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Darci Ewell has been named Senior VP of Sales for iHeart's San Antonio and Austin region. Ewell joined iHeartMedia in Colorado Springs/Pueblo in January 2014 as VP of Sales, and most recently served as Market President.

Earlier in his career, Camfield worked for CBS Radio in New York as K-Rock’s afternoon drive host. He then returned to the UK to host mornings on Xfm. He has also hosted shows for VH-1 and MTV2.

That according to the weekly Media Monitors chart of radio advertisers. Burger King jumped back into the top three, airing 28,701 commercials on radio stations all across the country, and that was good enough for third place behind the Home Depot (82,713) and GEICO (41,428). McDonald's took the fourth spot airing 25,967, and Walgreens was fifth with 23,052. The USDOT catapulted from 39th to 7th place with 22,491.

On Friday, April 8, The Rush Limbaugh Show held its 26th annual on-air Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Cure-A-Thon. Limbaugh dedicated portions of his three-hour nationally syndicated radio program to encourage listeners to join the effort to find a cure for leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease, and myeloma, and to improve the quality of life for patients and their families.

Flint, Michigan's NASH FM 95.1 (WFBE) hosted a benefit Thursday, April 7, for Hurley Children’s Hospital and Hurley Children’s Clinic, to help kids who have been exposed to lead from the city’s water.

WTOP announced it is the recipient of eight National Headliner Awards for excellence in journalism. The station won three first-place awards, four second-place, and a third-place.

CBS RADIO’s 97.1 The Ticket (WXYT-FM) announced Monday that Mike Valenti, co-host of the Valenti and Foster show has signed a long-term contract with the station.

Keith Bratel is the new Market President for the iHeart's Madison market. Bratel was looking for a new gig having last worked as Director of Sales at the Milwaukee Radio Alliance from 2007 to 2016. Bratel was also the Director of Sales for Clear Channel Radio from August 1998 – September 2005.

The Mix Group and ReelWorld are teaming up to create a first-of-its-kind imaging event. ReelMIX 2016 is a two-day event Sept. 28-29 in Miami. Participants will engage in hands-on imaging classes with producers from both companies. There will also be presentations by designers on trade software, plugins, and hardware, and debates about the current and future state of imaging and production.

(by MaryBeth Garber) With the average urban commuter spending 42 hours a year stuck in traffic jams, a recent commuter study by Edison Research provides insight into how Americans deal with their daily commute. Given AM/FM radio’s firm hold on its in-car audience, it’s easy to see why streaming services, such as Pandora, want to break AM/FM’s connection to its listeners — but they remain unsuccessful.