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ABC Audio will provide three different, three-hour specials to affiliates for use over Memorial Day weekend.  Included are a summer music special hosted by Florida Georgia Line's Brian Kelley, a rock special presented by Speakeasy and an ABC News special that pays tribute to America’s heroes.

The latest Borrell Local Marketing Trends Podcast takes a close look at how distractions work. Gordon Borrell and Corey Elliott explore the phenomenon of distractions and what opportunities they hold for the advertising and marketing world.

Seth Rogen will launch his first podcast with Stitcher. Rogen's podcast will be a series of personal stories and is expected to debut later this year.

CNN Audio is launching The Handoff, a new weekly podcast hosted by CNN anchors Chris Cuomo and Don Lemon. The program will feature conversations between the anchors.

As radio fight its way back to 2019 revenue totals for its core over-the-air business, digital continues to be a bright spot. And, for Townsquare, which reported Q1 earnings Monday, it was a very bright spot.

Beasley Media Group picks up the long-running morning team. Bob & Sheri, who are based out of Charlotte, will be heard on WKQC-FM starting Monday, May 17th.

Ten more members of the House have signed on to support a resolution opposing any new performance fee, tax, royalty, or other charge on local radio. There are now 87 House co-sponsors and 8 Senate co-sponsors of the Local Radio Freedom Act Bill in the current Congress.

KCBS San Francisco All News morning sports anchor Steve Bitker will be retiring at the end of this week. To commemorate his final day KCBS will air a tribute for Steve and feature live interviews with many sports figures who've crossed Steve’s path over the years.

Media Monitors has Indeed in first place this week. The job search company knocked Progressive out of the top spot. Here are your top five: Indeed (48,656), Progressive (47,564), Babbel (46,568), ZipRecruiter (34,355), Uber Technologies (32,479)

Benztown and P1 Media Group will host a free webinar featuring legendary programmer Lee Abrams. 'Next: Creating Amazing Radio' is set for May 13.