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SalemNOW Documentary Series Launches. Salem Media Group says that its SalemNOW conservative and Christian streaming service is now streaming “Prescription to Kill,” a true crime docuseries hosted by actor and filmmaker Kevin Sorbo. Salem says the series originated from director Andrew Thibault’s two-year legal battle with the Food and Drug Administration under the Freedom of Information Act that uncovered hundreds of previously withheld reports it says link prescription medications to acts of homicide, including multiple school shootings.

Audacy Hosts Phillies Party. Audacy’s sports talk WIP, Philadelphia – flagship of the MLB’s Phillies – is hosting the second annual Red October Rally today (10/3) from Stateside Live! in celebration of the Phillies’ National League Division Series appearance. WIP is hosting a live broadcast from the team’s postseason rally from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm.

iHeartMedia Presents Wine on the River Event. iHeartMedia Louisville is producing the sixth annual Wine on the River event on October 11 at The Belvedere in Downtown Louisville. The company’s Louisville stations – including news/talk WHAS – are promoting the event that will benefit the Boys & Girls Club of Kentuckiana.

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The American Miracle Premieres at the Kennedy Center

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On June 4, Heroic Pictures and Patterns of Evidence Foundation hosted an exclusive VIP red carpet premiere at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. for the new film, The American Miracle: Our Nation Is No Accident. The film was inspired by talk radio host Michael Medved’s bestselling book of the same name and portrays the successful American Revolution as happening due to the intervening hand of God. The movie was produced and directed by Timothy Mahoney and stars Pat Boone and Kevin Sorbo, among numerous others. Pictured above is Michael Medved with his wife Diane and actors in period costumes.