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Local ad revenue in Q2 was very weak, according to radio's public companies. This week we're checking in with privately held radio groups to see how local is performing for them. Today, Amador Bustos, President of Bustos Media, tells Radio Ink how local is looking in his neck of the woods.

Who saw this coming? In a quieter week in national radio advertising, Media Monitors has listed job search site Indeed, which aired 35,815 ads last week, as the leading advertiser in the country.

Dave Ramsey's syndication arm has added The Ken Coleman Show and it will launch in 25 markets across the country, including Chicago, Denver, Indianapolis, Baton Rouge, Grand Rapids, and Riverside, CA. He hosted the show on SiriusXM and as a podcast since 2017.

Washington, DC, station ESPN 630 The Sports Capitol/WSBN is the new radio broadcast home of Army West Point Football for the 2019 season. This season, Army has big games against Michigan and the traditional clash with Navy.

Chris Petlak has been appointed on-air night personality/Director of Digital Content at WTMX/Chicago (101.9 THE MIX). Petlak moves to Hubbard Radio Chicago as the co-creator, Co-Executive Producer, writer, and lead on the TV series The Jamz on Amazon Prime and Apple TV.

ABC Radio will provide three, three-hour specials to affiliates for use over Labor Day weekend: “Labor Day Rock Rewind,” “Raised on ‘90s Country Salute,” and “America Works.”

Seton Hall University senior and WSOU 89.5 FM news director Robert Towey will co-lead a hands-on workshop at the Alternatives 2019 International Student Radio Conference, hosted at the University of Cambridge in England.

DJ and Music Specialist Emmanuel “E-Man” Coquia has been promoted to Director of Programming and Content for Meruelo Media. He will head the programming and music content for Meruelo Media’s Power 106 (KPWR-FM), 93.5 KDAY.

Last week, 2019 Radio Hall of Fame inductee Hollywood Hamilton took home a 1 Music Ave Award. Held during the 2019 1 Music Ave Conference in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, August 4-6, the 1 Music Ave Awards honor the year’s best in music and radio.

Public radio companies have consistently reported that local ad revenue in the second quarter has been dismal. If not for strong national revenue, things could have been a lot worse. All week long we'll be checking in with privately held radio groups to see how local ad revenue is performing for them. First up JVC CEO John Caracciolo.