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It’s a way to hook in younger listeners, according to CEO Jarl Mohn who was interviewed by Amplifi Media CEO Steve Goldstein at the NAB Show, Monday. The average age of an NPR podcast listener is 33 according to Mohn.

The disgraced former WFAN morning host told Michael Kay on WFAN’s biggest competitor in  New York, ESPN 98.7-FM, that WFAN turned him down for an interview so he reached out to Kay. Carton was part of the highly successful morning show with Boomer Esiason before his gambling issues caught up with him and was arrested.

Xperi Corporation has announced an agreement with the Federal Emergency Management Agency to integrate HD Radio’s Emergency Alerts feature into its Integrated Public Alert and Warning System test and demonstration center in Maryland.

It’s been a while since Home Depot was atop the list of the nation’s leading radio advertisers. But, according to Media Monitors, the big-box home improvement outfit has made it back in a big way.

The money comes from the Jacques M. Littlefield Foundation and will be used to increase CPR’s environmental reporting and create a hub of information for solutions to climate-related issues. The grant will be distributed over five years and fund a team of reporters.

U.S. 101 (WUSY-FM/Chattanooga) afternoon drive show Mo & StyckMan has won the Academy of Country Music Radio Award for “On-Air Personality of the Year – Medium Market.”

In Chicago, WDRV-FM’s The Sherman & Tingle Show has had great success with its “Give a Vet a Pet” campaign, raising enough money in one week (April 1-5) to provide two service dogs to local veterans suffering from PTSD.

iHeartMedia has released the lineup for the popular Daytime Village at the iHeartCountry Festival in Austin, TX. The free event will feature Russell Dickerson, Michael Ray, Lauren Alaina, LOCASH, and Morgan Wallen

The company will work in conjunction with SuiteRadio to present a webinar titled “Air Talent Is Great! Building Up Personalities That Listeners Love.” It is part of the Coffee With Envision series.

At the NAB Show today, Entercom CEO David Field plans to tell investors that Entercom’s pacings for  the second quarter of 2019 are up by more than 4% compared to the second quarter of 2018. The disclosure will be made during meetings with investors in Vegas.