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reVolver Podcasts will be the exclusive platform for Edgar “Shoboy” Sotelo and his wife Janet Sotelo's new podcast. Hanging with Los Sotelos will be produced from the Sotelo’s home and showcase their life as a bilingual and bicultural Mexican American couple. LISTEN

The NFL's Los Angeles Chargers and Estrella Media have signed a multi-year deal that will make KUBE-FM (Que Buena 105.5/94.3) in L.A. the Official Spanish Language radio home for the team.

A goup of agricultural organizations have partnered to pen a letter to House and Senate leaders praising the work local broadcasters have done informing communities at the same time the COVID-19 crisis has dealt a deadly blow to their revenue. The groups are asking that any future federal funding include money for these local broadcasters.

The Mentoring & Inspiring Women in Radio Group Mildred Carter Mentoring Program’s Class of 2020 has been announced. Four candidates from the radio industry in sales, marketing, programming and digital disciplines have been selected.

Proctor & Gamble along with iHeartMedia are putting together a benefit to aid COVID-19 relief efforts in the LGBTQ+ Community. The streaming event is set for June 25.

Pet products producer Better Choice Company and iHeartMedia are partnering to aid animal shelters impacted by COVID-19. Money and products are going to shelters nationwide.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has invited Salem Media journalist Amy Jacobson back to his press briefings. The invite is in response to a federal lawsuit filed against him and his press secretary earlier this month.

Those were the words of Townsquare CEO Bill Wilson on the company's first quarter earnings call Monday. Townsquare saw over $4 million in advertising cancellations in March, resulting in a 10% revenue decline for that month, an 18 point swing after the month began up 8%.

Westwood One has released the results of two ad recall studies of smart speaker pre-roll advertising. The studies conducted in April 2020 by Dynata and in September 2019 by Survata involved an unnamed job recruitment company.

According to new data from Edison Research, the share of time adults 13 and older spent listening to audio at home increased by 44% during the survey period. Edison's research was done in the middle of May. Here are the details...