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Vibenomics is a cloud-based, managed service provider of audio experience solutions to location-based businesses and connected cities. On Tuesday, Vibenomics announced the launch of an audio out-of-home advertising marketplace which will be headed by former Emmis SVP Paul Brenner.

Tomorrow Dave Ramsey Solutions is hosting a free livestream on a plan for building wealth. The syndicated radio host will be joined by author Rachel Cruze and The Fine Print podcast host George Kamel for the event.

SiriusXM has added popular social media content creator Rob Perez, better known as @WorldWideWob to NBA fans, to its NBA Radio lineup. Starting with this NBA postseason, Perez will anchor live postgame shows throughout the playoffs.

Colin Kinsella is CEO at Havas Media Group North America, a global media network operating in over 140 countries. Havas clients include Disney, PayPal, Michelin, Dish, and 21st Century Fox. Kinsella loves radio and cannot understand why more big brands aren’t using it.

Borrell’s Local Marketing Trends podcast is examining if Social Media is picking up some undue credit. Gordon Borrell and Corey Elliott look into the numbers that appear to give Social Media kudos for helping business weather 2020.

Palm Beach radio station 850 WFTL-AM unveiled its new weekday schedule on Monday, showcasing a mix of local and national shows. The station's reorganization includes The South Florida Morning Show and Joyce Kaufman among local broadcasts.

Steve Swick is all about local. He's about local when he's running his eight radio stations. He's about local when he's dealing with his clients at Local Radio Networks. And he's not a happy man when roadblocks are put in his way when he's trying to execute great local radio.

Sam Alex has been added to the line-up at KORN Country 100.3 in Columbus, Indiana. The show will air weekdays 7 P.M. to Midnight on WYBG-FM.

iHeart Media says it has tapped Andrew Colton to host its morning show at Miami news-talk station WIOD (610 AM). He will start at the station in early January 2023.

(By Bob McCurdy) It has been a wild week of media news, led by Verizon, AT&T, Enterprise, GlaxoSmithKline, GM, Walmart, Pepsico, and J&J’s boycott of Google and YouTube due to their inability to safely “traffic” Web advertising. The environment in which some of their banner and video ads were served make commercials airing in radio’s more controversial programs akin to appearing in Ozzie & Harriet.