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The new report on digital revenue from the RAB and Borrell also says stations are becoming less dependent on banner ads and selling other forms of digital advertising. We asked Gordon Borrell to expand on exactly what radio stations are now selling that's helping them become more successful bringing in digital dollars.

Paul Burton joins the Adams Radio Group as VP/GM for its Salisbury-Ocean City, MD, cluster. Adams CEO Ron Stone said, “I have spent the past several months as the interim GM while searching for the right person to lead our organization in Delmarva. Paul is that person." Burton replaces Cheryl Salamone who left in September.

For Hispanic broadcasters, a comprehensive digital strategy is becoming more about survival than just making budget. Hispanic consumers are not only the biggest group of smartphone and tablet users in the country, they’re spending more time online. As the Hispanic population grows younger, even more of your audience will be dependent on these devices for their entertainment, news, and information.

FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn called last Friday "take out the trash day" when referring to Chairman Ajit Pai reversing decisions made by former Chairman Thomas Wheeler without offering any explanation. On Tuesday, the Chairman took one of Clyburn's suggestions about his planned reforms and implemented it.

The ABC News Radio special series is called America’s Fentanyl Crisis. Senior Justice Correspondent Pierre Thomas (pictured here wearing a hazmat suit to get a sense of the challenges police face) reports on the crisis from New England, which ABC says is ground zero of the Fentanyl epidemic.

Scripps-owned WTMJ Radio in Milwaukee starts up the new podcast network, which includes WTMJ shows on demand and locally based podcasters from Milwaukee and Wisconsin. The pilot program also includes exclusive podcasts for the Green Bay Packers, Milwaukee Brewers, and Milwaukee Bucks.

Leeann Tweeden is joining KABC in Los Angeles as news anchor on the McIntyre in the Morning show. Tweeden joins McIntyre and sportscaster Randy Wang. Previously, Tweeden co-hosted LA Today with Roggin & Tweeden on AM570 LA Sports Radio.

Carisma has been promoted to Music Director and Mix Show Coordinator for Hip Hop station REAL 92.3. Carisma joined REAL 92.3 in 2015 as the live DJ/Mixer in afternoon drive, and part of the Young California Radio collaboration with DJ Amen and Dre Sinatra, which airs on Saturday nights from 7 p.m. to midnight.

Jeremy “Otis” Maher has changed his address from Louisville to Atlanta to be the new Afternoon Drive Personality and Music Director for 94.9 The Bull, "Today’s Best Country," effective Monday, February 6.

The NAB is reporting that another four members of Congress have joined as cosponsors of a resolution that opposes "any new performance fee, tax, royalty, or other charge" on local broadcast radio stations. The Local Radio Freedom Act (LRFA) now has 127 cosponsors in the House and 10 in the Senate.