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Is it true that the majority of the growth in the U.S. Hispanic market is coming from markets that are below the top 10 Hispanic DMAs? "Generally speaking, yes," reveals Fernando E. Férnandez, Partner and Chief Client Officer at New York-based multicultural advertising agency d'expósito & Partners.

In our latest 2018 Radio Wayne finalist podcast we speak to Cumulus Houston Sales Manager Tim Gratzer about how he succeeds in the trenches every day. The Radio Ink Radio Wayne Awards will be handed out on September 27 at the RAB/NAB Radio Show in Orlando, and over the next several weeks we're going to highlight the best of the best in radio sales and management. Here's our interview with Cumulus' Tim Gratzer...

Make no mistake about it, this deal is about the growth of podcasting and how these two companies plan to take advantage of that. PRI is a creator and curator of journalism and storytelling, and PRX focuses on and audio technology (like Podcasting). The two companies announced on Wednesday they were merging.

We reported back in June that WGOW Chattanooga host Jeff Styles was charged with aggravated assault and vandalism after he was shot when he approached a vehicle with a tomahawk in a road rage incident. His case has been referred to a grand jury. Now in a new podcast on his website Styles says he "was stalked, terrorized, and shot while acting in self-defense."

On Monday “Shotgun” Tom Kelly makes his debut on SiriusXM’s Channel 6 – Sixties on Six. Kelly will be voicetracking the 4-8 p.m. shift on the sixties on six channel from studios in San Diego.

Univision will now use the AdsWizz AudioMax platform for programmatic ad buying for its radio and music streaming app Uforia. AudioMax is a part of the AdsWizz end-to-end technology platform for digital advertising that includes its Ad Insertion Suite, ad serving and campaign management, and an audio-centric Demand Side Platform called AudioMatic.

Entercom has promoted Gina Massenzi as D.O.S in Las Vegas where she'll oversee revenue generation for KLUC-FM, KMXB-FM, KXNT-AM, KXQQ-FM, KXST-AM, and KXTE-FM. She's promoted from GSM for the cluster’s FM stations.

Steve McKay is the new Program Director for Adult Contemporary station WTCB-FM/B106.7 and Classic Hits station 98.5 WOMG-FM in Columbia, SC. McKay moves to Columbia from Wilmington, NC.

Rick Dees has signed a production deal with imaging outfit Benztown. Benztown will provide Dees Entertainment with production services for its portfolio of programs hosted by the award-winning entertainer.

(By Walter Sterling) Radio station lobbies are the point of critical failure, or success, when engaging listeners. Actually engaging listeners: Physically engaging listeners! When visiting your station, a listener may have a profound, positive life event or a  disappointing one. Let's talk about parlaying prizewinners into marketing coups.