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Progressive Tops Radio Chart

Posted: 24 May 2021 01:50 PM PDT
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The Insurance giant moved up from third to the top spot on the Media
Monitors chart lat week, airing 58,557 commercials on radio stations across
the country. Here are the top five advertisers for the week...

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Caroline Beasley National Radio Award Honors

Posted: 24 May 2021 01:24 PM PDT
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Beasley Media Group Chief Executive Officer Caroline Beasley will receive
the National Radio Award during the Radio Show this fall in Las Vegas. The
annual award honors outstanding leadership in the radio industry.

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150 Million For iHeart

Posted: 24 May 2021 12:58 PM PDT
https://radioink.com/2021/05/24/150-million-for-iheart/

iHeart announced Monday that iHeartRadio has officially surpassed 150
million registered users. The company also announced the iHeartRadio app
has been downloaded over 3 billion times and iHeart believes a big reason
for that is the popularity of podcasting. More HERE.

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Blindspot Starts New Season

Posted: 24 May 2021 12:34 PM PDT
https://radioink.com/2021/05/24/blin...ts-new-season/

A+E Networks® and WNYC Studios will debut season two of Blindspot May
28. 'Blindspot: Tulsa Burning' explores the racial terror that destroyed
the Greenwood District of Tulsa, Oklahoma one hundred years ago this
Memorial Day.


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More Real Housewives Try Podcasting

Posted: 24 May 2021 12:30 PM PDT
https://radioink.com/2021/05/24/more...ry-podcasting/

Gizelle Bryant and Robyn Dixon, best known for starring in The Real
Housewives of Potomac, are hooking up for a podcast. 'Reasonably Shady' is
a lifestyle podcast, featuring conversations about being fearless women
recounting stories from their everyday lives.

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Huggie Movin To Seattle

Posted: 24 May 2021 12:25 PM PDT
https://radioink.com/2021/05/24/hugg...in-to-seattle/

MOViN 92.5 (KQMV-FM) is adding Dan 'Huggie' Amsden to afternoons. Amsden
joins Hubbard from Alpha Media's KBFF-FM in Portland.


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WBUR Hires CCO

Posted: 24 May 2021 12:22 PM PDT
https://radioink.com/2021/05/24/wbur-hires-cco/

Victor Hernandez joins WBUR in Boston as its first-ever Chief Content
Officer. Hernandez moves from the Northwest to the east coast from Cascade
Public Media in Seattle.

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Quu Creates Two New Roles

Posted: 24 May 2021 12:17 PM PDT
https://radioink.com/2021/05/24/quu-...two-new-roles/

Quu Inc., has hired radio industry veterans Jackie Bart and Joe Marshall
have been tapped to lead the company’s Success Team. Bart has been named
Customer Success Manager and Marshall will serve as Technical Success
Manager.

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WGY Fundraiser Breaks Record

Posted: 24 May 2021 09:14 AM PDT
https://radioink.com/2021/05/24/wgy-...breaks-record/

News Radio 810 103.1 WGY and 99.5 The River Albany, NY; raised over
$350,000 during the 23rd annual 'Cares for Kids Radiothon'. The funds
benefit the children at the Bernard Millie Duker Children’s Hospital at
Albany Med, the local Children’s Miracle Network Hospital.

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Sun Sets Funny Feelings Debut

Posted: 24 May 2021 08:45 AM PDT
https://radioink.com/2021/05/24/sun-...eelings-debut/

Sun Broadcast Group has reached a distribution partnership with comedian,
author and speaker Scotty Gunther and Radio Animal Media Consulting's Dom
Theodore. Funny Feelings With Scotty is a weekend show about relationships,
advice and hit music.