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Entercom has partnered with the Travis Manion Foundation’s Operation Legacy Service Project in Abington, PA, to renovate the home of Iraqi War veteran, Matthew Renner. Each April and November, the Travis Manion Foundation organizes Operation Legacy Service Projects, which unites communities for a common cause through volunteer-led service opportunities. 

Kizart has been re-appointed to the FCC’s Advisory Committee on Diversity and Digital Empowerment. This is a two-year term and expands on his initial appointment received in 2017.

ESPN's syndicated Dan Le Batard Show, which is based in Miami, will broadcast from its studio for the first time in nearly three months starting today. Like most other radio shows the Le Batard crew has been doing the show remotely.

A former syndicated host launches on the new Amazon app. Zach Sang launched on AMP this week. The show is being produced in Hollywood. Westwood One dropped Sang back in January. Sang was syndicated for 10 years and heard in 80 markets at one time. 

Westwood One, in alliance with ESPN Deportes Radio, will broadcast college basketball’s showcase in Spanish for the third consecutive year. The trio of Rafael Hernández Brito, former All-American Greivis Vásquez, and Clemson Smith Muñiz will once again announce all the action.

This one will come as no surprise. Although nothing has been filed with the court yet, SoundExchange has stated it plans to appeal the recently approved CRB webcasting rates that went into effect this past January.

Award-winning hospitality legend, New York Times best-selling author, entrepreneur, and top-rated television personality, Jon Taffer, takes on his latest business venture in partnership with PodcastOne. His new podcast, Jon Taffer: No Excuses premiered this week and is available now on PodcastOne.com, the PodcastOne app, and Apple Podcasts.

Audio 1 has acquired the national distribution rights for the syndicated Mason Dixon Generation 80’s music show. A staple of Tampa's Q105 (WRBQ) radio, the program features nostalgic tunes on a backdrop of Mason Dixon's behind-the-scenes tales.

Longtime radio research executive Laura Ivey has joined Edison Research. Ivey, who has had a variety of roles at Arbitron and Nielsen dating back to 1996, most recently was Account Director for the Southeast region for Nielsen’s radio ratings.

ESPN continues on down the simulcast road, and on Monday, August 13, at 1 p.m. ET, ESPN Radio’s weekday The Stephen A. Smith Show will join Golic and Wingo, The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz, and The Will Cain Show on ESPNEWS, making the network the TV home of all four of ESPN’s weekday national radio simulcasts.