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The San Antonio Spurs announced on Wednesday that Univision's KXTN-FM in San Antonio will serve as the franchise's new official Spanish-language radio station. Play-by-play broadcaster Paul Castro will continue to serve as the Spanish voice of the Spurs, now in his 24th season.

Those two super companies own a combined 72% share of the digital and mobile media revenue. And one of the reasons why is brilliant. Radio often touts how some of its salespeople have become the marketing arm of local advertisers, relied upon to present marketing solutions that drive customer traffic through the use of radio. Imagine if you were able to embed radio salespeople inside the walls of the largest advertisers in the country, to constantly teach them how, when and why to use radio.

NPR says its radio broadcasts, podcasts, and digital reporting have all reached new heights in 2016. CEO Jarl Mohn says, “NPR’s increased ratings and digital engagement can be attributed to first-rate journalism, riveting storytelling, revamped newsmagazines, live reporting, and better user platforms."

As we gear up to hear the quarterly numbers from all the public companies, we checked in with Galaxy Communications CEO Ed Levine. Levine recently announced his company would be purchasing a cluster of stations from Gamma Broadcasting in Massachusetts, so we asked him about that deal, where he's getting his financing, how the economy was doing in his market, and political ad revenue. Here's what he had to say...

In our final installment of our three-part interview with the great Charles Osgood, we asked him about the evolving news business and what he thinks about how the news is being covered today, a much different world than when he first started. Although Osgood recently retired from Television he can still be heard on the radio as part of the Westwood One family. We also asked Osgood to share some advice for young broadcasters hoping to get into radio news and why he decided to stay in radio after retiring from Television.

Cumulus owned KFOG in San Francisco has announced its 2016 Concert for Kids lineup. The holiday concert is taking place Thursday, December 8, at the Masonic in San Francisco, with Band of Horses, Blind Pilot and The Revivalists, and benefits UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals and Marines Toys for Tots. This show is in its 31st year.

If anyone thought Don Imus was going to retire any time soon, you can forget about that idea. The I-man just signed a multi-year renewal with Cumulus and 77 WABC in New York that will extend his radio career in New York to over 40 years.

There aren't too many broadcasters left that are as unique, creative and genuinely nice as Charles Osgood. The good news is that when Osgood retired from his position as host of CBS's Sunday morning news program, he decided he was going to continue his broadcasts on the radio as part of the Westwood One family. We were honored to be able to speak to Osgood recently where he gave us his view on radio, calling it his "window on the world." Today, in part two of our three-part series, Osgood talks about a few of the stories he covered early in his career and why he never went into management.

News/Talk is a risky undertaking with costly talent, passionate listeners, nervous advertisers, and a daily stream of potential controversy, yet its estimated 11 percent audience share make it a risk many companies feel is worth taking.  Learn to dance without stepping on any toes. 

Recently Emmis CEO Jeff Smulyan announced his company was selling its Terre Haute radio stations and Texas Monthly. In an SEC filing yesterday, the company announced it would pay severance to all employees not offered employment. And Emmis will pay a bonus to all employees. Here are the details.