garcia Digital Sales Manager. Garcia joined CMG Tulsa Radio in March 2015 as a Digital Sales Specialist. Prior to joining CMG, she worked for one of Ad Age’s top advertising agencies, Sq1.

Mann is back at his former digs, 103.5 WGRR in Cincinnati. He'll host the 7 p.m.-12 midnight shift and take on APD duties. Mann was on the air at WGRR from 2006 to 2009. He's hosted PM drive on WREW in Cincinnati for the past seven years.

Cumulus Media announced Wednesday that veteran radio man Jerry Padden has been appointed to the position of Program Director of 100.7 LEV/WLEV-FM. The new role is added to Padden’s duties as Cumulus Media Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton Operations Manager and PD of sister station CAT Country 96/WCTO-FM.