Radio Ink

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Hunger Day Radiothon Successful

Posted: 05 Feb 2021 09:24 AM PST
https://radioink.com/2021/02/05/hung...on-successful/

830 WCCO’s (WCCO-AM), Minneapolis raised more than half-a-million dollars
to combat hunger. The 13th annual “Let’s Kick Hunger Day Radiothon� raised
a record-breaking $544,974 to benefit Second Harvest Heartland.

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Timberwolves Stick With WCCO

Posted: 05 Feb 2021 07:56 AM PST
https://radioink.com/2021/02/05/timb...ick-with-wcco/

830 WCCO (WCCO-AM) will stay the flagship station for Timberwolves NBA
basketball. The Twin Cities Entercom station has served as the radio home
of the team since 2011.

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Is The Vaccine Making a Difference?

Posted: 05 Feb 2021 12:15 AM PST
https://radioink.com/2021/02/05/is-t...-a-difference/

Is the slow-rolling COVID-19 vaccine roll-out having an impact on local
advertisers enough so they increase their ad spend? That's the focus of our
daily series of interviews with radio executives. Ron Stone's Adams Radio
Group owns stations in Tallahassee, Fort Wayne, Northwest Indiana,
Salisbury-Ocean City and Las Cruces. Here's what Stone is hearing...

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A DJ And a Doctor

Posted: 05 Feb 2021 12:08 AM PST
https://radioink.com/2021/02/05/a-dj-and-a-doctor/

The Dr. and The DJ is a new podcast launching February from public radio
station KEXP in Seattle. It's about the power of music, health, and
community hosted by Dr. Amy Lindsey and DJ John Richards. TRAILER

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Hilton Partners With iHeart

Posted: 04 Feb 2021 11:45 PM PST
https://radioink.com/2021/02/05/hilt...s-with-iheart/

iHeartRadio says the new partnership with Paris Hilton will include a slate
of original podcasts and short form PodPosts published in podcast feeds
aimed at feeling more like social media posts.

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WBA Awards Student Station Manager

Posted: 04 Feb 2021 11:00 PM PST
https://radioink.com/2021/02/05/wba-...ation-manager/

The Wisconsin Broadcasters Association has recognized Alex Stouf, Manager
for WWSP-FM, in Stevens Point. Stouf will be recognized with the WBA
Student Leadership Award at the WBA Student Seminar.

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Barrett Names Top Afternoon Sports Shows

Posted: 04 Feb 2021 10:00 PM PST
https://radioink.com/2021/02/05/bsm-...-sports-shows/

The Barrett Sports Media sixth annual Top 20 list has named the top
Afternoon Shows in major and medium markets. The major market winner is an
ESPN branded show with the mid market winner going to a Fan branded show.

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Who Are The Top 20 Leaders in Radio?

Posted: 04 Feb 2021 10:00 PM PST
https://radioink.com/2021/02/05/who-...rs-in-radio-2/

Arguably, the last year was the hardest ever to be a leader in radio. A
raging pandemic, local businesses closing, the revenue spigot shut tight
and employee cutbacks. If you work for a true leader that mastered all of
those challenges, you need to nominate that person HERE.