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Project 150 has awarded SOS Radio (KSOS) in Las Vegas with the 2019 Champion For Youth Award for service to Las Vegas' homeless.

In each episode of the new podcast Green Eggs & Dan, Dan Ahdoot talks with comedians, writers, actors, and chefs about what they love most -- food. The conversation starts by delving deep into an actual picture of the guest’s fridge

Tonight (from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m.) Walter Sterling will be filling in for Jim Bohannon on the syndicated The Jim Bohannon Show. Sterling is the host of Sterling On Sunday, on WPHT/Philadelphia.

And audio content is hot these days, just look at what Spotify is up to. If Tuesday's Bloomberg story is true, Apple executives who see Spotify and others making big moves in the audio content space, want to be sure they don't lose their massive lead with consumers who use their service to listen to podcasts.

The 2019 recipients for this year’s Rising Through the Ranks program have been selected. The program is presented by the RAB, BMI, and the Mentoring and Inspiring Women in Radio group. 29 people will attend the two-day seminar next month at the BMI Nashville office.

Beth Ellis has been promoted to Vice President and Associate General Counsel of Emmis Communications Corporation.

On July 15, 2015, Perot Company Petrus Holding invested in Connoisseur Media, which at the time had 42 stations in 12 markets. On July 16, 2019, exactly four years later, CEO Jeff Warshaw announced the company completed a buyout and management will own substantially all the company.

Nikki Vaughn has been named the new midday personality at Beasley’s 105.1 The Bounce in Detroit. Vaughn most recently served as a midday on-air personality at 105.9 KISS- FM in the Motor City.

In early October, ESPN will debut The ESPN Daily, a podcast that will be published five times per week. ESPN didn't have many details about the new show other than to tout it will be "appointment listening" for sports fans. 

Vic Canales Media Group in South Florida has named Scott Elberg Executive Vice President/Market Manager. Most recently, Elberg was the Director of Business Development for Cumulus Media in New York.