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Pierre Robert has been on the air at 93.3 WMMR-FM for four decades. The Beasley Media Group station will host a month-long celebration of highlights commemorating the  Philadelphia radio legends iconic moments.

99.5 The Mountain (KKQMT-FM) raised more than $58,000 to help Veterans. The 4th annual 'Helping Heroes Heal' Radiothon benefit Project Sanctuary in Colorado.

98.1 The Max (WXMX-FM) has raised more than a half-million dollars for Ronald McDonald House Charities in Memphis. The 31st Annual Radiothon raised $533,435.01 in less than 12 hours.

Doug Ray has been in the media business for nearly 30 years. He started in 1992 as an assistant media planner at a mid-size integrated ad agency. Today Ray is the Chief Product Officer for Global Media at dentsu America's. He's one of the many speakers at Forecast 2022 tomorrow, and, he's on the latest issue of Radio Ink Magazine.

Petra Mayer, the books editor on NPR's Culture desk, died on Saturday from what's believed to be a pulmonary embolism.

(By Mike McVay) Companies spend money building shows. Talent are their own brands. The magnitude of their success comes from their hard work and the level of investment made in them.

(By Jeff McHugh) As the saying goes, what you focus on grows. How do you maintain focus amidst a hurricane of distractions? What do you focus on, and what do you filter out?

(By Rick Fink) In the profession of media sales, one of the areas where procrastination rears its ugly head the most is when it comes to renewals. Why is that?

(By Loyd Ford) How do you improve your ability to be seen as a consultative problem-solver and not just like one of the many sales people others see all day in person, online and in their email every single day?

SiriusXM host Joe Madison is on a hunger strike until Congress passes, and President Biden signs, the Freedom to Vote Act or the J.L. Voting Rights Advancement Act. Both bills were recently passed by the House and both have stalled in the Senate.