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Total Q2 revenue came in at $2 billion with SiriusXM at $1.5 billion and Pandora clocking in at $441 million.

Cox Media Group Atlanta’s News powerhouse WSB hosted its 19th annual Care-a-Thon this week. The 37-hour event raised over $1.7 million for research and programs at the Aflac Cancer & Blood Disorders Center of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, nearly breaking the record set in 2017.

Some of the featured artists for the 2019 iHeartRadio Fiesta Latina at AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami have been announced, and fans of Latin music are going to be very pleased.

Listeners to the Rush Limbaugh show continue to purchase his $27.00 Betsy Ross T-shirts. Proceeds from the shirts are being donated to the Tunnel to Towers Foundation, which pays off mortgages of those killed on September 11.

The former Triton Digital co-founder is now the CEO of Digital Audio Venture firm JaxLaw Inc. and President/CEO of independent podcast studio and consultancy, Workhouse Connect. The initial product offering from this new partnership will be called “E-Plus.”

Veteran sales executive Mariano Amador will join the newly reformatted Cali 93.9 (KLLI-FM Los Angeles) as General Sales Manager. Amador began his career at Univision Network New York and most recently served as GSM for Liberman Broadcasting in Los Angeles.

Patrick Mendonca has been named Connoisseur Media of Maryland’s Digital Sales Manager. Mendonca has served in several roles at the station including on-air, marketing and promotions, and assisting the team with company-owned digital assets.

Adams Radio Group has elevated Nathan James to Program Director and afternoon drive personality for Country WUSX-FM/Salisbury, MD. James will also continue as Director of Marketing Partnerships and Promotions for the Delmarva brands.

Ji Suk Yi will join WGN Radio as a contributor on The Steve Cochran Show, weekday mornings. Yi will continue "The Grid: Neighborhood Eats," a weekly Chicago Sun-Times restaurant column and video.

102.5 WDVE in Pittsburgh has brought in Chad Tyson to host afternoon drive. In addition, WDVE’s Russ Rose will move to evenings. Tyson joins the Pittsburgh market from Eagle 107.5 where he most recently served as the afternoon drive host.