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Jeff Warshaw's company has expanded its digital business by purchasing assets from digital marketing company Scorpion. The purchase includes the staff, a portfolio of accounts and management platforms. The new operations will be called Ferocious Media.

The entry window for the 2020 NAB Leadership Foundation's Service to America Awards closes March 6. The awards honor radio and TV stations for their commitment to keeping local communities informed and safe, and their exceptional public service efforts.

Cox Media Group Miami has promoted Angelina Rosario to Director of Sales. Rosario has been the GSM at CMG's cluster for nearly five years. Before that Roasario was LSM for two years

Paul "PT" Thomas, Co-host of "The Wolf Wake Up Crew", KMNB-FM 102.9 Minneapolis, continues his effort to spread awareness about suicide prevention. Thomas is teaming up with Brighter Days Grief Center in Minneapolis to help families affected by suicide.

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is set to launch a podcast in 2020. She says her long interview with Howard Stern was one of the reasons she's launching. iHeartRadio will be a major distributor of the show. Get all the details at The Podcast Business Journal.

Lakeia Brown is now the Senior Producer of Race & Culture for ABC's Audio Insights. It's a newly created position for Brown who moves over from ABC News Research where her primary role was spearheading and forecasting sales estimates for all ABC News programs.

Rex Long has been named Program Director for iHeartMedia's KHFI-FM in Austin. Long moves to Austin from Salt Lake City where he worked for the iHeart cluster.

Scotty Kay has been named midday show host for NOW 96.3 (KNOU-FM) in St. Louis. Hosting Scotty Kay in the Midday will be added to his role as morning show co-host for sister station US99 (WUSN-FM) in Chicago.

The iHeart CEO was asked a question about localism during the Thursday night earnings call. Pittman frequently talks about radio as the listener's companion. An analyst asked if companionship meant being local, and did iHeart's emphasis on technology get away from being local, harming audience levels. 

Broadcast revenue declined 2.7%, network revenue was up 2.2%, and digital revenue, including podcasting, was up 33.6% for iHeart in the quarter. Excluding political revenue, overall revenue grew 4.3% compared to Q4 2018.