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The Chicago Business Journal published a profile piece on CBS Chicago Market Manager Tim Pohlman, who replaced Rod Zimmerman in January. The reason CBS Radio moved Pohlman from Phoenix to Chicago was because the revenue wasn't where the company wanted it to be, according to the Journal. Pohlman had good news for reporter Lewis Lazare, "I made my first-quarter numbers." He also said the most probable timeframe for a spinoff of CBS's radio division is early in 2017.

PRX stands for Public Radio Exchange. It's an online marketplace for distribution, review, and licensing of public radio programming. Over the past year, PRX has been working on a project it says will reimagine the way listeners spend their time with audio content.

eMarketer reports the US media and entertainment industries will spend a combined $7.34 billion on paid online and mobile media advertising this year. The firm is projecting that number to balloon to $11.52 billion in four years. The media category is expected to spend $4 billion in 2016, up from $3.45 billion in 2015. And entertainment advertisers will spend $3.29 billion on digital ads in 2016.

The former Lincoln Financial CEO will receive the NAB's National Radio Award during the Radio Luncheon, Wednesday, September 21 at the Radio Show in Nashville. Benson was Lincoln's CEO from 2008-2015. In 2014, he was named Radio Ink's Executive of The Year.

The Miami Dolphins and Miami's Sportsradio 560 WQAM have entered into a long-term partnership with the station becoming the official flagship radio partner of the franchise. The Dolphins were being broadcast on two iHeart stations, WINZ-AM and Rocker WBGG. Previously, the Dolphins were broadcast on WQAM, from 1997-2004 and 2007-09. In addition, all Dolphins games will be simulcast on CBS's Country station in the market, Kiss 99.9.

Hubbard Radio in Washington, D.C., has entered into a partnership with creative shop, Yamanair Creative. The company will provide imaging promos, production, copywriting, and production for clients. They will basically be the station's “imaging” producer.

The New York Post reports that the reason former CEO Brian McAndrews left in March was because he was shopping the online streamer and there were no takers. Now, disgruntled investor Keith Meister has gone public with his desire to see the company sold.

As part of the FCC's new approach to transparency it has launched a new Consumer Complaint Data Center. The online listing of consumer complaints includes how many calls are made to the government agency about radio. The biggest complaint ( 7,391 of them) is about interference. What's next?

The power of radio was on display in Milwaukee as listeners stepped up to the plate, as they always do, to support their local community with a nudge from their favorite radio station. Scripps owned WTMJ in Milwaukee sponsored two “Stars and Stripes Honor Flights” from Milwaukee to Washington D.C. with a total of 140 Veterans on board.

Wyatt Nelson appeared in a viral video showing him doing hockey play-by-play for his blind father in the stands during a Western Hockey League game. That video caught the attention of KMOX analyst Kelly Chase.