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Established in 1987, the NAB Crystal Radio Awards bring national recognition to radio stations for their year-round commitment to serving communities. A panel of judges representing the broadcast industry and community service organizations will review applications and select 50 finalists and 10 winners.

The 70th Scripps Howard Awards, one of the nation’s key American journalism competitions, is now accepting entries for journalism and storytelling produced in 2022. The entry window closes February 5.

Chris Fleming has become known across the radio industry as the EVP of El Dorado Broadcasters, with stations in the High Desert of Southern California and in Yuma, Ariz. He's also an author, and has now released an audiobook which Fleming describes as "a collection of techniques, real-life examples, and cautionary tales from today’s business climate."

You've just had a great meeting with a local direct client. The last words you heard from the client were, “That sounds great. I think we can do this." Then, there's silence. What happened? Here's what sales consultant Paul Weyland has to say on the matter.

Are you a woman that's curious about what it takes to advance to sales leadership roles and what these roles entail? A forthcoming TVB webinar offers the opportunity to hear from female sales managers about their current jobs and how they got there.

As 2022 comes to an end, the inevitable predictions on what will likely transpire over the next 12 months have surfaced. That said, executives at TransUnion chimed in on what they're seeing across streaming, audio, Connected TV, and AVOD. It's worth a read.

In this fresh InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM — released just in time for CES 2023 attendees — Benztown's Dave "Chachi" Denes shares details on what he believes are the tech trends and gadgetry that will truly impact Radio in 2023 and beyond. LISTEN HERE

In 2019, the locale was New Orleans. In 2022, after two COVID-19 impacted years, it returned to bustling, revitalized downtown Tampa. Now, the organization led by President/CEO Joseph Annotti has started the advanced registration process for Media Finance Focus 2023 in Hollywood, Calif.

"After much deep thought and contemplation over the past months," Laura Molen is exiting NBCU. At the same time, a new Managing Director and EVP of Global Advertising and Partnerships has been hired and will be working from London, effective January 16, 2023.

What is the percentage of brands and businesses surveyed by Advertiser Perceptions who say they will be returning to linear TV in the first quarter of 2023? It's going to be higher than that seen in recent quarters, its newly released data show.

The NAB Show is launching a new awards program to recognize individuals, companies and products "for outstanding innovations in media technology that promote conservation and reusability of natural resources and foster economic and social development." A special ceremony is planned on the Main Stage at the 2023 event in Las Vegas.

Fresh insights courtesy of Borrell Associates illustrate just how small the percentage of gross revenue is that is earmarked for advertising initiatives. As Gordon Borrell shares, "they are more likely to be novice marketers." As such, they are more likely to spend only on two forms of media.

One company has gained an industry-wide reputation for its media workflow products. The other is a provider of custom creative for broadcast sellers. They've now come together to forge a strategic partnership designed to improve efficiency for their respective clients.

The ad sales advocacy group for broadcast television in the U.S. on Monday released fresh data points from the full 2022 Voter Funnel survey, which focus on media’s influence on voters following the midterm election in Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. What did TVB find?

There's a new SVP of West Coast Operations for Premiere Networks, the national radio arm of iHeartMedia. It's a woman who will continue to oversee all programming operations from Los Angeles, "optimizing the company's resources" to best serve its nationally distributed radio shows and services.