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And the folks at The Verge are giving Pandora and others unsolicited advice on what they should steal as the service shuts down. The Verge says, despite its small user base, "Rdio did have tons of great ideas around design and user experience, and its competitors should absolutely steal them.

After a triumphant return in 2023 following a battle with cancer, the University of Alabama has let go of iconic football radio voice Eli Gold. Gold will pass the microphone to Chris Stewart after being on the Crimson Tide Sports Network since 1988.

At the NAB Show in Las Vegas on Tuesday, the 10 Crystal Award winners were announced for their year-round commitment to community service. 50 finalists made the cut and these 10 stations took the trophies.

As election season heats up, Crossover Media Group Sales, a new cross-platform content-production and advertising-sales rep firm has added four new political Talk programs to its roster.

Janda Lane has joined Chicago’s WDRV-FM “The Drive.” Roberts will contribute content and information to the station’s afternoon show, hosted by Steve Seaver. She will also provide multifaceted assistance to The Drive’s programming department.

Pamal Broadcasting has hired A.J. Bodden as Market Manager in Albany (New York) where the company has six stations. Bodden previously worked as a VP at Townsquare where he managed a division of the company’s corporate live events business. He replaces Bryan Hollenbaugh who purchased a station in Gaylord, Michigan.

AdLarge, Flightpath, and Sounder have announced a collaboration in the podcast sector. The integration allows AdLarge to utilize Flightpath's Sales Availability Dashboard for campaign planning, enabled by Sounder's expertise in content classification.

Premiere Networks' Elvis Duran will host the 2020 Radio Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on October 29 from 7-9 p.m. The ceremony will be live from multiple locations and broadcast on radio stations across the country, on iHeart Radio, and on SiriusXM.

Beasley Media Group Philadelphia employees rolled up their sleeves during the cluster’s recent Beasley Best “Day of Caring” event to lend a helping hand to the City of Philadelphia Community Life Improvement Program.

WLZL-FM (El Zol) in Washington, DC, brought in $440,000 to benefit Children’s National Hospital during its annual Children’s National Radiotón. The amount donated during the 12th annual event brought overall contributions to over $4.6 million since 2008.