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Entravision will host the El Paso Strong Telethon to raise money for the victims and families of the tragic shooting that occurred on August 3. The telethon will take place Sunday, August 18

Kennesaw State University in Georgia, and Dickey Broadcasting Company, have extended their partnership to make Atlanta Sports X 106.3/103.7 the official home of KSU football for the 2019 season. The partnership goes back to 2015.

The LGBTQ+ Talk Radio Network is adding 9 more markets bringing the total number of markets for the format to 28. Entercom is using HD Radio to add the additional 9 markets.

Dave Smith, who was let go from his Vice President of Programming position for Radio One Atlanta last week, is being accused of sexual harassment by former HOT 107.9 on-air host  Feleg Abraham.

Public radio companies have been reporting dismal local ad revenue for Q2. All week long we've been talking to privately held radio groups about local revenue in their markets. Today, Neuhoff Communications CEO Beith Neuhoff shares her thoughts.

The New York Public Radio Board of Trustees has announced that Goli Sheikholeslami has been named CEO of New York Public Radio. Sheikholeslami serves as CEO of Chicago Public Media. NYPR has been searching for a new CEO since January.

That’s the question Edison Research Senior VP Tom Webster was trying to figure out during his keynote speech, Wednesday, at Podcast Movement. Webster says there's no longer a clear way to define what a podcast is.

Seven Mountains Media has acquired Connoisseur Media’s Stroudsburg, PA, stations 93.5 WSBG and 840 WVPO. In less than five years, Seven Mountains has acquired 41 signals serving seven markets in Pennsylvania and the Southern Tier of New York State.

Entercom collected over 33,000 jars of peanut butter to benefit the Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina (the Charlotte metro area), setting a new record in total donations.

With local ad revenue floundering in Q2 for public radio companies, we're looking at the local revenue bottom line of privately held radio groups. Connoisseur Media operates 17 stations and digital brands in six markets across four states. CEO Jeff Warshaw shared his thoughts with Radio Ink.