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Digital Audio Ad Platform DAX (which stands for Digital Audio Exchange) has launched a sales division in the US. Ryan Rose will lead the new U.S. office. As Director of Sales & Partnership Development, Rose focus on the on-demand and podcast spaces.

Perry Stone has been appointed the new Operations Manager for Talk Station WMAY-AM/FM and Rock Station, WQLZ-FM in Springfield Illinois. He'll also host afternoons on WQLZ-FM. Perry comes to Mid-West from Charlottesville Virginia where he was the Operations Manager for Saga's WWWV-FM an WINA-AM/FM.

Michelle Moore is the new VP of Sales for iHeart Minneapolis. That cluster includes nine stations as well as franchise partnerships with the Minnesota Vikings, the Minnesota Wild of the NHL, and University of Minnesota Golden Gophers Football, Basketball, and Hockey.

Beasley Media Group has promoted Lamar Smith to VP of Engineering. Smith has been with the company for the past seven years, most recently as Regional Engineering Director & Corporate Project Manager. He'll be based in Charlotte and manage large corporate projects throughout the country, as well as assist in overseeing the company’s engineering staff.

Former leading NFL tight-end Martellus Bennett is a lot more than a retired footballer, and we learn that from his new podcast, Revenge of the Jocks, which launched August 2 on PodcastOne Sportsnet. The weekly program goes beyond Bennett the athlete, as the Super Bowl champion explores the world of creativity.

ENCO has appointed broadcast industry veteran John Casey as Director of Sales. He will report to ENCO President Ken Frommert. Casey has spent the last 20 years with NewBay Media (recently acquired by Future plc), where he spent the majority of his time leading Radio World newspaper.

On Thursday, iHeartMedia launched a new technology, powered by Artificial Intelligence, that provides an optimized digital music listening experience for listeners. The company says the new AI capabilities will create a listening experience that mimics live radio. AI will eliminate the space between songs for iHeartRadio listeners.

(By John Garziglia) The FCC on August 2, 2018, adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NRPM) under which FM stations and FM translators (along with LPTV and TV translators) will be reimbursed from a $50M Congressional-authorized fund, for costs incurred in being collocated with, adjacent to, or in close proximity to a repacked TV station’s facility changes.

SESAC, The National Music Publishers’ Association, the Nashville Songwriters Association International, and the Songwriters of North America released a joint statement Thursday in support of the Music Modernization Act. The groups stated that the MMA improves how songwriters are paid by digital streaming services.

SAG-AFTRA and New York Public Radio have reached a Voluntary Recognition Agreement that will add per diem and temporary employees working in SAG-AFTRA covered titles to the union’s longstanding contract that currently covers over 100 full-time workers at NYPR.