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Those are the words of Bubba The Love Sponge. Bubba and Shannon Burke held a joint press conference Monday to unveil JVC's new Florida Man format in Orlando. Bubba will host mornings and Burke has afternoon drive duties. Bubba said, “We’re so hated we can’t get any more hated.”

VP of Digital Media Matt Nystrom (pictured), who's been with the company nearly 12 years, and five people on his team were let go. Saga Senior VP for Operations Chris Forgy tells Radio Ink, "We simply closed down the Columbus operation and will reopen in Grosse Pointe." Reach out to Matt by e-mail at [email protected]

It's called Audiology by Katz and the goal of the new sales division is to "help advertisers and agencies leverage the power of audio to connect with consumers."

Public radio stations across Texas are teaming with NPR to increase coverage of statewide issues aimed at underserved regions. Reporters and editors from the state’s four largest public radio stations are planning statewide coverage together and to share resources.

BMI revenue for its fiscal year which ended June 30 was $1.283 billion, up 7% over the previous year, and a record for revenue. BMI distributed $1.196 billion to its songwriters, composers, and publishers, its highest distributions ever, and a 7% or $78 million increase over last year.

Fox News Radio has a new deal with Triton Digital for its podcast ad insertion technology. Fox's podcast network includes The Candidates with Bret Baier, and The Brian Kilmeade Show and The Guy Benson Show, which are radio shows and podcasts.

Spanish Broadcasting System has appointed Eduardo Maytorena as Local Sales Manager of the Los Angeles market, KLAX-FM–97.9FM La Raza and KXOL-FM Mega 96.3FM.

In honor of National Recovery Month, NewsTalk 99.7 FM & AM 630 WPRO/Providence is having a day of broadcasts aimed at confronting the opioid crisis and how it affects Rhode Island and Southern New England.

Power 102.9 in Fort Collins, Colorado, flipped from Classic Rock, last Friday, to become the first, and only, Hip-Hop station in Northern Colorado.

Joey Brooks has been named SVP of Programming for iHeart’s Hartford and New Haven markets. He will report to Steve Honeycomb, President, iHeartMedia, Hartford Region.